GREENVILLE, Pa.—Six members of the Thiel Tomcat Marching Pride have been selected to participate in 76th Annual Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band Festival in early February.
Thiel College students (name, hometown, instrument) selected for the event include:
The Festival is being co-hosted by Geneva College and its band director Mark Godwin and Grove City College and former Thiel College band director Andrew Erb, D.M.A. Erb taught at Thiel and founded the Thiel Tomcat Marching Pride in 2010 and taught at Thiel until 2018 when he became professor of music and director of bands Grove City. Onsby Rose, D.M.A. will serve as our guest conductor. Rose has a long history as a trombonist, composer, and conductor with various Marine bands, has published many wonderful works for band many of which have been performed by Pershing’s Own, and currently serves as the Director of Bands at Dordt University in Iowa as well as the conductor of the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra.
The 76th Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band comprises 120 students from Pennsylvania colleges. The students will work with Rose throughout the festival with a culminating performance at 2 p.m. Feb. 4 at in the Ketler Auditorium in the PEW Fine Arts Center, located on the Grove City College campus.
About Thiel College
Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.