Information of visiting guest conductor for HKIBF Fair Band
| Paula Holcomb | |
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Dr. Holcomb became Director of Bands at the State University of New York at
Fredonia in 1999 after being Director of Bands for 20 years at Central
College in Pella, Iowa. At SUNY Fredonia, Dr. Holcomb oversees an extensive
band program consisting of four concert bands while she conducts the Wind
Ensemble and musicals. In addition, she initiated the Master of Music in
Conducting degree program and teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting.
Highly sought after as an adjudicator and guest conductor, Dr. Holcomb has
conducted bands and orchestras in 39 states, South America, Australia,
Mexico, Europe, and Canada. She has presented Conducting Symposiums in
Canada, South America, Australia and the United States. Her portfolio included former assistant horn of the Des Moines Symphony; past president of the Iowa Music Educators Association; member of the Council and Artistic Planning Conference Committee for the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, board member of the Conductors Guild and is currently Northeastern Division President-elect of the College Band Directors National Association. Recently, she was presented with the A. Frank Miller award from Kappa Kappa Psi. |
