Students represent Defiance College in intercollegiate honor band
January 26, 2016
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Five members from the Defiance College bands were represented at the 28th Ohio Private Colleges Instrumental Conductors Association (OPCICA) Intercollegiate Honor Band this past weekend at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio. The performance was on Sunday at 1:30 pm at the Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center in Cambridge.
Selected from 17 Ohio private colleges and universities, more than 100 students participated in the honor concert and jazz bands.
Defiance College students accepted into the OPCICA Honor Band were Allison Behrendt (baritone saxophone) of North Olmstead, Mathan Grubmaer (trumpet) of Grand Rapids, Rebekah Groden (trumpet) of North Olmstead, Keira Grandey (clarinet) of Stryker, and Spencer Gray (trombone) of Grand Rapids. They were accompanied to Muskingum by DC Director of Bands Bridget Olenik, who served as a guest conductor for the concert band. Olenik conducted the concert finale piece “Shattering Infinity” by composer Benjamin Dean Taylor.
The students participated in rehearsals on Saturday and Sunday, culminating with a concert on Sunday afternoon.
Defiance College, chartered in 1850, is an independent, liberal arts institution in Northwest Ohio offering more than 40 undergraduate programs of study as well as graduate programs in education and business. Defiance College has received national recognition for its educational experience of service and engagement. The college website is www.defiance.edu.
