class of 1992
Chad Foreman: In high school, I played the trombone
and really enjoyed jazz ensemble. I was in the marching band but played
football my jr and sr year. Also I was in orchestra. Anyway, I was
in a serious accident 4 days after graduation and couldn't proceed
with my military career. Bummed and not sure what to do with my life,
I left for West Virginia to be a white water rafting guide in the
Spring of 1997. 10 years later I decided to go to college. Right now
I am at WVU Tech and in the jazz ensemble. Also I will be in the marching
band in the fall. Tonight (being winter time) I played in the pep
band at the Tech basketball game. More...
class of 1996
Debra (Karas) Johnson: I played French Horn in H.S.
Band, Orchestra and spring musicals, and piano and trumpet in Jazz
Band. I earned a degree from Kent State with a B.A. in Television/Radio
Production and minor in Music (Piano Performance). While there, I
met my husband who also earned a Music degree (Bassoon Performance).
I currently work for Haines Publishing as an Account Executive, but
I teach piano lessons one day a week at 88
Keys Music Studio.
class of 1998
Yedida Kanfer: I'm in Poland for the year, doing
research for my dissertation. In general, I'm doing a Russian history
PhD at Yale, I'm in my fifth year. As for music...I took piano lessons
at the Manhattan School of Music all through college, but eventually
I stopped both piano and violin in favor of something much more social--and
international: a capella singing.
class of 2001Renee Cohen: I am in my second year of law school at Rutgers School of Law--Camden Class of 2009, but I still play violin and am part of the Rutgers Camden Orchestra.
Julia Levin: I received my bachelors degree from
the University of Maryland in oboe performance, and my masters degree
from the University of Michigan, also in oboe performance. Now that
I am done I am freelancing around Michigan, I have a private studio
of about 15 students, and I'm taking auditions for a full time playing
job.
Laura Smith: I graduated from Bowling Green
State University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music in Education. While
at BGSU, I played piccolo in the Falcon Marching Band and was a member
of the Collegiate Chorale. I am currently teaching middle school choir
at Starling Middle School, Columbus City Schools. I'm also a member
of the Columbus Symphony Chorus.
class of 2002
Leo Maymind : I'm not playing much saxophone these
days, but I am playing music in my own band, called Spanish Prisoners.
I play guitar, harmonica, banjo and sing. We are in Brooklyn, NY and
our first record comes out in March on an indie label.
www.myspace.com/spanishprisoners
www.virb.com/spanishprisoners.com
www.spanishprisoners.com
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Schleicher: I graduated with a
BM in vocal performance from Otterbein college in 2006 and am now
pursuing an MM in Voice performance and Literature at Northwestern
University. In February I will be performing in Northwestern's productions
of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Nights Dream playing the role of
Helena. I am also a graduate assistant teaching non-voice majors at
NU and I teach voice lessons at a local high school in Chicago. I
will graduate in June 2008. No plans after that as of yet.
Celia Smith: Right now I live in the New York City
area with my husband. I am taking voice lessons at
Manhattan School of Music and am thinking about applying to their
Grad School program for Opera. I am also working on auditions and
working on mostly classical singing but doing some Broadway/contemporary
stuff. I just finished traveling for a year with my husband with The
Lion King where I was working Merchandise and also participating in
some of the benefit productions that we put on for Equity Fights AIDS.
class of 2003
Jesse Carithers: I just graduated from Ohio
University this year (2007) with a degree in social sciences. I was
a member of "The Most Exciting Band In The Land," The Marching 110
for 4 years as a member of the drumline. I was the marching section
leader for the band the last 2 years I was there. I am currently persuing
a career as a police officer and have been in the United States Air
Force National Guard for the Past 4 years. I still instruct high school
drumlines over the summer for 3 high schools; Johnstown HS, New Lexington
HS, and Lakewood HS. The Marching 110 puts on an incredible show at
the end of every fall season at the Ohio Theater in downtown Columbus.
For more information on that and the 110 in general go to www.ohio.edu/marching110
Adam Horton: I'm in my first year of graduate school
at Purdue, majoring in Computer Engineering. I got my bachelors in
fall 2007 in computer engineering. I have been very involved in the
band program during my tenure at Purdue, including being section leader
of the marching band, and playing lead alto sax in the top jazz band
at Purdue. I will be singing with a jazz band this spring for the
first time. Also, this summer, Purdue's marching band will be traveling
to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic festival and I will be going.
Andrea Kopp: I graduated from Indiana University
with a Bachelors of Applied Health Science in Human Development and
Family Studies in May 2007, and recently started graduate school at
the Ohio State University pursuing a Masters in Occupational Therapy.
While at Indiana University I was a member of the Marching Hundred
for 4 years and of the Honorary Band Fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi.
I recently came out of marching band retirement to accompany the Marching
Hundred to Tempe, Arizona for the Insight Bowl. I marched pregame
and halftime and was glad to return to marching for a few days.
Joni Ogle: I graduated from Ohio State in 2006. I'm
currently working at the YWCA as a case manager and just bought a
house in Worthington!
class of 2004
Allison Smith: I attend Ohio University where I am
double majoring in Music History and Music Education. I am a member
of University Singers.
Micah Smith: I'm in what is hopefully my final
year of undergrad in Anthropology with plans for archaeology. I've
attended field schools in Chicago and Belize, and worked in a teaching
capacity at a field school in Ecuador in the summer of 2007. I will
be returning once again as a staff member to Ecuador next summer.
I volunteer at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago in the
Ancient Americas exhibit, and it's great [especially the free admission
to any museum in Chicago]. As far as music goes, I'm not playing anymore
outside of my own room, but I do work as a bartender at the Oriental,
Palace, and LaSalle Bank Theatres downtown where the Broadway shows
play, so I get to be around it most days of the week.
class of 2005
Shani Hadjian: I go to the Hartt School of
Music in Hartford, Connecticut and am majoring in Music Theatre. To
date, I have been in “Once on This Island,” “Equus,”
“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” and a new musical
called “Mariel.” This spring I will be in “She Loves
Me.” School is going well. I have a 3.9 cum and am taking courses
like music theory, ear training, acting, ballet, tap, jazz, voice
and speech, Shakespeare, choir, private voice lessons, modern drama,
and movement. They are all amazing. My role in “Mariel”
was my biggest to date at the school. Freshman are not allowed to
perform so I started my sophomore year with “Once On This Island.”
First semester Junior year I was a lead in “Mariel.” Because
it was a new musical it was a difficult but interesting and educational
process. We worked closely with the writers and composer and got to
see how a musical is formed. The script was constantly changing and
growing or shrinking. I was given two new songs two days before opening
night. It was extremely difficult (not to mention terrifying and strenuous)
but it taught my cast of 14 a lot.
Alana Muhlberger: I'm in my third year at Ohio University
and majoring in anthropology. I'm planning on going on to grad school
in archaeology, maybe specializing in the Roman Empire. I keep up
music here by being a member of the Marching 110 (on clarinet), and
I've participated in symphonic band and taken oboe lessons. I was
also a guinea pig for a friend's music education class and learned
how to play the trumpet!
class of 2006
Josh Ramos: I went to the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute.
No band, but I kept up playing clarinet and bass guitar. I still write
music off and on. I currently work security at Heinz field in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and am taking online classes to compete my BA in Criminal
Justice. I am engaged and expecting a little boy February 8th.
class of 2007
Abby McIntire: I attend Columbus State.
Ben Prater: I attend Ohio University where I am majoring
in music education. I am a member of the Ohio University Marching
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