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Elijah Osterloh
Elijah Osterloh, Assistant Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Maryland, is a native of Ellicott City, Maryland, where he was a member of the Mt. Hebron High School Viking Band. As assistant director of athletic bands, Mr. Osterloh aids in the direction of the Maryland band program, as well as “The Mighty Sound of Maryland” Marching Band, basketball pep band, and University Band. In 1999 he received the bachelor of science degree in music education from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was a student of Dr. Susan Taylor. From 1999-2003, he was director of bands and orchestras at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Beltsville, Maryland. Under his direction, the MLK instrumental music program grew to include 250 students involved in three wind bands, an orchestra, a jazz ensemble, and numerous chamber groups. These ensembles achieved superior ratings at both local and national music festivals, and received wide acclaim from the public. From 2003-2005, Mr. Osterloh was a graduate assistant with the University of Maryland Bands where he composed all drills for the marching band. Additionally, he served as the interim associate director of bands in the spring of 2004, where he directed the concert band, and oversaw all aspects of the athletic band program. He has received the Donald Binder award and Otto Sebeneichen award for outstanding service to the University of Maryland bands.
In the spring of 2005, Mr. Osterloh completed the master of music degree in clarinet performance, and has studied clarinet with Michael Rusinek and Loren Kitt, principal clarinetists with the Pittsburgh and National Symphony Orchestras. Additionally, Mr. Osterloh is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, the Music Educators National Conference, the Maryland Music Educators Association, the College Band Directors National Association, the Golden Key National Honor Society, and is an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma. He has been the principal clarinetist with the University of Maryland Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Prince George’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Capital Wind Symphony. Mr. Osterloh is an active adjudicator, clinician, and private teacher in the Baltimore-Washington area, and is currently pursuing the doctor of musical arts degree in wind instrument conducting at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
In the spring of 2005, Mr. Osterloh completed the master of music degree in clarinet performance, and has studied clarinet with Michael Rusinek and Loren Kitt, principal clarinetists with the Pittsburgh and National Symphony Orchestras. Additionally, Mr. Osterloh is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi, the Music Educators National Conference, the Maryland Music Educators Association, the College Band Directors National Association, the Golden Key National Honor Society, and is an honorary member of Tau Beta Sigma. He has been the principal clarinetist with the University of Maryland Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Prince George’s Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Capital Wind Symphony. Mr. Osterloh is an active adjudicator, clinician, and private teacher in the Baltimore-Washington area, and is currently pursuing the doctor of musical arts degree in wind instrument conducting at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
