Band Member Listing - City of Alexandria Pipes and Drums

City of Alexandria Pipes and Drums

2010 Band Roster

John Sprague - Pipe Major
Grade 1 piper and current Pipe Major, John is also the teacher/instructor to many current and aspiring pipers in the Washington D.C metro area. Visit www.spraguebagpipeschool.com for more information on lessons.

Jim Allen - Corporal Drummer
Jim joined the band as a tenor drummer in the fall of 2003. He is a veteran of drum & bugle corps and an accomplished musician on several different instruments.

Stewart Atkins - Piper
A high school student, Stewart has been making excellent progress on the pipes and will always remember his debut with the band during a very cold Alexandria Christmas Walk Parade in 2009!

Homer Babcock - Sergeant Piper/Secretary
Homer, a former Pipe Major of the band, was one of the original "founders" of the band. Homer is truly a "country gentleman" and as the Secretary keeps the band affairs and all of us in order! Homer is a steam locomotive nut.

Terry Brenzo - Piper
Terry got hooked on pipes soon after his son Matt began taking bagpipe lessons. He joined the band in 2005 and now competes in Grade 3 individual piping. He's an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

Mike Bryan - Drummer
Mike has made a strong contribution to the drum ranks since joining CAPD in 2008. We look forward to having him in the band for years to come.

Mike Byrd - Recruit Drummer
Mike is a recruit who is making progress in learning the band drum settings. We hope to see him in the drum line soon.

Mike Dow - Lance Sergeant Piper / Exec Member at Large
Mike is the former pipe major of the Long Island-based Northport Pipes and Drums. He joined CAPD in 2004 and maintains the band's website.

Jim Dullea - Piper
Jim started piping after retiring from the Navy as a Captain with 26 years or service. Previously associated with the Loudon County Firefighters band, he joined CAPD as a recruit in 2008. Although still employed as a submarine naval architect, his true passion involves piping and sailing, although rarely can he find an opportunity to do both simultaneously!

Greg Duncan-Peters - Sergeant Piper / Treasurer
Greg, as the Band Treasurer, makes certain that our money is in safe hands.... Potential sponsors feel free to contact Greg!!!

Kevin Ford - Sergeant Drummer
In 2008 Kevin relinquished his duties as "lead tip" and returned to the snare line while he concentrates on pursuing a Master's degree in Music Composition.

Kenny Flynt - Piper
Kenny joined the band in 2006 after having taken a break from bagpipes to pursue his college education. Recently married and a new home owner, he looks forward to good times ahead.

Donna Franklin - Recruit Piper/Band Staff
Donna is a student piper who has rendered a valuable service to the band as our resident videographer. As a result, we can now view the good, bad and the ugly of our performances.

Cory Gillette - Recruit Piper
Cory comes to CAPD from the Mystic Highland Pipe Band in Connecticut. He's learning the band tunes and settings and we expect to see him in the ranks in 2010.

John Gustafson - Pipe Sergeant
Former Pipe Major and current Pipe Sergeant of the Band... John got into bagpipes when nobody else liked them! Three favorite things: Grand Prix Racing, Bagpipes and the Matterhorn... not necessarily in that order! He recently took up the snare drum and has has joined the snare line with outsatanding results!

Thomas Haman - Sergeant Drummer
Tom, as the Bass Drummer, provides the heartbeat of the band. One of our most consistent and reliable performers, somehow he also finds time to pursue full time studies at the University of Maryland.

Don Hausser - Piper
Don is a major in the US Army who has a love of the bagpipes. He entered the CAPD ranks in 2008 and has been one of our most consistent performers.

Joe Hefferon - Lance Sergeant Piper
We're not quite certain what Joe does for a living as he has informed us that "if he tells us he would then have to kill us"????

Martha Holland - Drummer
A welcome addition to the CAPD tenor drum section in 2008, Martha comes to us from the Ann Arbor Pipes and Drums, the 2007 Grade 4 champion supreme in the Midwest Pipe Band Association.

Richard Hunter - Corporal Piper
Richard returned to piping in 2003 after a hiatus of over 30 years. He originally learned the pipes at the College of Wooster (Ohio) in the 1960s and later was a member of the Balmoral Highland Pipe Band in Syracuse, New York. In addition to playing with CAPD he has been drum major of the Prince George's County (Maryland) Police Pipe Band. As a result, his model railroad has been gathering dust for the last few years.

Sallie Hutcheson- Drummer
Sallie's background in fife and drum bands has allowed her to join our ranks in a relatively short time. We look forward to having her in the band for years to come.

Charles King - Piper
Charles has played bagpipes for a number of years.In the real world, he occupies the Ratiu Chair of Romanian Studies in the school of Foreign Services at Georgetown University. An expert on eastern Europe, nationalism, and ethnic conflict, Charles has lectured widely on these topics and has worked with broadcast media ranging from CNN and the BBC to the History Channel and MTV.

Pam Levy - Corporal Piper
Pam joined the band in 2002. At home she plays bagpipes with canine continuo.

Wayne Lowery - Lance Sergeant Piper/Quartermaster
Proving that it’s never too late to begin a new hobby, Wayne took up the bagpipes after reaching the mid-century mark. He joined our ranks in 2007. In 2008 he took on the Band Quartermaster position and has been doing a tremendous job of keeping us in fine form!

Jim McCarthy - Recruit Piper
Jim is taking up the pipes once again after relocating to the DC area. He was formerly associated with the Amerscots Pipe band in upstate New York

Mike McLean - Piper
A long time CAPD member, Michael "Mac" McLean returned to the band in 2006 after an overseas job assignment in Italy. While there, he played with the City of Rome Pipe Band.

Chris Moss - Lance Corporal Piper
Chris is the only member of the band that is into curling (nothing to do with hair) and "old crows"!

Joe Ogulin - Piper
When not working at his job in information technology or playing the bagpipes, Joe can be found at local skating rinks, where he spends his time as a hockey referee.

J.J. Powers - Drum Major
J.J. is responsible for the Dress, Drill and Deportment of the band and anyone who has seen the band will attest to the outstanding job he does!

Ann Reesman - Corporal Piper
Ann began piping as part of a midlife crisis. She retired from her employment law practice in D.C. to concentrate on her high G doublings.

Phil Rose - Piper
Phil started piping in his native England, where he played with Grade 2 Beeston and District pipe band before moving to the United States and joining Long Island's Inis Fada pipe band in the 1990s. He became a member of CAPD in 2000.

Jim Stickley - Sergeant Drummer
Jim joined CAPD in 2007, bringing with him many years of drumming experience. He was a member of the world famous Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp. In 2008, he took on the duties of Drum Sergeant/lead drummer and he has been doing an outstanding job in this leadership role.

Judi Stewart - Recruit Piper
A member of the Faifax County Deputy Sheriffs Pipe Band, Judi has been coming to CAPD practice sessions to learn our band tunes.

Chris Tait- Drummer
Chris is a high school student who joined the tenor ranks in 2008 and has been doing a fine job!

Matt Tourville - Drummer
Matt joined our drum ranks in 2007. He has a wealth of experience from playing with the world famous Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps. He is also a founding member of Edsall Road, a popular Celtic Band in Northern Virginia.

Amber Tussing - Recruit Piper
Amber is a former member of the University of Mary Washington Eagles Pipe Band. She is learning the CAPD band sets, and we expect to see her in the pipe ranks in 2010.

Peter Walker - Lance Corporal Piper
Pete has been playing in the band since 2005. He has competed successfully in solos. In addition, Pete is an accomplished Scottish fiddler, and competed in the '04 and '05 US National Championships. When not playing music, Pete is a Space Physicist working at the Naval Research Laboratory.

Debbie Watts - Piper
Debbie joined our pipe ranks in 2008. She was formerly with the Ann Arbor Pipes and Drums and competed in Grade 2 and Grade 3 individual piping events.

Dottie Whitehead - Lance Corporal Drummer
Dottie has been an accomplished tenor drummer with local pipe bands for a number of years, and she joined CAPD in 2005.

Conrad Wong - Corporal Drummer
Conrad, in addition to being a tenor drummer, has another love: "American muscle cars".