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Brian W. Dodd Director
Dear Instrumentalists, Parents, Music Directors and Ohioans, I am pleased to announce that the Ohio State Fair will again sponsor the All-Ohio State Fair Band, a tradition that spans over 90 years. Below you will find a fact sheet and containing complete information for the 2017 Ohio State Fair. After familiarizing yourself with the dates and details, I invite eligible musicians to apply and for others to share this information with potential members of the AOSFB. The All-Ohio State Fair Band provides an excellent opportunity for your advanced players to work with a staff of over a dozen top-notch music specialists. In addition to regular rehearsals, there are “mini clinics” to improve playing techniques and sectional rehearsals to improve ensemble techniques. Our typical repertoire totals at least 50 selections of assorted band literature. Your student will return to school an even better musician, role model and leader – ready to contribute even more to school band programs. There are several scholarship awards given annually to members of the Band and limited financial aid is available. In addition to performing a wide range of repertoire for thousands of fairgoers, members create friendships that last a lifetime; and they gain new musical skills, self- confidence and expand their range of talent. To streamline the process this year, the AOSFB has shifted to utilizing an online application. Hard copies will not be distributed unless requested. Please let potential members know they should go to www.aosfb.com to access the application. Upon submission of the online application each parent/guardian will receive an email with a link to the parent consent form, and each band director will receive an email and link to the recommendation form.
The application submission deadline is March 31, 2017, and all parent and band director forms must be submitted online by April 5, 2017.
Returning members have received information via email.
Only students currently in grades 9 through 11 may apply (grade 12 if they are All-Ohio State Fair Band veterans).
Please let me know of any questions about the AOSFB or the application process. I look forward to working with all band members to enhance their music education!
Thank you for your support and encouragement of young musicians from across the state. Sincerely,
Brian W. Dodd, Director All-Ohio State Fair Band PO Box 27 Bladensburg, OH 43005 Phone: (740) 624.3038 [email protected] www.aosfb.com
All-Ohio State Fair Band 2016
Concert Music
1) Allied Honor 2) Alvamar Overture 3) America, The Beautiful 4) American Red Cross 5) Amparito Roca 6) Armed Forces Salute 7) Armed Forces – The Pride of America 8) Avengers, The 9) Battle Cry Of Freedom 10) Beautiful Ohio (Fanfare & March) 11) Beautiful Ohio – Waltz 12) Beguine For Band 13) Big Band Polka 14) Booster, The 15) Cleveland Rocks 16) Counting Stars 17) Eighties, The 18) Einzugs Marsch 19) Fairest of the Fair 20) Funiculi Funicula 21) God Bless America 22) God Bless The U.S.A. 23) Hello Goodbye – With Choir 24) Hosts Of Freedom 25) How Firm Thy Friendship 26) I Got Rhythm 27) Irish Rhapsody – OMEA Class B List 28) Irving Berlin’s Songs For America 29) Jersey Boys 30) John Williams In Concert 31) Lassus Trombone 32) Light Cavalry Overture 33) Lord Of The Dance 34) Los Valientes 35) Mamma Mia! 36) Marching Down Broadway 37) Michael Jackson – Through The Years 38) Music Man 39) National Emblem 40) On The Mall 41) On The Square 42) Party Dance Mix 43) Pirates of the Caribbean 44) Pledge Of Allegiance 45) Queen City 46) Rock, Roll And Remember 47) Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree 48) September 49) Star Spangled Banner, The 50) Stars And Stripes Forever, The 51) Star Wars 52) Swing’s The Thing 53) Them Basses 54) Thunder 55) What A Wonderful World
March Music
1) Across The Field March 2) Allied Honor 3) America, The Beautiful 4) Beautiful Ohio (Fanfare & March) 5) Beautiful Ohio Waltz 6) Booster, The 7) Buckeye Battle Cry 8) Cleveland Rocks 9) Counting Stars 10) Don’t Stop Believin’ 11) God Bless America 12) Hang On Sloopy 13) Happy Birthday 14) I Saw Her Standing There 15) Military Escort March 16) National Emblem March 17) Ohio Special, The 18) Queen City March 19) Stand Up And Cheer 20) Star Spangled Banner, The 21) Stars And Stripes Forever, The 22) When You’re Smiling 23) Wipe Out
Brian W. Dodd Director
The All-Ohio State Fair Band has been a featured attraction at the annual Ohio State Fair since 1925. Millions of fairgoers have experienced the thrill of hearing the band conclude each concert with an excit ing performance of John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
Participation in the All-Ohio State Fair Band is a unique musical and social experience. The 14-day experience offers valuable opportunity to perform more than 50 pieces of varied band literature. The Band’s distinguished and experienced staff is comprised of musicians and educators who strive to provide an outstanding direction and supervision to each member. During their stay at the Ohio State Fair, members work with peers who share similar interests. These relationships often develop into friendships that last a lifetime.
Individuals apply for membership in the All-Ohio State Fair Band through an online process at www.aosfb.com. Upon submission of the online application each parent/guardian will receive an email with a link to the parent consent form and each band director will receive an email and link to the recommendation form. The application submission deadline is March 31, 2017 and all parent and band director forms must be submitted online by April , 2017.
Membership is determined by student proficiency, instrumentation needs of the band, and geographical considerations.
Information about the ensemble is mailed each February to every public and private secondary school in Ohio.
DATES Saturday, July 22 – Saturday, August 5. Only those students available for the entire camp period should apply.
COST All meals and housing while in Columbus are paid for by the Ohio State Fair. The only costs to players are transportation to and from Columbus, plus uniform items, which are approximately $125. Members are fed and housed in the Rhodes Center on the Fairgrounds. No instruments are furnished except large percussion.
ELIGIBILITY Wind and percussion players who are currently in the 9th grade through 11th grade (12th grade if the applicant was a member in 2015). Each applicant must have the endorsement and recommendation of his/her school instrumental director and receive permission from a parent/guardian.
APPLICATION Complete as much of the information requested as possible, since selection of players is made entirely from facts which appear on the form. Contest ratings and private study are not required for membership, but may
be a factor in selection.
The application may be completed online by going to aosfb.com and click on the application link. Please contact the band staff at [email protected] if you need a hard copy of the application mailed
Questions? All questions may be mailed to [email protected]
IS YOUR SCHOOL ON THIS LIST?
STUDENTS FROM THE LISTED SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2016 ALL-OHIO STATE FAIR BAND
Allen Bluffton High School Shawnee High School Ashland Hillsdale High School Mapleton High School Ashtabula Lakeside High School Athens Alexander High School Butler Bishop Fenwick High School Champaign Triad High School Clermont Clermont Northeastern High Columbiana East Palestine High School Crawford Wynford High School Cuyahoga Berea-Midpark High School Cleveland Heights High School Lakewood High School Magnificat High School Olmsted Falls High School Padua Franciscan High School Parma Senior High School Rocky River High School Valley Forge High School Darke Franklin Monroe High School Greenville High School Mississinawa Valley High School Defiance Ayersville High School Ayersville Local High School Delaware Buckeye Valley High School Erie Vermilion High School Fayette Miami Trace High School Washington High School Franklin Centennial High School Grove City High School Marion-Franklin High School Mifflin High School Oakstone Academy Pickerington Central High School Whetstone High School
Fulton Delta High School Pike-Delta-York High School Gallia River Valley High School Guernsey Buckeye Trail High School Hancock Arcadia Local High School Fostoria High School Hardin Northern High School McComb High School Riverdale High School Van Buren High School Hardin Hardin Northern High School Holmes West Holmes High School Huron Monroeville High School Jackson Jackson High School Jefferson Edison Local High School Lake Riverside High School Licking Lakewood High School Watkins Memorial High School Logan Ridgemont Local Schools Lorain Midview High School Lucas Calvin M. Woodward High School Pike-Delta-York High School Roy C. Start High School Toledo School for the Arts Whitmer High School Madison Westfall High School Mahoning Lowellville High School Struthers High School Marion Elgin High School Meigs Alexander Local Schools Morrow Highland High School Northmor High School
Perry Sheridan High School Portage Southeast High school Preble Tri County North Putnam Leipsic Local High School Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools Richland Madison Comprehensive HS Ontario High School Plymouth High School Sandusky Bellevue High School Gibsonburg High School Lakota High School Seneca Bellevue High School Columbian High School Fostoria High School Hopewell-Loudon High School Lakota High School Old Fort High School Seneca East High School Tiffin Columbian High School Shelby Botkins High School Russia High School Stark Fairless High School Trumbull Newton Falls High School Tuscarawas Strasburg Franklin High School Warren Little Miami High School Wayne Orrville High School Williams North Central High School Ohio Virtual Academy Wood Bowling Green High School North Baltimore High School Otsego High School Wyandot Carey High School
Applications available online at
aosfb.com
APPLICATIONS @ AOSFB.COM or
Brian W. Dodd, Director All-Ohio State Fair Band
PO Box 27 Bladensburg, Ohio 43005 [email protected]
ROOM AND BOARD PROVIDED AT THE FAIR EXCELLENT STAFF & CHALLENGING MUSIC STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 MEET NEW FRIENDS FROM ACROSS OHIO IMPROVE YOUR MUSICIANSHIP BE PART OF AN OHIO TRADITION
SECTIONALS AND CLINICS FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED ENTERTAIN THOUSANDS OF OHIOANS
EXPAND YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCES MEMBERS NEEDED FROM EACH COUNTY
APPLICATION DEADLINE MARCH 31, 2017
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Vocalists are encouraged to apply for membership in the All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir at aosfyc.org