About Us

The Rolla High School Band has a rich tradition of excellence. The Rolla Bands regularly travel around the state of Missouri and the Midwest to perform for music festivals and community events. Additionally, the band has traveled to and performed at:

Disney World in Orlando, Florida
Honolulu, Hawaii for the 90th and 101st annual King Kamehameha parade
The USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor
Missouri Governor's Inauguration Parade
Chicago, IL
San Antonio, TX
Washington, DC
Denver, CO
Indianapolis, IN
Grand Bahama, Island of the Bahamas

John Slowensky - Director of Bands

John Slowensky is the Director of Bands in the Rolla Public Schools. Mr. Slowensky was raised in Steelville, MO where his family still resides. He attended Central Methodist College in Fayette where he earned his B.S. in education in May of 1996. While earning his degree, Mr. Slowensky was active in Symphonic Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Eagle Basket- ball Band and Concert Choir. Prior to accepting his current position, Mr. Slowensky was Director of Bands in Richland for one year and St. James for six years. Mr. Slowensky maintains professional membership in Music Educators National Conference (MENC), Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA), Missouri State Teachers Association, Phi Beta Mu, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfo- nia. Mr. Slowensky and his wife, Molly, make their home in Rolla with their daughter Riley.

Mike Goldschmidt - Associate Director of Bands

Mike Goldschmidt has served as a Band Director at the Rolla Public Schools since 2011. He graduated from Missouri State University in 2011 with a degree in Instrumental Music Education and received his Master's degree and Education Specialist in Educational Technology from the University of Central Missouri in 2017 and 2019 respectively. His current courses include Marching Band, Concert Band, 7th Grade Low Brass, 7th Grade Flute and Saxophone, 8th Grade Band, Junior High Jazz Band, and Audio Engineering 1 and 2. He also greatly enjoys directing the Rolla High School Pep Band. Mr. Goldschmidt maintains professional membership in MSTA, NAfME, MMEA and is serving as the MMEA Central District Band Vice President. Mr. Goldschmidt enjoys running, hiking, biking, and spending time with his wife, Casey and sons, Bennett and Cooper.

You can contact Mr. Goldschmidt through email at mgoldschmidt@rolla31.org

David Schatz - Associate Director of Bands

Mr. Limback, a native of Warrensburg Missouri, holds both a degree in K-12 Instrumental Music Education as well as a Masters in Music Composition from MSU in Springfield MO. In 23 years of public schools teaching band as well as 5 years serving as the director of Jazz Studies at Missouri S&T he has made a name as an educator, clinician, composer, show designer, drill writer, private instructor, and jazz educator.

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