How a Toledo pianist became a U.S. Marine bassoonist [Image 3 of 3]

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JAPAN

03.01.2017

Photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Sgt. Nathan R. Gembreska, a native of Toledo, Ohio, brought home a flyer for piano lessons at age seven and decided to begin his musical career as a pianist. Throughout middle and high school, he picked up the alto saxophone, piccolo, and bassoon and competed throughout the state. Gembreska joined the Marine Corps in 2013 as a bassoonist. He is currently with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band in Okinawa, Japan. “Seventeen years later, here I am,” said Gembreska. “Because of that [decision], I’m playing the bassoon in the Marine Corps.” (Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kathy Nunez)

• Date Taken: 03.01.2017
• Date Posted: 03.03.2017 01:24
• Photo ID: 3200944
• VIRIN: 170301-M-AD571-003
• Resolution: 5323x3548
• Size: 10.26 MB
• Location: CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, JP
• Hometown: TOLEDO, OH, US