Conductors
Marshall Kimball (High School SENIOR Honor Band)
Professor Marshall C. Kimball retired from Marietta College in 2019 after 14 years. He retired with a total of 47 years of being a band director, having taught 33 years in band programs in the State of Ohio. At the time of his retirement from Marietta College, he served as Music Department Chairman, Director of Instrumental Activities, and Coordinator of the Music Education degree program.
While at Marietta College, he was the recipient numerous rewards including Freshman Advising Award, The Innovative Teaching Award, The Douglas Putnam Outstanding Service award and the Harness Outstanding Educator Award. In 2020, Professor Kimball was the recipient of the Governor’s Award for Arts in Ohio-Music Educator, presented by the Ohio Arts Council.
A graduate of Ohio University with both a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Master of Music in Music Education degree, Professor Kimball has served as an adjudicator for marching band, concert band, and solo and ensemble in Ohio, State of Washington, Oklahoma, Indiana, and West Virginia.
In 2019 he received the Lifetime Achievement in Music Award from the Ohio University School of Music.
He began his public school teaching career at Starr-Washington Schools in Hocking County, then moved to Trimble Local Schools in Athens County. He proceeded on to Marietta High School where he served as long time director. His Marietta High School and Middle School Bands received many awards and were consistently recognized in the state, region and nation as outstanding bands and band program.
He served as the Chairman of the Music Support Group for the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) and served two terms as president of the Ohio Private College Instrumental Conductors Association (OPCICA).
He is currently enjoying his retirement with his wife Marcia and their two dogs, Pearl and Pippa. He has two grown sons and 3 grandchildren.
Alan Notestine (Middle School RED & BLACK Honor Band)
Alan Notestine retired from Delaware City Schools in 2025, where he served as Director of Bands at Dempsey Middle School for 17 years. There he led the 7th and 8th grade bands, assisted with the 6th grade band, and led the Jazz Band.
He also assisted and worked at Hayes High School with the Concert, Symphonic and Marching Bands. Born in Columbus and a graduate of Columbus City Schools, Mr. Notestine went to The Ohio State University where he proudly played baritone for The Ohio State University Marching Band for 5 years.
He is an active member of the OSU Alumni Band pep band and plays around the community raising money for charity and the OSU scholarship fund; most notable is the Buckeye Cruise for Cancer trips that so far have raised over $12 million for Cancer Research. Mr Notestine currently resides on his 10 acre mini-farm where he raises chickens, honey bees and produce. He continues to play in a variety of musical ensembles throughout the community.
The things of which he is most proud are his 2 children, Connor and Alaina and his grandchildren; Eli, Katie Mae and Harper.
Wendy Reeves (Middle School BISHOP Honor Band)
Wendy Bauer Reeves is in her twenty-seventh year as band director at Sells Middle School in Dublin, Ohio, and her thirty-first year as an Assistant Director of the Dublin Coffman Marching Band.
Prior to teaching band, she taught choir and general music for five years, also at Sells. Mrs. Reeves graduated from The Ohio State University School of Music in 1993, and received her MA in Music Education from OSU in 1998. While at OSU, she played tuba in concert ensembles and sousaphone in the OSU Marching Band.
She enjoys conducting middle school honor bands and has presented sessions at the Ohio Music Education Association State Conference several times. She was a clinician at the 2021 Midwest Clinic, as well as the NAfME National Conference, Capital University Complete Band Directors Workshop, Ohio Wesleyan Band Director Workshop, the International Meeting of Women Band Directors International, several state MEA conferences and ASBDA regional conferences.
Mrs. Reeves is the President of District 15 of the Ohio Music Educators Association, State Chairperson of Women Band Directors International, and a member of the American School Band Directors Association. She is the very proud mother of Samantha, who is the choir director for Norwalk City Schools, and Sydney, who is a music education major at The Ohio State University.
Festival Staff
Renee Simon (flute, piccolo)
Hannah Barenthin ’24 (clarinet, WW ensemble rehearsal assistant)
Hannah Watson ’23 (saxophone)
Karen Pfeifer (oboe, bassoon, bass clarinet)
Sam Nemeth (trumpet, Brass ensemble rehearsal assistant)
Kim McCann (horn)
Tony Weikel (trombone)
Dakota Parrish (baritone/euphonium, tuba)
Chris Lizak (percussion)
Logan Page (Senior Band rehearsal assistant)
Administrative Staff
Rich Edwards (Festival Director)
Lisa Hill (Performing Arts Department Academic Assistant)