Ohio Brass Band

	OHIO BRASS BAND
Ohio Brass Band for the 2008 UK Tour Back Row (left to right) - Andrew Seymour, Anne Droste, John Shamp, Andy Wolf, Tom Trinter, Richard Scranton Middle Row - Paul Droste, Steve Bechtel, Carolyn Scott, Randy Smith, Lori Auman-Seymour, Pat Campbell, Greg Weber, Oliver McGee Front Row - Patrick Herak, David Mossbarger, Ryan Hanson, John Watkins, Lisa Smith, Tiffany Damicone, Diana Herak, Diane Gannon, Mike Wier
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES 14 March 2009 Ohio Brass Arts Festival Weigel Hall The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, TBD	ABOUT THE BAND The Ohio Brass Band (OBB) was founded in 2008 with the intial purpose of bringing member of several brass bands in the Columbus, Ohio area together to tour the UK in July 2008. The 2008 tour was quite a success. The band represented Ohio well, and new friendships were made both within the Columbus bands and abroad. Upon return the band was invited and accepted the invitation to compete at the 2008 U.S. Open Brass Band Championships where they won prizes for Most Entertaining, Best Cornet and Most Outstanding Percussion Section. Almost like the mythical Brigadoon we will again wait to see when the Ohio Brass Band will reappear next.
PAST PERFORMANCES	12 July 2008 Durham Miners' Gala, Durham, UK 11 July 2008 Bowburn Community Centre, Bowburn, UK, 7:45pm 9 July 2008 Joint Concert with Fishburn Band Durham Music Dept, UK, 8:00pm	5 July 2008 Opening for Brighouse & Rastrick, Gala Theatre, Durham, UK, 6:30pm 22 June 2008 Whetstone Park of Roses, Columbus, OH, USA, 7:00pm 27 October 2008 w/ Vaughn Weister's Jazz Orchestra Columbus Maennerchor Columbus, OH, USA, ~8:45pm	6 November 2008 w/Central Ohio Brass Band Columbus Academy, Gahanna, OH, 7:00pm 8 November 2008 U.S. Open Brass Band Championships St. Charles, IL, 10:15am

DR. PAUL DROSTE, DIRECTOR

Paul Droste grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and decided, at an early age, that he wanted to be a school band director and music educator. He holds degrees from The Ohio State University, The Eastman School of Music, and a DMA in Euphonium Performance from The University of Arizona. While a student at Ohio State, he was a member of The OSU Marching Band - known as “the world’s largest brass band.”

He later directed this band from 1970 through 1983, and taught in the OSU School of Music for 25 years. In the fall of 1984, he founded the Brass Band of Columbus and directed it for 20 years. For many years he was a brass band clinician for Yamaha International and was responsible for starting several British-style brass bands throughout the US.

In 2007 he was asked to become director of the OSU Marching Band Alumni Band. The Brass Band of Columbus performed at The British Open in 2000, and the Droste family has been to England several times for the National Championships, and the Royal Northern Festival.

Ohio Brass Band for the 2008 US Open Back Row (left to right) - Mike DiCurci, Nathan Haley, Pat Herak, Erick Alden, Oliver McGee, John Shamp, Barb Bechtel, Steve Bigley Middle Row - Lori Auman-Seymour, John Watking, Kim Dekay, Claire Bechtel, Andy Seymour, Chris Dekay, Steve Bechtel, Steve Baker, Diana Herak, Scott Zigler, Andy Wolf, Todd Seymour, Jessica Sneeringer, Laura Hausmann Front Row - Tony Philipp, Greg Weber, Miranda Burke, George Zonders, Dani Wadkins, Jen Kirby Not Pictured: Dean Appleman, Patrick O'Donnell, Jon Merrit, Ryan Millians