Musser performs for 200th commemoration of Silent Night

GREENVILLE – This past year, Dale Musser picked up a trumpet for the first time in 35 years.

It took a pretty special occasion – the 200th anniversary of the beloved Christmas carol, Silent Night – for Musser to start his ‘comeback journey’ with an instrument he played in high school and college.

In October 2017, Musser, who is the  facility director at Greenville’s Brethren Retirement Community, said he was contacted to participate in The Ohio State University Alumni Band’s trip to Austria for the Silent Night 200 Festival.

The band, said the 1978 OSU graduate and former member of TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in the Land), had been invited to perform during the commemoration of Silent Night and was seeking alumni who were interested in making the trip.

“It was a real thrill and an honor to represent OSU at the 200th anniversary of Silent Night,” Musser said a few days after his return. “It was a very beautiful experience.”

Musser and his wife Barbara decided to make the commitment when he was contacted last spring.
“And it was a commitment,” he said, noting several trips to Columbus to practice. About 75 band members along with several of their spouses, made the trip Dec. 2-9.

The band performed nine Christmas selections,

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