Contemporary symphonic

9 MP3 Songs in this album (61:01) !
Related styles: CLASSICAL: Contemporary, CLASSICAL: Orchestral



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James L. Hosay

James L. Hosay was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, where he attended public school and began playing trumpet in the 6th grade. While playing in every ensemble he could, James was greatly influenced by Symphonic Band composers whoâs work he performed - Frank Erickson, Claude T. Smith, W. Francis McBeth, James Clifton Williams, Alfred Reed, Joseph W. Jenkins, and others, as well as all the great classical masters. It was during Jr. High School that James began writing arrangements for his school band and became interested in composition. After graduating from High School, he decided to join the Army as a Trumpet player and began what would become a 20 year military band career which culminated with obtaining the position of Staff Arranger/Composer for The United States Army Band (Pershingâs Own) in Washington, DC. During his tenure with the U.S. Army Band, James Hosay wrote arrangements for numerous celebrity recording artists, including Patti LaBell, Amy Grant, Reba McEntire, and Lee Greenwood. Quite often, his original music was performed for U.S. and foreign dignitaries, foreign heads of State, and the President of the United States. His tour of duty spanned the administrations of Presidents Carter through Clinton. Upon retiring from the Army in 1999, Master Sergeant Hosay received his second Meritorious Service Medal. For the past 10 years, James L. Hosay has been an exclusive Composer, Arranger, and Play-Along CD Producer for CURNOW MUSIC PRESS and DE HASKE PUBLICATIONS, publishing over 75 original works and arrangements, and producing dozens of Play-Along CDs. He has produced several Symphonic Band recordings, including two CDs for the prestigious United States Continental Army Band at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He has written commissioned works for numerous organizations, including the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC, the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Band, the U.S. Naval Academy Band, the U.S. Continental Army Band, the Virginia Music Educators Association, and most recently, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. For the past five years, Mr. Hosay has served as an adjudicator for Spectrum Festivals, judging performances of bands and orchestras from all over the country. James L. Hosay resides once more in the greater Hampton Roads area, in the beautiful and peaceful city of Chesapeake, Virginia, where he finds much inspiration for life and music.