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Colonel George S. Howard served as commander and conductor of The United States Air Force Band between 1944 and 1963. He was a student of Patrick Conway at the Ithaca Conservatory of Music and played clarinet in Conway's professional band. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education and taught at the Ohio Wesleyan University, and later at Penn State University. In 1942, Howard was commissioned into the Army Specialist Corps, and in 1947 his reputation as a conductor led to a commission as leader of the newly formed Air Force Band. Howard was elected president of the American Bandmasters Association in 1956, and became an honorary life Member in 1984. He served as honorary life president from 1986 until his death in 1995.
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Colonel George S. Howard Young Artist Competition
The United States Air Force Band's Young Artist Competition is open to high school woodwind, brass and percussion instrumentalists in grades 9 through 12 who are citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States. Applicants from all over the country submit audiotapes of themselves playing a specified selection for their instrument. Finalists are then invited to a live audition in Washington, D.C. The winner performs as a soloist with The United States Air Force Concert Band. The current competition is open to woodwind instrumentalists. Click on the flyer below for more information.
 2012 Winner
Evan Zegiel
Boca Raton, Fla.
The United States Air Force Band is proud to announce that the winner of its 2012 Colonel George S. Howard Young Artist Competition is tubist Evan Zegiel of Boca Raton, Fla. His winning performance with The Air Force Band took place on Feb. 26, 2012 as part of the U.S. Air Force Band's Guest Artist Series at historic DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. International jazz piano superstar Keiko Matsui was also featured on the program.
Zegiel is a senior at West Boca Raton High School in Boca Raton, Fla. He is a dedicated member of his school band program, where he is principal tubist of the Wind Ensemble. In the past, he played sousaphone in "The Vanguard," his school's marching band. In 2008, 2009 and 2010, Zegiel participated in multiple honor bands including the Florida All-State Band and the Florida Bandmasters Association District 14 Honor Band, where he earned first chair. In 2011, he was principal tubist of the University of Miami Symphonic Honor Band. Zegiel currently performs with the Florida Youth Orchestra's Principal Orchestra.
The Colonel George S. Howard Young Artist Competition is an annual competition that began in 1994 and is named for the second commander and conductor of The Air Force Band to honor his many contributions to young musicians. The competition is open to all high school band instrumentalists in grades 9 through 12 who are United States citizens or legal permanent residents. Originally a competition for winds and percussion, it now alternates yearly between brass/percussion and woodwinds.
For the preliminary round, a panel of members of The United States Air Force Band chooses finalists from taped auditions. These selected finalists perform in the final round of competition that takes place at Joint Base Bolling-Anacostia in Washington, D.C. The winner then appears with The United States Air Force Concert Band at a concert in the nation's capital.
Previous Winners
2011 - Jordan Lulloff, saxophone
Okemos, Mich.
2010 - Alison Emily Miserendino, euphonium
Burke, Va.
2009 - Katherine Kohler, clarinet
Naperville, Ill.
2008 - Philip McPeek, marimba
Lafayette, La.
2007 - Beatriz Macias, flute
Houston, Texas
2006 - Gabriel Sears, tuba
Albuquerque, N.M.
2005 - Kristen Vanderschaaf, flute
Round Rock, Texas
2004 - Tihda S. Vongkoth, xylophone
Seminole, Fla.
2003 - Lisa Diane Snyder, clarinet
Mesa, Ariz.
2002 - Eric Arthur Roberts, percussion
Burke, Va.
2001 - David Ross, flute
North Mankato, Minn.
2000 - Nathan Lassell, percussion
Arlington, Va.
1999 - Mark J. Dubac, clarinet
Columbia, Md.
1998 - Timothy Dearmin, saxophone
San Antonio, Texas
1997 - Anna Wessler, flute
Yorktown, Va.
1996 - Ashu Kejariwal, saxophone
The Woodlands, Texas
1995 - Claire Chase, flute
San Diego, Calif.
1994 - Jessica Salt, flute
Vienna, Va.
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