Passing of Peter Horton

[boahistorybuff]

I just read that Peter Horton, longtime director of the Trumbull HS marching band passed away a few days ago. He had retired from Trumbull in 2020 after 30 years as band director. Under his direction, Trumbull became one of the most successful bands from Connecticut. They had much success in both US Bands and BOA. In BOA, they were regional finalists many times over and won the BOA Mid Atlantic regional in 2016. That makes them the first and so far only Connecticut band to win a BOA regional title. From the article I read, he sounded like a very good director/teacher.