Music has been an integral part of my life for many years. I started playing trumpet in 5th grade. My teacher, Mr. Sherpa, was unfortunately not that good of a teacher. I quit trumpet and thought I put music behind me. The summer before my sophomore year a senior I hardly knew conned me into joining the Vermilion Sailor Marching Band. It didn’t matter I knew nothing about playing they accepted me. The band director, Mr. David Henry, was one of the most inspirational teachers of my life. I managed to keep with trumpet off and on to this day.

Bands I played in:

Vermilion Sailor Marching Band 1991-1994

Vermilion Sailor Pep Band 1991-1994

Vermilion Musical Pit for “The Music Man” 1993

Vermilion Musical Pit for “Anything Goes” 1994

Vermilion Freshmen Concert Band 1991-1992

Vermilion Varsity Concert Band 1992-1994

Vermilion Christmas Brass 1993

OMEA Trumpet Competition 1993 & 1994

Ashland University Marching Band 1994-1995

Ashland University Madrigal Band 1994

Ashland University Concert Band 1994-1995

Vermilion Sailor Alumni Marching Band 1994-Present

Vermilion Community Concert Band 2007-Present

Ashland Community Concert Band 2007-Present

You can find links to videos with the bands I have played with in the Videos Pages or by searching Google Videos for “Creeva”.