Please welcome back Ryan Holthouse to the 2022 Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps. He is thrilled to be back as a trumpet with the Cavaliers for his 2nd year.
Like many others, he started playing trumpet at an early age, making his trumpet playing dad exceedingly happy. He continued playing throughout his middle school years and then moved on to marching with the nationally ranked William Mason High School marching band as a freshman.
With many of the Mason band instructors having DCI experience, Ryan soon found himself hooked on all things DCI. A favorite game he still torments his mom with is playing a clip from various DCI shows from over the years and then asking her to name which core and year it was from. She’s getting better at the game, but still lacks his vast knowledge on the subject. Anyway, Freddy Martin (from Spirit of Atlanta) happened to be on staff with Mason’s brass line Ryan’s senior year of high school and after a concert band performance suggested that Ryan give DCI a shot. He worked his butt off and took extra lessons, made the drive to audition for the Cavaliers, and the rest, as they say, is history.
After DCI Finals, Ryan will be heading home for about 2 seconds, only to have to turn right back around and move into his dorm to start his 2nd year at Miami of Ohio University. He is currently majoring in Computer Science and Software Engineering with a minor in cyber security and hopes to be accepted into the combined Bachelor’s/Masters Computer Science program in the Spring. A program that he will be able to complete all within 4 years thanks to a generous amount of AP credit he had going into Miami. He will also be a trumpet section leader this Fall with the Miami University Marching Band and when all of that isn’t enough to fill his time, he is also active with the Miami Men’s Glee Club (he sings!) and the Theta Tau Engineering and Phi Mu Alpha Music fraternities.
One last bit of good news we just got tonight – Ryan called us from Lucas Oil to tell us that he was awarded one of the 2022 Friends of DCI Peth scholarships and will be recognized on the field at Semi Finals tomorrow night. Mom and Dad are beyond proud of this young man and all that he has accomplished!
Rolling With the Cavaliers 