Meet Eric Bable

Eric Bable has recently been named the conductor of the Canfield Community Concert Band. He holds a Master of Music Degree in Conducting/Euphonium Performance from Youngstown State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

Mr. Bable is currently the middle school music teacher for the Crestview Local School District where his duties include the fifth grade and junior high bands, junior high choir and the high school chorale. He also serves as the assistant director of the high school marching and concert bands.

His previous teaching experiences have been as the director of bands and choirs at McDonald Local Schools in McDonald, OH; and the assistant band director for Columbiana and Leetonia Exempted Schools.

As a euphonium player, Bable is an active chamber musician and was the first euphonium player in the history of the Dana School of Music to win the Dana Young Artist Concerto/Aria Competition in February of 2013. Bable has been heard on NPR Radio (WQED) in Pittsburgh, PA as a member of the Slippery Rock Tuba-Euphonium Quartet. He has also performed with the Warren D. Packard Band.

A member of the Ohio Music Educators Association, the National Association for Music Education and the International Tuba Euphonium Association, Bable has a private studio of instrumental students.

A resident of Boardman, OH, Bable looks forward to continuing the musical tradition of the Canfield Community Band which was started in 1976. “I’m proud to follow in the footsteps of a talented group of conductors who have led this community band, and I encourage area musicians to come and join us,” Bable said.

For information on our schedule, see our calendar of events or contact us. Musicians interested in joining us are welcome to attend an upcoming rehearsal.