It's official.
Christopher Hoch has been named director of The Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands. Also today, the School of Music faculty voted to confirm his position as assistant professor in the School of Music. Subject to approval by the university Board of Trustees, his appointment is effective June 1, 2016, through May 31, 2020.
Hoch has served as interim director since May of 2015, and oversaw an extraordinary year for the marching band. Under his leadership, the band performed stunning halftime shows that have been viewed by millions of people in public performances and on YouTube. It went to London to march on Regent Street and perform in Wembley Stadium for an NFL game, and was the subject of a feature story in The New York Times.
