Starting in the Fall of 2016, Douglas Olenik is the Director of Bands at Ottawa-Glandorf High School in Ottawa, Ohio. He is also currently principal tubist for the Urbana Pops Orchestra of Urbana, Illinois and a freelance performer, arranger, and educator.
Ottawa-Glandorf Local Schools currently offer bands in grades 5 through 12. We have concert band, jazz band, marching band, pep band, and chamber ensembles for our students to develop their musical skills at the high school. There are three elementary schools - Ottawa, Glandorf, and St. Peter and St. Paul School. Each school has their own section of 5th and 6th grade band. For 7th and 8th grade, they are bussed to the high school for a combined ensemble. There is also a junior high jazz band for students in the 6th through 8th grades.
Before teaching at Ottawa-Glandorf, he was the Director of Bands at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky and instructed the Marching Bulldog Band, pep band, some music courses and private lessons. Prior to his appointment at Union, he was the Adjunct Professor of Low Brass at Defiance College where he also conducted the Black Swamp Symphony Orchestra, assisted with the band and choral program, taught courses in music, and instructed private lessons. He was also the assistant band director at Kalida High School during the marching band season in 2014.
In 2008, Douglas completed a Bachelors in Music Education at Youngstown State University and studied with Dr. Brian Kiser and Mr. John Turk. He completed his Masters in Music Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a student of Mr. Mark Moore, and served as his teaching assistant for two years. Douglas was working toward a doctorate of musical arts at Indiana University and while he was there, served as the Associate Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium. He studied with Mr. Daniel Perantoni and with Mr. Anthony Kniffen while at IU.
Douglas has enjoyed a performance career filled with variety. He has performed with several orchestras, like the; Bloomington Pops, Champaign-Urbana Symphony, Danville Symphony, Illinois Symphony, the Prairie Ensemble, Richmond Symphony, Urbana Pops, Warren Philharmonic, and the Youngstown Symphony. Chamber music is also a favorite, playing with groups like the Olympic Brass, Tower Brass Quintet, Quad Cities Symphony Brass Quintet, and the University of Illinois and Indiana University Graduate Brass Quintets. Also, groups like Mr. Taylor and his Dirty Dixie Band, a duo with his wife and percussionist Bridget Olenik, the Maria Merkelo Polka Trio, Grammy Award winning group Dan Zanes and Friends, and even a few rock bands.
Currently living in Northwest Ohio, Douglas teaches private lessons in the area. When not with his tuba or his band, Douglas enjoys writing and arranging music, cooking and home brewing. He enjoys spending time with his friends and family, as well as his wife, Bridget Olenik, whenever possible.
Ottawa-Glandorf Local Schools currently offer bands in grades 5 through 12. We have concert band, jazz band, marching band, pep band, and chamber ensembles for our students to develop their musical skills at the high school. There are three elementary schools - Ottawa, Glandorf, and St. Peter and St. Paul School. Each school has their own section of 5th and 6th grade band. For 7th and 8th grade, they are bussed to the high school for a combined ensemble. There is also a junior high jazz band for students in the 6th through 8th grades.
Before teaching at Ottawa-Glandorf, he was the Director of Bands at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky and instructed the Marching Bulldog Band, pep band, some music courses and private lessons. Prior to his appointment at Union, he was the Adjunct Professor of Low Brass at Defiance College where he also conducted the Black Swamp Symphony Orchestra, assisted with the band and choral program, taught courses in music, and instructed private lessons. He was also the assistant band director at Kalida High School during the marching band season in 2014.
In 2008, Douglas completed a Bachelors in Music Education at Youngstown State University and studied with Dr. Brian Kiser and Mr. John Turk. He completed his Masters in Music Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a student of Mr. Mark Moore, and served as his teaching assistant for two years. Douglas was working toward a doctorate of musical arts at Indiana University and while he was there, served as the Associate Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium. He studied with Mr. Daniel Perantoni and with Mr. Anthony Kniffen while at IU.
Douglas has enjoyed a performance career filled with variety. He has performed with several orchestras, like the; Bloomington Pops, Champaign-Urbana Symphony, Danville Symphony, Illinois Symphony, the Prairie Ensemble, Richmond Symphony, Urbana Pops, Warren Philharmonic, and the Youngstown Symphony. Chamber music is also a favorite, playing with groups like the Olympic Brass, Tower Brass Quintet, Quad Cities Symphony Brass Quintet, and the University of Illinois and Indiana University Graduate Brass Quintets. Also, groups like Mr. Taylor and his Dirty Dixie Band, a duo with his wife and percussionist Bridget Olenik, the Maria Merkelo Polka Trio, Grammy Award winning group Dan Zanes and Friends, and even a few rock bands.
Currently living in Northwest Ohio, Douglas teaches private lessons in the area. When not with his tuba or his band, Douglas enjoys writing and arranging music, cooking and home brewing. He enjoys spending time with his friends and family, as well as his wife, Bridget Olenik, whenever possible.
