Ohio

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Trip Dates:

The Ohio tour has been rescheduled to 2027 – more details to follow!

Meet Your State Coordinators

Emily Pence Brown

Richard Schnipke

Jon Waters

Emily Pence Brown, Richard Schnipke and Jon Waters are excited to be leading Ohio’s student musicians for this incredible 2026 tour! All 3 serve on the faculty at Bowling Green State University: Pence Brown as Associate Professor of Choral Music Education and conductor of BGSU’s SA chorus, Volaré; Schnipke as Acting Director of Choral Activities and conductor of the BGSU Collegiate Chorale and University Men’s Chorus; Waters as Assistant Teaching Professor of Instrumental Music Education and director of the BGSU Falcon Marching and Athletic Bands. With a combined experience of over 60 years in music education, Pence Brown, Schnipke Waters are excited to bring this wonderful musical and cultural experience back to Ohio’s high school band and choir students!

Nominations:

Please select one of the nomination options below:

Educators:

Nominate a Student

Start here if you are a current music educator nominating one of your students.

Parents & Students:

Self-Nomination

Start here if your music director has asked you or your child to visit this site to fill out the nomination form.

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Nomination: Educators

Nominate a Student

Region Code

Provided by your Ambassadors of Music representative.

Student Name(Required)

First Last

Nominating Director Name(Required)

First Last

Full School Name(Required)

Ensemble(Required)

Ensemble 2

(if applicable)

Ensemble (IA)(Required)

Ensemble 2 (IA)

(if applicable)

Instrument/Voice(Required)

H.S. Graduation Year(Required)

Student Home Address(Required)

Street Address City State Zip Code

Parent Email(Required)

Note: Each student must be associated with a unique parent email address, that is not the same as a sibling or classmate. Also, please do not use a student email as it may result in a rejected nomination.

Nomination: Students

Self-Nomination

Note – Completing this form does not commit you to participating in the trip. It will allow you to receive further information and attend an informational meeting.

Region Code

Your Region Code will be auto-filled by your QR code. If you don't have a QR code, please ask your Director for your unique Region Code before proceeding.

Student Name(Required)

First Last

Your Director's Name(Required)

First Last

Full School Name(Required)

Ensemble(Required)

Ensemble 2

(if applicable)

Ensemble (IA)(Required)

Ensemble 2 (IA)

(if applicable)

Instrument/Voice(Required)

H.S. Graduation Year(Required)

Student Home Address(Required)

Street Address City State Zip

Parent Email(Required)

Note: Each student must be associated with a unique parent email address, that is not the same as a sibling or classmate. Also, please do not use a student email as it may result in a rejected nomination.

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