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Member Name: |
Chuck O’Neill |
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Year Joined Community Band: |
1998 |
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Spouse / Sig Other, Children: |
Margaret / Meghan |
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Work / Profession (if retired, former): |
Sr. Extension Associate, Cornell University/Sea
Grant |
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Personal Pursuits:
(such as: sports/recreation, volunteer work,
hobbies, crafts, family activities, special accomplishments) |
Hobby: drumming
Personal pursuit: work-a-holic
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Music Background:
(such as: your start, experience, education,
mentor, inspiration, interesting or humorous personal story,
accomplishments) |
Started drumming in 1960; level 6 snare solos 8th
grade through 12th grade; All State Orchestra 1968;
“professional” rock drummer 1969-70 (yeah, right – whoever heard of
“Joshua Gilhouly and His Leprechaun Marching Band”?; studio session kit
1969-70; snare, Sullivan County Community Orchestra 1970; you know the
rest. Oh yeah, proudest musical accomplishment was being Meghan’s
percussion teacher!!
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Other Bands Play(ed) With: |
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What you most enjoy, or find especially
fulfilling, about being a part of Community Band: |
Being behind a bunch of percussion in an ensemble
again after all these years (and learning timpani – who says you can’t
teach an old drummer new sticks?) |
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Of the music we play, is there a type or piece
that is your favorite: |
“Inferno” and anything else by Robert M. Smith |
