CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL BAND
Detailed History

1948-49

                            
Trumpet Section       Trombone Section             Low Winds and Flute        Clarinet Section

                                              
Percussion Section                   All West-Tennessee Band                   Band Officers

                
      CBHS Humes Game               Pep Rally            Marching Band Practice

              
Clarksdale Concert                On Tour        

       A Concert of Christmas Music was given at the Goodwyn Auditorium in December of 1949, and another program of concert music was given in February of 1950.  In April the Band was given "Superior" rating by unanimous decision at the Tennessee Band Festival, the first time a Memphis band had achieved such distinction.

In the Marching show this year each band member had a small flashlight attached to thier shoes.  All the lights in the stadium went out, the flashlights were switched on for an impressive effect.

Christian Brothers Clarksdale Concert Tour

Monticello High School

Friday, February 18th, 1949   8 p.m.

Christian Brothers Cotton Capers Concert

April 30th, 1949

Ellis Auditorium

Dick Moseley - Band President

Graduating Seniors

Alfred M. Bailey
Larry Campagne, Jr. - wrote and published the CBHS news letter "Band Notes" from 1975-1979
William Joseph Craven, Jr.
Thomas E. Dunavant - Army Band, Memphis State College, US Army
Elton Dixon Moseley
Henry E. Hillenbrand (Brother Alfred, F.S.C.) - St. Mary's
Boyd Joesph Lee
Richard A. Scianni - Memphis State College, American Federation of Musicians, US Army
Raymond VunKannon - Yale, American Federation of Musicians
Louis Werne - American Federation of Musicians

Concert Band Personnel

Trumpets
Richard Moseley
Howard Carson
Jesse Morris
Sam Zerilla
Ed James
Jack Berger

Trombones
Joe Green
John Hartloper
Alfred Bailey
Albert Gross
Frank Prichard
Jackie Thomas

Baritones
James Hanna
Tommy Peeples

Frecnh Horns
Tom Dunavant
Lee Dixon
Joe Saino
Charles Kadison
Allan Hayden

Basses
Richard Barre
Jerry Jonakin
James Warren

Flutes
William Craven
Henrey Hillenbrand
Richard Regenold

Bass Clarinet
Richard Scianni
Otto Long

Clarinets
John Nail
Larry Campagna
Jay Ehrlicher
Robert Giordano
J.C. Johnston
Joe Lee
John Teague
R. Waschka

Baritone Saxophone
James Cobb

Alto Saxophone
Robert Dohogne
Raymond Lazarini

Alto Clarinet
George Cusick

Percussion
Pete Aviotti
Louis Werne
Jimmy Higgins
Philip Saffer

Band Moderator
Brother Luke Constantius FSC

President - Richard Moseley
Vice President - Richard Scianni
Secretary - John Nail
Librarian - Joe Green

The band moderator was Brother Luke Constantius, now Luke "Connie" Lynch <lynxdl@aol.com>.
Brother Constantius made several band trips with the band, and was much appreciated by the band members.  He had a brother who was Brother Hermes that also taught at CBC.  Brother Hermes went to heaven several years ago.