Ben Reese of Marietta College named to Ohio Honor Concert Band

2011 Mar 4

Ben Reese, '13, of Marietta, OH, was one of seven Marietta College students from its Wind Ensemble selected to perform in the Honor Concert Band for the Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association's 24th annual Honor Band Festival, Jan. 21-23, at Ashland University.

Reese is a graduate of Marietta High School.

The weekend was composed of rehearsals conducted by various directors from around Ohio. The festival concluded with a concert by the honor ensembles in the Hugo Young Theatre at Ashland University

Marshall Kimball, Director of Bands at Marietta College, is President of the Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association and serves as chair of the Honor Concert Band.

Students are nominated by their home college conductor.

Guest conductors for the honors ensembles are chosen from the participating institutions, thereby giving students an eclectic experience with conductors of different style, background, and technique.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,400 full-time students. The College offers more than 40 majors and has been listed among Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Peterson's Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review.

Student's hometown ZIP code: 45750