From the Director of Business and Tradeshow Operations

I am pleased to share exciting details about the upcoming Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) Professional Development Conference and Trade Show.

Our trade show is recognized as one of the nation’s premier music education events—ranked as the third largest of its kind in the United States. This year, we are proud to welcome over 130 exhibitors occupying more than 200 booths, offering attendees an unparalleled opportunity to explore the latest in music resources, fundraising solutions, university programs, travel opportunities, music equipment, instrument manufacturers and retailers, sheet music, uniforms, and a wide array of additional products and services.

We extend our sincere gratitude to our 50 Corporate and institutional Partners, whose support makes this essential event possible. We especially recognize The Wenger Corporation as our Pinnacle Partner and Solich Piano and Music as our Premier Partner for 2026.

99 Pledges Alfred Music American Band College Arcofrog ASBDA Ashland University Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Performing Arts Baroque Violin Shop Beyond The Classroom Tours Bluecoats Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Bob Rogers Travel Bowling Green State University, College of Musical Arts Buckeye Brass & Winds Capital University Case Western Reserve University Cedar Point – Kings Island Century Resources CFS Columbus, LLC Chagrin Valley Music Cleveland Institute of Music Columbus Pro Percussion Columbus Symphony Conn Selmer Costume Holiday House Crowne Excellence DeMoulin Brothers & Company Denison University Diamond Fundraising Eastman Music Company Educational Tours Inc. EPN Travel Services / Festivals of Music / Music In The Parks FJM, Inc. Flat for Education Foertmeyer and Sons Greenhouse Company Fox Products Corporation Fruhauf Uniforms fullScale Media Garlinger Batons GIA Publications Great Day! Tours & Charter Bus Service Guardian Travel Group Guitar Ensemble Method Hal Leonard Hang Ups Jewelry Designs Heidelberg School of Music & Theatre Heritage Music Press Invention City Choral Festival Jazz Arts Group of Columbus Jupiter / Mapex / Majestic / Sonor Orff / Nuvo Instrumental Kaleidoscope Adventures Kauffman Travel Services Keiser Productions Kent State University Kincaid's Is Music, Inc. Leading Edge Fundraising Ludus MakeMusic, Inc. Malone University Marshall University McCourt's Music Group Messiah University Miami University Musical Adventures by Poppins Travel Company Music & Arts MusicFirst Musicians Repair Service Music Is Elementary Music Travel Consultants Music Will Muskingum University myblueboard Management App Noteworthy Tours Ohio Foundation for Music Education Ohio Northern University Ohio University School of Music Ohio Wesleyan University OMEA Adjudications OMEA – Trade Show Otterbein University Panyard, Inc. Pearl Percussion Pellegrino Music Center Peripole Music Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia – Province 3 Phoenix Music Center, LLC Premier Tour and Travel Purdue University Fort Wayne QuaverEd Rettig Music RHS Music Robert D. Mollard Royalton Music Center Sabian Percussion School of Music at West Virginia University Snap! Mobile Soaring Sounds Entertainment Solich Music Stanbury Uniforms, LLC Stanton’s Sheet Music St. Louis Music Stoller Fundraising Students On Broadway Summit Tour & Travel Sweetwater The College of Wooster The Dallas Brass The Loft Violin Shop The Ohio State University The University of Akron Tiffin University Tri-C Jazz Fest University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music University of Dayton University of Michigan – School of Music, Theatre & Dance University of Mount Union University of Toledo UR Tours and Events US Army Band Wenger Corporation West Liberty University West Music Co. Willis Music WorldStrides Wright State University Yamaha Youngstown State University