About Us
The Queen City Freedom Band provides for the education and musical development of its members and community, presents music-based programs for public benefit and for charitable purposes, promotes visibility of LGBTQ+ community and their allies, and builds understanding between and among LGBTQ+ and other communities.
We believe that all talent is worthy of development and that visible artistic expression improves our communities' health.
Dr. Jon Noworyta, Artistic Director
Dr. Jon Noworyta (he, him,his)is the Artistic Director of the Queen City Freedom Band of Cincinnati, OH, a position he has held since 2018. Noworyta is also Associate Professor of Music and Director of Bands, Instrumental Activities, and Educational Outreach at the University of Indianapolis. There,he administers all aspects of the woodwind, brass, and percussion area, teaches conducting, courses in music education, and conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Pep Band, and opera. A versatile conductor who is equally comfortable with orchestras as well as wind and brass groups, he is the Music Director of the Crossroads Brass Band of Indianapolis, IN, and the former Assistant Conductor of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Ensembles under his direction have given notable local, state, national, and international performances, the most significant being Carnegie Hall in 2009, the 2010 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic (rehearsal lab), and the 2012 Music for All National Festival. Noworyta has led groups at legendary venues as Chicago's Symphony Center, the Kennedy Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Carnegie Hall.
Noworyta’s professional affiliations have included the NAFME, CBDNA, WASBE, NABBA, NBA,Pride Bands Alliance, GLSEN, the Conductors Guild, and the Indiana, Illinois,New York (NYSSMA) and Ohio Music Educators Associations. Noworyta was recently inducted into the Phi Beta Mu International Bandmasters Fraternity, is listed among the Who's Who in America Educator's Edition, and is a founding member on the advisory team for the32,000+ member “Band Director” Facebook group. Noworyta has been published as a contributor to two GIA volumes – including the hill we climb, which focuses on “belonging” in the instrumental music profession. He is a co-editor for the Indiana Music Educators Association publication “INfORM.”
A Western New York native, Noworyta holds degrees from Baldwin-Wallace University (BME),Northwestern University (MM), and the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati (DMA). Additional study as a participant in conducting workshops at the Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory, and the Juilliard School, has given Noworyta the opportunity to work with the major conducting pedagogues in the field today.
Alynn Rouselle, Assistant Conductor
Paul Vickous, Assistant Conductor
Queen City Freedom Band Videos
This video of the QCFB was part of a larger video concert performance recorded in June, 2021.
You will see an introduction by our Artistic Director, Dr. Jon Noworyta, followed by our band performing two short band selections.
This video from WCPO Cincinnati Scripps of the QCFB was part of a larger Cincinnati Points of Pride series in June, 2023, and features clips of our band rehearsing before our 2023 Pride concert.
