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This website is currently under construction. In the meantime, please feel free to meet the founder below and browse through the Key of Steam archives.

Meet the Founder

Marcy Holub, BME

Marcy is from Jerseyville, Illinois and has been involved in music most of her life. Starting on piano in 3rd grade (1993), Marcy began clarinet in 5th grade band (1995) and added other instruments during college, including saxophone (2004), flute (2006), percussion (2008), guitar (2012), melodica (2014), and ukulele (2018). Since 2004, she has taught many private lessons on these instruments, as well as a few voice lessons. In 2008, she earned an Associate in Arts and an Associate in Fine Arts from Lewis and Clark Community College and a Bachelor of Music Education from Greenville College in 2010. She furthered her music education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2011-2012) and studied Music Therapy at Maryville University (2012-2017).

From 2013-2022, Marcy taught various classes for Providence Fine Arts Center, Inc. (a homeschool organization in Ferguson, Missouri), including Intermediate Orchestra, Advanced Orchestra (Assistant), Percussion, Guitar, Stomp, Ukulele, and Ensemble. Through the years, she has instructed woodwind sectionals for both The Alton Youth Symphony (2007-2014) and Orchestrating Diversity in St. Louis, Missouri (2017-2018), as well as volunteered for Vacation Bible School at Delhi Baptist Church and Alton Baptist Church (2004-2008). She has performed in various ensembles at Lewis and Clark Community College (2004-2015); the annual spring musicals in Calhoun County and The Alton Municipal Band (2005-2018); The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Big Band in Clarinda, Iowa (2006-2019); Pirates, Inc. (2015-2017); and her own Key of Steam since 2014. Marcy is currently teaching private lessons at Halpin Music Company, where she has taught various instruments since 2010 and was employed 2018-2020, assisting with their Kidzrock music program.

Marcibel is ready for performance day at the 43rd Annual Glenn Miller Festival!

Marcibel and Lord Naipo at breakfast….awaiting the others and our mini morning show ;)

Marcibel dialing Pennsylvania 6-5000 ;)

Marcibel met several Glenn Miller fans and performers at the festival! Here she is with Tom Daugherty, director of The Tom Daugherty Orchestra, as well as The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Big Band which performs every year after musicians from across the U.S. (and sometimes globe) meet a few hours for 1 rehearsal the day before their show!

Marcibel with Jarrod Harrah, another member of both The Tom Daugherty Orchestra and The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Big Band.

Marcibel with Doug Horne, another member of The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Big Band.

Marcibel and Agent Owl in the “green room” hallway!

Lord Naipo and Agent Owl on stage during sound check!

Lord Naipo is all set up and ready for the show!

Owl’s stage selfie :P

Owl and Quasimodo backstage ;)

Owl’s aerial or bird’s eye view ;)

Stage is all setup.

Curtains closed.

It’s almost time! Back to the “green room” ;)

Key of Steam is ready to perform!

Lord Naipo enters for his “Hitchcock” monologue.

Marcibel joins Naipo……confused.

Marcibel stops for a quick pose during her umbrella routine.

The gang’s all here! Let the show commence :D

Owl selfie.

Band selfie with the audience after “Smile” ;)

Band stage view.

Audience close-up ;)

Marcibel and Aldus with Marvin Negley, president of The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society and Hideomi Aoki, Japanese contributor who comes each year with whatever group comes from Japan. This year (and most years) The Tamana High School Girls Band….they were all quite enamored of Marcibel :P

Marcibel and Aldus with Pat Bogdanski, who served our meals, and Angela Green, who mostly sold merchandise, but also helped us with a few issues ;)

Marcibel and Aldus with 2 more members of The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Big Band (Chris Gardner, left; Tom Ives, right) and their wives (Cheryl, left). Chris was also the videographer for our show, as well as every other show at the festival! He definitely kept busy haha Once we have had a chance to critique our performance, you should be seeing some video shortly ;)

Marcibel and Aldus with Cary Hahn, announcer for The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Big Band and technically regarded as the “MC” of the festival…..he even introduced us before our show ;)

Marcibel and Aldus with Manami MurakamiHaraguchi, who assisted the board president during the festival.

Marcibel with none other than Bill Baker from the Netherlands! He has performed with The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Big Band in years past, but this year, he performed with his own: Bill Baker’s Big Band.

Marcibel with Steve Neve, another member of The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society Big Band……and his wife, whose name will (hopefully) be added later :/ :(