Thereafter he was an educator at Ashland College, Ohio, and Denison University and a freelance composer and musician. As a teacher for jazz studies and saxophone, he was affiliated with the State University of Plymouth, New Hampshire.
He also played with the Kennedy Center Orchestra, at Walt Disney World, and in Las Vegas and performed as a soloist on many woodwind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet and saxophone). As a composer, Schlabach wrote works for symphonic band, jazz ensembles, chamber music ensembles and soloists.
He also played with the Kennedy Center Orchestra, at Walt Disney World, and in Las Vegas and performed as a soloist on many woodwind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet and saxophone). As a composer, Schlabach wrote works for symphonic band, jazz ensembles, chamber music ensembles and soloists.