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Our inaugural international tour will be with a group from the great state of Ohio. Known as the buckeye state, Ohio was a vital state in the Underground Railroad. Rich with a history in manufacturing, they lay claim to the Rubber Capital of the World, Play-Doh and the inventor of the automobile starter. Home to the Football Hall of Fame, Ohio is the Birthplace of Aviation for the Wright brothers, who conducted their pioneering flight at Kitty Hawk.

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Tour Dates

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Date	Event	Location
June 5-7, 2026	Pre Tour Camp	Berea-Midpark HS - Berea, OH
June 7, 2026	Bon Voyage Concert	Berea-Midpark HS - Berea, OH
June 12, 2026	Depart for Europe	United States
June 13-15, 2026		London, United Kingdom
June 14, 2026	Band Concert	Victoria Embankment Garden - London, United Kingdom
June 15, 2026	Choir and Strings Concert	Holy Sepulchre Church - London, United Kingdom
June 16-18, 2026		Paris, France
June 18, 2026	Choir and Strings Concert	La Madeleine Church - Paris, France
June 18, 2026	Band Concert	Jardin de Luxembourg - Paris, France
June 19-21, 2026		Andermatt, Switzerland
June 21, 2026	Band, Choir and Strings Concert	Andermatt Concert Hall - Andermatt, Switzerland
June 22-23, 2026		Oberammergau, Germany
June 23, 2026	Band, Choir and Strings Concert	Ammergauer Haus - Oberammergau, Germany
June 24-26, 2026		Vienna, Austria
June 25, 2026	Band, Choir and Strings Concert	MuTH Concert Hall - Vienna, Austria
June 27, 2026	Depart for United States	Europe

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Bruce Moss Coordinator

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About Bruce Moss

Bruce Moss began his teaching career at York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, where for 11 years he led an exemplary program as Director of Bands and Music Department Chair. Upon completing his doctorate in 1989, he served as Director of Bands at St. Cloud State University and Eastern Illinois University. In 1994 he began his 30 year tenure at Bowling Green State University as Director of Band Activities. Dr. Moss conducted all the university’s wind bands. Under his leadership, the Wind Symphony performed at numerous conventions and featured leading artists from around the country.

Dr. Moss began his doctoral studies at Northwestern University as a student of John Paynter. He later completed his PhD from The Ohio State University where he studied with Craig Kirchhoff and Jere Forsythe. He holds BS and MS degrees from the University of Illinois, having studied extensively with Harry Begian.

In 2024, Dr. Moss completed his 45th season as Conductor and Music Director of the Wheaton Municipal Band (IL). The band gained widespread recognition from its inclusion in the WGBH-TV PBS American Experience documentary “If You Knew Sousa.” He has led the Wheaton Band to multiple performances at The Midwest Clinic and at featured performances for the American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA). Regarded as one of the finest adult bands in operation today, the band regularly features appearances by notable guest conductors, soloists and composers from all over the world.

Dr. Moss has served as conductor of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra Concert Band and, on 13 occasions, he coordinated and led the Ohio Ambassadors of Music™ student musicians on concert tours throughout Europe.

In 2022, Dr. Moss was inducted into the Dobyns-Bennett HS (TN) Hall of Fame. In 2017, he received the Outstanding Educator Award by the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) and he has frequently been awarded a Citation of Excellence from the National Band Association. In 2014 he was recognized by the Senate of the 98th General Assembly of the State of Illinois in recognition of his many years of work with the Wheaton Municipal Band. He is a past Stanbury Award recipient of the ASBDA North Central Region for the State of Illinois.

A career-long advocate for new wind band music, Dr. Moss has conducted premiere or advance performances of numerous commissioned wind band works of a variety of composers including Samuel Adler, Scott Boerma, Steven Bryant, Mark Camphouse, Michael Colgrass, Thomas Duffy, Ryan Nowlin, Onsby Rose, Robert Sheldon, Philip Sparke, James Stephenson, John Stevens and Chen Yi. As an enthusiastic supporter of school music and music educators, he continues to work frequently in music performance and educational forums across the country.

Dr. Moss holds memberships in 13 professional organizations including the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA) into which he was inducted in 1995. He has served on various boards and organization committees and as a member of the ABA Board of Directors.

Mark Munson Choral Conductor

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About Mark Munson

Mark Munson retired in 2024 as Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Music Education at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) where he conducted choruses and taught classes in choral literature and conducting. Prior to joining the university faculty, he taught eight years of junior and senior high school choral music, primarily in his home state of Pennsylvania. During the 2005-06 academic year he participated in a faculty exchange to Sweden where he was a visiting professor of music at Musikhögskolan i Malmö of Lund University, a choral music specialist at Fröknegårdskolan in Kristianstad and visiting conductor of Christianstads Motettkör.

BGSU choruses under Dr. Munson’s direction toured both domestically and internationally and made appearances at professional conferences. He conducted the Toledo and Lima Symphony Orchestras in holiday performances and prepared major choral/orchestral works for several internationally renowned conductors. Among offices held in professional organizations, he served as president of the Central Region of the American Choral Directors Association and of the Ohio Choral Directors Association. He authored articles published in several periodicals, most notably the ACDA Choral Journal. He continues to be active as a guest conductor, choral clinician and church musician.

Alexander Munson Orchestra Conductor

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About Alexander Munson

Alexander Munson is the Orchestra Director at Toledo School for the Arts. Alex has a BM in Music Education from Bowling Green State University. He instructs Beginning Orchestra, Intermediate Orchestra, Advanced String Orchestra, Beginning Guitar Ensemble, Intermediate Guitar Ensemble and General Music. He also co-directs Studio Orchestra and Mariachi Band. In his spare time he is a freelance musician and accompanist.

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Ohio • June 12-27, 2026

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