01/25/2020
Brad Lampe from Osceola is giving verbal comments to each band this year.
Mr. Lampe attended High School in Geneseo, Illinois where he graduated in 1980. He then attended Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and graduated in 1984. He earned his Master’s Degree in Music Education from Drake University in 1991. HIs first two years of teaching were in a 5th-12th grade instrumental music program at Shelby-Tennant Schools in Shelby, Iowa (now A.H.S.T.W.), and then he taught for a year in the 5th -12th grade instrumental music program at Lansing Community Schools in Lansing, Kansas. Starting in 1987, he taught for 29 years as the High School Band Director at Clarke High School, in Osceola, Iowa. He is currently the Instructional Coach for Clarke Community Schools in the Middle School and High School buildings.
He is a Past President of the Iowa Bandmasters Association which occurred in 2013 and a recipient of the Karl King Active Outstanding Band Director Award in 2016. He is a Past Chairman of the Concert Band Affairs Committee, Past President of SCIBA, Past Chairman of the SCIBA Honor Band (5 years), Past Co-Chair of the SCIBA Concert Band Festival (14 years), Past President of the Osceola Optimist Club, and Past Chairman of Osceola Parks and Recreation Department.
His wife, Amy, is the President of the First National Bank in Osceola. They have three boys; Jake, Joe, and Mitch, daughter-in-law, Emily (who is married to Jake), daughter-in-law, Kayla (who is married to Joe), and three grandchildren; grandson, Jayden, who is six, grandson, Cameron, who is three and granddaughter, Paisley who is two (all children of Jake and Emily) and one grandchild on the way in March from Joe and Kayla
