LOCAL STUDENT MUSICIAN, LEVI MYERS, SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN OHIO AMBASSADORS OF MUSIC TOUR OF EUROPE IN JUNE/JULY 2009

In June of 2009, 200 honor student musicians will gather at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH, for three days for rehearsal and a performance prior to departing to seven European countries for a 16 day tour. Levi Myers, of Edon High School, has been selected for this honor. Levi is a member of the Edon high school music program, directed by Alicia Krill. Levi plays the trumpet in the Edon High School Jazz Band, Marching Band, and Concert band.

Levi is the son/daughter of Owen and Patti Myers. Students were nominated for the 2009 Ohio Ambassadors of Music tour based upon their level of musicianship, leadership, and character, and were selected for participation by invitation. Each nominee received a copy of an ambassador of good will proclamation from Governor Stickland’s office honoring their selection.

Dr. Bruce Moss, Director of Bands at Bowling Green State University, will serve as Music Director for the tour. Moss will conduct the Honor Band, and Dr. Sandra Stegman, Choral Director at Bowling Green State University, will conduct the Honor Choir. The tour is designed by Voyageurs International, a Denver-based agency specializing in European music tours for numerous states throughout the country for over 35 years. This is the seventh such tour in the state of Ohio since 1997.

Prior to their departure for Europe on June 24, 2009, student participants will gather on the campus of Bowling Green State University for an intensive three-day schedule of rehearsals and orientation sessions. A pre-tour concert will be held in Kobacher Hall on the campus of Bowling Green State University. This “send-off” Americana performance will be open to the public.

The Ohio Ambassadors of Music honor band and chorus will share their music with European audiences in seven different countries and in a variety of performance settings. The tour will include stops in England, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy, and Germany, with an optional extension to Athens, Greece. The Ohio Ambassadors of Music tour is an educational program designed for honor music students to perform and share their musical talents, while gaining cultural enrichment abroad.
please send all donations to p.o box 123 edon ohio 43518 /levi myers thank you!