Milford High School (Ohio) - Student Life - Band Programs

Band Programs

Milford is well known for its strong overall band program. The Milford Band Program has a long history of excellence and prestige. It is one of the largest and most successful groups in Milford High School. The Milford High School Marching Band, directed by Brian Brown, Paul Schrameck, and John Espy, is an award winning and nationally renowned marching band. The band is frequently ranked among the top bands in Ohio. The band is a fourteen time BOA regional finalist, has made semi-finals at Bands of America Grand National Championships five times, in 1996, 1999, 2004, 2006, and 2011. In 2008, the band had the honor of winning the Kentucky Governor's Cup at a competition in Campbell County, Kentucky. The band is the first band from Ohio to have won this award since they did in 1977. Also, the band placed first in Music Bowl I in 1979. Currently, the band has over 140 members and counting. The band's most recent show, This is Us, was composed of original songs by Andrew and Wayne Markworth and clinched a fifth Semi-Finals appearance for Milford. The Milford High School Band has a large, well-qualified staff including.

Drum Majors - Elijah Romick, Bridget Kohlman, and Clare Rigney

• Director - Brian Brown
• Assistant Director - John Espy
• Assistant Director - Paul Schrameck
• Percussion Instructor - John Espy
• Color Guard Director - Drew Steinbrecher
• Drill Writer - Brian Brown
• Visual Coordinator - Kyle Haas
• Music Writer - Andrew Markworth, Wayne Markworth
• Music Writer (Battery) - Nick Angelis

§-Denotes a Semi-Finals Appearance

±-Denotes the awarding of the Governor's Cup

• KMEA - Kentucky Music Educator's Association

• MSBA - Mid-States Band Association

Milford High School boasts a rich and successful Concert Band Program. Although smaller than other schools, the Concert Band system at Milford is strong and organized. Students start out in 6th Grade Band and in Junior High there is a 7th and an 8th Grade Band (All directed by Mr. Paul Schrameck). The 8th Grade Band annually competes at the OMEA District XIV Concert band contest and has earned a Superior Rating almost every year. In High School there are the Concert Band (Directed by Mr. John Espy), for Freshman, and the school's top band, The Symphonic Band (Directed by Mr. Brian Brown). Students place in the Symphonic Band based on audition, those not in Symphonic Band are in the Concert Band. The Concert band plays High School Class B pieces and has received Superior at the OMEA High School Concert Band Competition in recent years. The Symphonic band, which plays Class A and AA pieces, has also enjoyed success, having earned Superior for many years running. In addition to these bands, the school offers a Jazz Band as an extra curricular activity, a percussion ensemble, and a Pep Band. In 2010, twenty-three Milford High School band students were selected for the District XIV Honor Band, this encompassed almost a third of the ensemble. Unlike many other schools, Milford High School lacks a string program and an Orchestra.

In addition to a strong band program, the Milford High School Winter Guard has enjoyed recent success. Directed by Drew Steinbrecher, the guard has improved greatly in recent years. The guard program in Milford consists of an Elementary, Jr. High, and High School Junior Varsity and Varsity Guard. The varsity guard's 2011 show, "Jar of Hearts", recently won bronze in Scholastic A class at WGI World Championships in Dayton, Ohio. In addition, they won gold at the Mid-South WGI Colorguard regional in Nashville, Tennessee.