13 Facts About David Holsinger

David Rex Holsinger is an American composer and conductor writing primarily for concert band.

In February 1992, David Holsinger guest conducted the District VI Symphonic Band in Virginia.

In February 2009, David Holsinger conducted the District VIII Symphonic Band in Virginia.

In February 2015, David Holsinger guest conducted the "Tennessee Band" in the 36th West Virginia University Invitational High School Honor Bands.

David Holsinger currently serves as the conductor of the Lee University Wind Ensemble at Lee University, Cleveland, Tennessee.

In July 2015, David Holsinger suffered two strokes while he was in New Orleans conducting the Phi Mu Alpha International Honors Band at their convention.

David Holsinger was then moved to Siskin Rehabilitation Hospital where he received physical therapy.

David Holsinger soon returned home and back to teaching at Lee University, although on a limited schedule, with his recovery going well.

In January 2019, David Holsinger conducted the Louisiana District VI Senior High Honor Band.

David Holsinger has served as Visiting Composer in Residence at many American colleges or universities, and held the Acuff Chair of Excellence in the Creative Arts at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee.

Compositions by David Holsinger receiving outstanding reviews include The Easter Symphony, a three-movement, 55-minute chorale symphony based on the Passion of Christ and commissioned by The Gustavus Band in 1995, and To Tame the Perilous Skies, commissioned by the US Air Force Tactical Air Command Band.

David Holsinger's works have been very popular in the world of drum and bugle corps since the 1987 Cavaliers first put "Liturgical Dances" on the field.

David Holsinger then provided the compositions for the Cadets' 1993 gold medal win with In the Spring, at the Time When Kings Go Off to War, Ballet Sacra, and On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss, defeating the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps by only one-tenth of a point.