2026 Schedule

Ohio Music Education Association All-State Orchestra
Saturday, January 31, 2026 @ 3:00PM
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Union Station Ballroom
400 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215

Position: Principal Flute

Program:
Francis Scott Key (arr. Steven Rosenhaus), The Star Spangled Banner
James Ra, Ring O Bells!
Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Leopold Stokowski), Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
I. Allegretto
IV. Finale: Allegretto moderato

Otterbein University Winter Jazz Ensemble Concert
Friday, February 27, 2026 @ 7:30PM

Otterbein University
Battelle Fine Arts Center
Riley Auditorium
170 W Park St, Westerville, OH 43081

Featured Ensembles:
Westerville North High School Big Band*
Otterbein University Jazz Ensemble

Positions: Lead Tenor Saxophone, Soloist

Westerville North HS Big Band Program:
Benny Goodman (arr. Mike Kamuf), Stompin' at the Savoy
Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga (arr. Paul Murtha), Die With a Smile
Emerson Koh, tenor saxophone

Newark-Granville Youth Symphony
Sunday, March 1, 2026, 4:00PM
The Ohio State University at Newark/Central Ohio Technical College
John Gilbert Reese Center Auditorium
1209 University Dr, Newark, OH 43055

Position: Principal Flute

Program:
Giuseppe Verdi, Nabucco Overture
Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Rhosymedre
Arturo Márquez, Danzón No. 2

Westerville North High School Pre-Contest Band Concert
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 7:00PM
Westerville North High School
Warrior Performing Arts Center
950 County Line Rd, Westerville, OH 43081

Featured Ensembles:
Concert Band (not competing)
Symphonic Band (Class C)
Wind Ensemble (Class A)*

Positions: Wind Ensemble Principal Flute, Piccolo

Wind Ensemble Program:
Thomas Kahelin, Clown Act
John Zdechlik, Chorale and Shaker Dance
Brian Beck, Festival de la Hormiga de Fuego

Westerville Community Bands Young Artists Concert
Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 3:00PM
Westerville Central High School
7118 Mount Royal Ave, Westerville, OH 43082

Featured Ensembles:
Westerville High School Honor Band*
Westerville Concert Band Chamber Ensemble*
Westerville Concert Band

Positions: Principal Flute (Westerville High School Honor Band), Guest Soloist (Westerville Concert Band Chamber Ensemble)

Westerville High School Honor Band Program:
Robert Sheldon, Spontaneous Combustion
Viet Cuong, Diamond Tide
John Philip Sousa, The Liberty Bell

Westerville Concert Band Chamber Ensemble:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K.313/285c
Emerson Koh, flute
I. Allegro maestoso

The Ohio State University Symphonic Band
Monday, March 9, 2026 @ 7:30PM
The Ohio State University
Weigel Auditorium
1866 College Rd N, Columbus, OH 43210

Link to livestream

Positions: Flute 1, Piccolo

Program:
Steve Danyew (b. 1983), Six Little Songs (2017)
Consortium Premiere
Xiao Liu, soprano
I. The Letters
II. Orchard
III. The Chase
IV. The Man in the Moon
V. Thanksgiving
VI. Academy Hill
Steve Danyew (b. 1983), Magnolia Star (2012)
Brooke Woods, conductor
Steve Danyew (b. 1983), Lauda (2010)
I. Montis dei
II. Hymnus anima mea
Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987), Symphony No. 6 (1956)
I. Adagio; Allegro
II. Adagio sostenuto
III. Allegretto
IV. Vivace

Ohio Music Education Association District 15 Large Group Contest
Friday, March 13, 2026 (Time TBD)
Westerville Central High School
7118 Mount Royal Ave, Westerville, OH 43082

Featured Ensemble:
Westerville North High School Wind Ensemble (Class A)

Positions: Principal Flute, Piccolo

Wind Ensemble Program:
Thomas Kahelin, Clown Act
John Zdechlik, Chorale and Shaker Dance
Brian Beck, Festival de la Hormiga de Fuego

The Ohio State University Symphonic Band, "Une célébration de la France!"
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 @ 7:30PM
Weigel Auditorium
1866 College Rd N, Columbus, OH 43210

Program:
Jacques Casterede (1926-2014), Fanfare for Lafayette (1976)
Charles Simon-Catel (1773-1830), Overture in C (1792/1958)
Paul Bissler, conductor
Claude Debussy (1862-1918), La cathédrale engloutie (1910)
Quinn Bugala, piano
Harrison J. Collins (b. 1999), Hymn of Ys (2017/2022)
Martin Ellerby (b. 1957), Paris Sketches (1994)
I. Saint Germain-des-Prés
II. Pigalle
III. Père Lachaise
IV. Les Halles
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), Galop from Genevieve de Brabant (1859)

Otterbein University Spring Jazz Ensemble Concert
Friday, April 24, 2026 @ 7:30PM

Otterbein University
Battelle Fine Arts Center
Riley Auditorium
170 W Park St, Westerville, OH 43081

Featured Ensembles:
Westerville North High School Big Band*
Otterbein University Jazz Ensemble

Position: Lead Tenor Saxophone

Westerville North High School Big Band Program:
TBD

Westerville North High School Theatre Presents "Anything Goes"
Thursday, April 30 - Saturday, May 2, 2026 @ 7:00PM
Sunday, May 3, 2026 @ 3:00PM
Westerville North High School
Warrior Performing Arts Center
950 County Line Rd, Westerville, OH 43081

Positions: Piccolo/Flute/Alto Saxophone

Cedar Point Trills and Thrills Music Festival
Saturday, May 9, 2026 (Time TBD)
Sandusky Church of the Nazarene
1617 Milan Rd, Sandusky, OH 44870

Westerville North High School Big Band Program:
TBD

Newark-Granville Youth Symphony
Sunday, May 10, 2026 @ 4:00PM
The Ohio State University at Newark/Central Ohio Technical College
John Gilbert Reese Center Auditorium
1209 University Dr, Newark, OH 43055

Position: Principal Flute

Program:
Claude Debussy, Petite Suite
I. En bateau
II. Cortège
III. Menuet
IV. Ballet
Elena Kats-Chernin, Dance of the Paper Umbrellas
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite
I. Scène
II. Valse

Westerville North High School Spring Band Concert
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 @ 7:00PM
Westerville North High School
Warrior Performing Arts Center
950 County Line Rd, Westerville, OH 43081

Featured Ensembles:
Big Band
Concert Band
Symphonic Band
Wind Ensemble

Big Band Program:
TBD

Wind Ensemble Program:
TBD