Tue Feb 09 2010
BRYAN -- Terry Krause, director of bands at Millcreek-West Unity Local Schools, has been selected as the new director of the Bryan City Band.
Krause was appointed Wednesday by Mayor Doug Johnson to lead the 158-year-old band. He will replace John Hartman, 96, who served as director for the past 46 years.
A Cleveland native, Krause received his undergraduate degree in music education from Ohio University with additional studies at the Cleveland Conservatory of Music and Oberlin Conservatory. He has completed graduate coursework at Kent State University, University of Akron and University of Toledo.
Krause, who plays percussion in the Bryan City Band, also performs in Fountain City Festival productions, Defiance College Community Band and Ohio University Alumni Band.
He is currently serving in his 19th year as director of bands for the Millcreek-West Unity Local Schools. During his tenure, the Hilltop High School band has performed twice in Washington, D.C.; at the Dogwood Arts Festival Parade in Knoxville, Tenn.; on the Lincoln Center Plaza in New York City; twice in the Magic Music Parade at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.; and the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City.
He is a member of the Ohio Music Educator's Association and the Music Educator's National Conference. He currently serves on the board of the Bryan Fountain City Festival and is a former member of the board of directors of Ohio University School of Music Society of Alumni and Friends.
Krause and his wife, Polly, reside in Bryan. They have two daughters and three grandchildren.
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