CELBRATING over 100 YEARS!!!!

The Ohio Military Band (OMB) is a community band open to all that wish to participate. We celebrated 100 years in 2004!!!! The OMB is the oldest community band in the Cincinnati area and has been in continous existence since 1904, with roots tracing back to the 1854!!!! We rehearse Thursday nights, 7:30PM, at Springfield Township Senior Center, located at the intersection of Compton and Winton Rds. in Cincinnati Ohio. While we are a military band by name, we currently have no direct affiliation with the military. We play music of all styles, including marches, classics, show tunes, and more.

Our director is Mr. Mark A. Hensler, euphoniumist, conductor, and adjudicator. Mr. Hensler is in his 28th year as a music educator in the Northwest Local Schools (Cincinnati, OH). In 2006, Mr. Hensler was named "Educator of the Year" by the PTA for PRMS, Northwest Local Schools and Hamilton County, OH. He appears frequently as featured soloist with high school and community bands in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Mr. Hensler is also very active in the Ohio Music Education Association, having served as a district and state officer as well as co-chairing the 2002 and 2011 state conferences in Cincinnati. He is currently Immediate Past State President and chair of the Past President's committee "Da Capo". He received his bachelor of music education degree from Morehead State University, KY, where he studied euphonium with Dr. Earle L. Louder. In 1994 he earned an MBA from Miami University, Oxford, OH. He resides in Fairfield Township, OH with his wife Jenni and their three children. He has been with the Ohio Military Band since 1995.