Rich Begel (Trombone)
Rich has taught at McCutcheon Music since 2004. He is a member of the Dayton Philharmonic and has performed with orchestras throughout the U.S. and abroad. He has also performed with many popular artists such as Canadian Brass, John Pizzarelli, Arturo Sandoval, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, and Sarah McLachlan. Rich is the author of “A Modern Guide for Trombonists and Other Musicians,” and he holds Ohio Teacher Certification. He teaches all brass instruments and has students in youth orchestras, on college scholarships, and in military and professional ensembles
Connor Fuhrmann (Trombone, Euphonium)
Connor is a trombonist originally from the Dayton area. He currently teaches low brass at several schools including Springboro High School as a brass caption head with the marching band, Spring Valley Academy as a private teacher, and Central State University as its Instructor of Lower Brass. He also teaches at That Music Place in Springboro. In addition to teaching, Connor enjoys performing throughout the Dayton-Cincinnati region. He is principal trombonist of the Kettering Praise Orchestra as well as the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra and performs with many other ensembles including the Dayton Salsa Project. He has performed in the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonia Gulf Coast and in masterclasses for John Marcellus and Pete Ellefson. Connor has an MM from Florida State University and a BM from the University of Dayton. His mentors are Rich Begel, Chad Arnow, and John Drew. For more information, please consult his website connorfuhrmann.com.
John Harner (All Brass)
John Harner is a freelance trumpet player, music educator, clinician, and conductor that performs at clinics and concerts throughout the United States. For 25 years John was a music teacher in the Xenia Community Schools, and for 4 years at Dayton Christian Schools where he conducted High School Concert and Symphonic Bands, Middle School Bands and Choirs, the Marching Band, and Jazz Bands. He is the Orchestra Director at Patterson Park Church Beavercreek, and Artistic Director of the Dayton Jazz Orchestra.
Chloe Sodonis (French Horn)
Chloe is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee. She currently teaches horn in schools such as Centerville high school. She has performed with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Dayton Philharmonic Concert Band, and the Kettering Praise Orchestra among others as well as in chamber groups like the WVU graduate woodwind quintet, chamber winds and horn choir. In January 2020, she won the concerto competition at Cedarville University, and she placed 3rd in the Wright State University Brass Festival Collegiate concerto competition. Chloe received her Masters of Music in Horn Performance from West Virginia University and a Bachelors of Music performance at Cedarville University where she studied with Sean Vore. During her time at WVU, she was the graduate assistant in the horn studio teaching lessons, and she also worked as an orchestra librarian.
Lawrence Wiley (Trumpet)
Lawrence Wiley is a freelance Trumpet player/educator and is retired after a 22 year career in the Air Force Band program. He received his BM and MM from Morehead State University and also taught Trumpet there for one year. Lawrence has performed with The Cleveland Pops, The Cincinnati Pops, The Dayton Philharmonic, The Springfield Symphony, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Miracles, Andy Williams, Shirley Jones, Arturo Sandoval, Rob McConnell, Allen Vizzutti, The Canadian Brass, and many others. Locally, Lawrence plays Solo Cornet in the Ohio Valley British Brass Band, several local big bands, and runs his own 6 piece group, The Mad River Brass.