JOHN MOLLOY
Class of 2020
CADET / INSTRUCTOR / ADMINISTRATOR / MENTOR
Cadet Years: Brass/Soprano (2001-2003)
Instructor/Brass Tech/Administrator for Winter Percussion/Director for Recruitment (2004-2007)
C2 Member (2016)
C2 Brass Instructor/Tech (2016-2017)
HIS CADET STORY:
John Molloy is an esteemed trumpet player and educator. He achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance on trumpet from Montclair State University, where he was the lead trumpet player for the university’s jazz big band for 12 straight semesters. For four years in a row, he was selected to represent Montclair State as the lead trumpet player for the New Jersey Intercollegiate Jazz Band. John was a member of The Cadets Trumpet Section from 2001 to 2003 and is probably best known as a member of the 2003 Malaguena Trumpet Trio. In his vast drum corps career, he was also a soprano member of the Reading Buccaneers, Lambertville Volunteers, Hawthorne Caballeros, Bushwackers and Sunrisers. He went on to teach multiple drum corps, including the Oregon Crusaders and Santa Clara Vanguard, and he has held the position of Brass Caption Head for both the Reading Buccaneers and Fusion Core.
John has served as the Director of Recruitment for The Cadets and Cadets2, as well as an administrator for Cadets Winter Percussion and a brass instructor with Cadets2. In 2016, he was part of the corps’ DCA Championship-winning season as both the trumpet soloist and mellophone tech. During his years with C2, John’s dedication reached far beyond his job description. He did whatever it took to give the members the best possible experience, and his inclusive spirit and enthusiastic teaching style profoundly impacted the lives of hundreds of music students along the way. He continues to spread his love of music as both a private lessons teacher and a high school brass caption manager. We are also pleased to announce that he is the first Cadets2 member to be inducted into The Cadets Hall of Fame.
Additional Honors:
Buglers Hall of Fame
