Music Reunion Schedule of Events:

9-10 am Registration

10-11:30 am Reading Sessions with Choral Art Society and the Wind Ensemble

3:15 pm Music Alumni Guest Recital

5:30 pm Dinner with Alumni, Faculty, and current Music Students

8 pm Concert by the Choral Art Society, Park Ave. Jazz Band and the Wind Ensemble

10 pm After concert party

Register online at: alumni.owu.edu/events.html

Featured composers and performers include: Robert Nims, Class of 1963; Virginia Oram, mezzo soprano, Class of 1968; Jane Harrison, oboe, Class of 1973; Ricky Smullin Daly, Class of 1975; Pam Beery, flute, Class of 1978; Sally Wirick Beske, Class of 1980; Drew Heminger, Class of 1991; Benjamin Bunsold, tenor, Class of 1995; Kevin Foster, Class of 1997; Susan Bunsold, soprano, Class of 1998; Heather Rentz, flute, Class of 2000; Tom Oram, piano, Class of 2000; Steve Fannin, trumpet, Class of 2002; Mary Alice Korth, Class of 2005

Music Board Nominees (to be voted on at the April 8th reunion dinner)

Ann Johnson, Class of 2004

Graduated May 2004 B.M. in voice (music education), Ann held a long-term substitute position for 24 weeks in elementary music in Olentangy Local Schools, teaching 5th grade band and general music classes as well as directed theatre at Olentangy Orange Middle School 2004-05. Currently Ann is the Buckeye Valley High School Choir and Theatre Director. She directs 4 choirs (showchoir, women's ensemble, concert choir, and Symphonic Choir), teaches music appreciation and Intro to Theatre. Ann has directed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The Music Man, and will direct Bye Bye Birdie this Spring. Ann performs with Vaudvillities Productions in Columbus and spends alot of time in New York City training my vocal and dance skills.

"I wish to serve on the OWU Music Alumni board because it will help me keep in contact with OWU and other alumni as well as networking. Also I have high school students who wish to pursue music outside of highschool. OWU's music program is very strong and I will highly recommend it to my students. I would also like my high school to collaborate with OWU frequently since we're so close by."

Jennifer Blair, Class of 2000

Jennifer Blair graduated in 2000 with a B.M. in clarinet and music education. A resident of Central Ohio, Jennifer has taught instrumental music in the Westerville City School District for six years. She currently teaches general music, beginning woodwinds, and middle school band, but has also been very active in Westerville as a high school concert and marching band director, woodwind instructor, and music theory instructor. In her free time since graduation, Jennifer has also maintained a private woodwind studio, served as a research and editing consultant for band historian and author, Paul Bierley, and edited the CD-ROM edition of The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music for band historian and author, Bill Rehrig.

Jennifer looks forward to serving on the OWU Music Alumni board and hopes that her close proximity to the campus will give her the opportunity to serve the needs of OWU’s music alumni in Central Ohio, as well as the music department and current students.

Kevin Foster, Class of 1997

Currently, Kevin is teaching voice and piano out of his home in Westlake, OH (Cleveland suburb). He has 30 students keeping him quite busy. He still get around quite a bit as an accompanist, playing for several local schools for concerts and contests. In the past he has kept busy as a performer and collaborater - serving as coach/accompanist for operas and musical theater and performing leading roles with the Civic Opera of Kansas City and other community groups, as well as singing tenor solos in several oratorios and cantatas. Kevin has held full-time positions as a church music director and as a high school accompanist. Besides his current student load and cooking fine meals for his family, he continues writing choral music and have been published by Mark Foster Music (no relation). For more details, please stop by his website at www.kevinsfoster.com and feel free to contact him directly.

"As to why I might like to serve with the board of Alumni folk: I think it is exciting and important to stay connected to one another as we move through our careers, not just to say, "oh, well look what I've done..." but more as a built in support system of peers who we can rely of for both a bit of cheerleading, if you will, and of professional development and challenge. Also, I think our role in recruitment efforts could really be stepped up to enhance the current OWU music department."

Stacy Marcum Bosh, Class of 1993

EMPLOYMENT

-Dublin City Schools for 1993-1994

-Hilliard City Schools since 1994, Avery Elementary music 1-5

-I LOVE my job!

EDUCATION

-OWU B.M. in Education (Flute) 1993

-Masters degree in Educational Leadership from University of Dayton (1999)

-Additional coursework and certifications in Principalship, Supervision, and Curriculum

MUSICAL EXPERIENCES

-active in contemporary church music (mostly guitar) at Dublin Christian Church, also started a flute choir there

-teach private lessons on flute, piano, and guitar

-recently began lessons on viola

FAMILY

-married to Shad (OWU 1993, the best sax player ever)

-mother to 2 wonderful children (Silas is a kindergartner, Sadzi is 2 1/2)

REASON for serving on the alumni board:

I wish to serve on the alumni board in order to continue to unify music department students and alumni. The board has done a great job so far, and I’m happy to be a part of this process in any way. In my experience since graduation, I have learned just how valuable my OWU education was! I’m grateful for all I learned, and I hope that in turn I can be useful to others.