Centerville High School Director of Bands Brandon Barrometti will lead his students in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade later today. Photo credit: Centerville High School.
Like many people around the country, I’ll be watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade later today. At least six marching bands comprised of high school students will be performing in the parade. One of these is the Centerville Jazz Band from Centerville High School in Dayton, Ohio, performing under the leadership of Director of Bands Brandon Barrometti.
Brandon has worked at Centerville High since 2007. Prior to teaching in Centerville, he was the Assistant Band Director at Stephen F. Austin High School in Sugar Land, Texas. He taught there from 2005-2007. While at Austin High, he participated in the 2006 Music for All National Concert Band Festival with the SFA Honors Band.
Brandon earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He earned his Master’s degree in Music Education and Conducting from the University of Houston. He was also involved with The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps for nine seasons from 1999-2007. During his time as a marching member (1999-2002), he was named the Corps’ Rookie of the Year, the Steve Brubaker Scholarship Recipient, and the Cavalier of the Year. In addition, he was the Drum Major for the 2002 Corps. As a brass instructor (2003-2007), he was a part of a team of educators and mentors who are recognized as having a profound impact on the drum corps activity. The Cavaliers were named the Drum Corps International World Champions 5-times during his marching and teaching career (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, & 2006), and received the Jim Ott Award for High Brass Performance twice (2002 & 2006) .
Brandon is a member of the Ohio Music Education Association, the Texas Music Education Association, and the National Association for Music Education. He is also an alumni member of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity.
For his work with young people, Brandon has earned many awards. In 2010, he garnered the Black and Gold Award of Excellence by his peers at CHS. He was also inducted into the Centerville Education Foundation Hall of Fame in 2017.
