Your Staff
An undertaking like The Middle Horn Leader can't happen without the hard work of our volunteer staff. Many of these folks toiled together on hot practice fields for countless hours. Psychiatric counseling has offered many enhancements for these victims as they entered their post-drum corps lives. Those memories that weren't corrected by therapy make up the content of this website.
Current Contributors
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Mike Chromik email Some people have a passion about mid-voice, others have an obsession. Mike's obsession with the middle horns began with the Pride of Cincinnati Drum and Bugle Corps prior to their demise in 1985. He spent the remainder of his junior corps years with the Star of Indiana as a member of the mellophone section from 1985 through 1988. Mike currently resides in Cincinnati and works as a second shift sorter room manager for US Bank. He is also a performing member of Star United.
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Sean Conley email Some people have an obsession about mid-voice, others have a dangerous compulsion. Sean Conley entered the Star of Indiana in 1986 and aged out in 1991. He transitioned to the Brass Staff of Star of Indiana and was elected to the corps' coveted "Hall of Fame" in 1997. Sean's professional background in engineering has allowed him to apply his knowledge to the mellophone. Sean is a performing member of Star United and, more importantly, the proud father of son Rhys. |
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Jeff Freelin email Jeff Freelin entered into the junior activity as a mellophone performer with the Star of Indiana in 1987. His talent as a musician work ethic resulted in Jeff being the featured mellophone soloist for the corps that season. Jeff moved on to the Madison Scouts for their championship season in 1988. Jeff obtained his PhD in philosophy from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, where he lives with his wife, Tammy, and his young son Jackson. |
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Rod Gornto email
Rod Gornto is a veteran mellophonist of the
Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, the 1993 Star of Indiana Drum and
Bugle Corps. He is currently
living in the Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina. He has been
playing bassoon for ten seasons with the
Asheville Symphony
Orchestra and is presently
working as a CSR for Verizon Wireless in Waynesville, NC. |
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Scooter Pirtle email Scooter Pirtle began The Middle Horn Leader when he was a member of the Bluegrass Brass Senior Drum and Bugle Corps of Lexington, Kentucky. Scooter previously participated with the Black Knights Drum and Bugle Corps and the Star of Indiana, aging out in 1987. He resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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