The Bluecoats 2024 Drum Majors & Team Hands

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We’re excited to announce our drum majors & conductors for the 2024 Bluecoats!

Returning to the Bluecoats in a new position, Antonio (Tony) Gamez will take on the role of Drum Major. 2023 conductors ?? (John) Cong and Catherine Oles will return as Assistant Drum Majors. Collin Jarvis and Red Willhelm join the Bluecoats team as conductors.

Antonio (Tony) Gamez – 2024 Drum Major

Antonio (Tony) Gamez (he/him) was born in El Paso, TX. In 2014, he and his family moved to the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas for two years and then moved to central Texas in 2016. Tony started his band career in middle school as a trombone player and became a member of the Hendrickson High School band. During his tenure a trombone player and drum major, the marching band attended multiple years at the Texas State Marching contest, received 9th place at their first ever Bands of America Grand Nationals competition, and sat principal chair for the Texas All-State Symphonic band in 2022. Tony has also received multiple awards and recognitions for solo & ensemble, jazz band, and leadership roles. Tony is currently a freshman at Oklahoma State University where he is studying music education. In this first semester, Tony was selected the Oklahoma representative for the Music Teacher’s National Association Senior Brass Competition and is looking forward to representing the university at the division completion in the spring. In Tony’s spare time, he enjoys time with his family, playing video games, and streaming drum corp over and over with his younger brother!

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