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David Holsinger was born in Hardin, Missouri, December 26, 1945. His compositions have won four major competitions, including a two time ABA Ostwald Award. His compositions have also been finalists in both the DeMoulin and Sudler competitions. He holds degrees from Central Methodist College, Fayette, Missouri, and Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg. Holsinger has completed course work for DMA at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. The composer has been honored by Gustavus Adolphus College with the awarding of an Honorary Doctorate for lifetime achievement in composition and the Gustavus Fine Arts Medallion, the divisions highest honor, designed and sculpted by renowned artist, Paul Granlund. After 16 years of service to Shady Grove Church, Grand Prairie, Texas, as Composer-in-Residence, Holsinger and his wife, Winona, now call Cleveland, Tennessee home, where the composer serves as Director of the Lee University Wind Ensemble. From this beautiful area in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Holsinger continues to travel extensively as a conductor and clinician throughout the United States.
Compositions
Hero Music Summer to Fall: A Love Song A Jolly Walk in Hibbertland A Little Adventure Music A Little Mystery Music A Song of Moses Abram's Pursuit Adagio American Faces At the Strongholds of En Gedi Ballet Exaltare Ballet Sacra Battle Music Chase, The Cityscape I Cityscape II Consider the Uncommon Man Deerpath Dances Every Morning New Falcon Attack Fanfare for Brass and Timpani Fanfare for the Glorious Naycart Fantasy on a Gaelic Hymnsong Festiva Jubiloso Gathering of the Ranks at Hebron, The Gmyway's Revenge (Suite for Symphonic Band) Helm Toccata Homage: Three Tapestries Hopak Raskolniki (A Dance for the Old Believers) In Praise of Gentle Pioneers Little Fantasy on an American Hymn March on a Russian Hymnsong On A Childhood Sunday Song On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss (String Orchestra) On Ancient Hymns and Festal Dances On the Cul-De-Sac, Three O'Clock, Friday Afternoon On the Grand Prairie Texas One Day, In a Small Town ... Prairie Dances Praises 1 Praises 2 Praises 3 & 4 Praises 5 & 6 Pride of Buxmont, The Providence Unfinished Riding with the Frontier Battalion Scootin' on Hardrock! Scrappy Bumptoe's Picture Cards & Ragtag Diary Silver Celebration Overture Sinfonia Voci (I Sing the Mighty Power of God) Symphonic Movement Texas Promenade 'Til His Hand Grew Tired and Froze to the Sword To Tame the Perilous Skies Two Wedding Marches (for Brass Quintet) Von Grrrhart's 613th Regimental March War Trilogy: 1971 Winter DancesMeet the Holsinger children:
Havendance Nilesdance GraysondanceHolsinger's Hymnsong Series
On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss On a Hymnsong of Robert Lowry On a Southern Hymnsong On an American SpiritualHolsinger's Canterbury Series
These easy little works by Holsinger are delightful to play, interesting for audiences, educationally sound and musically really nice. They can be played singly or all together, and in any order.
Fort Canterbury March Lake Canterbury Regatta March of the Combat Patrol Scaling the North Wall Case of the Mysterious Stranger, The