Bio:
Dr. Paula 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. Under her direction at Central
College, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Symphonic Band toured
internationally to Canada, Europe, and Mexico and performed at Alice
Tully Hall of New York City's Lincoln Center. 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.
Dr. Holcomb is former assistant horn of the Des Moines Symphony and past
president of the Iowa Music Educators Association. Recently, she was
presented with the A. Frank Miller award from Kappa Kappa Psi, served on
the Council and Artistic Planning Conference Committee for the World
Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, serving on the board of
the Conductors Guild and is currently Northeastern Division
President-elect of the College Band Directors National Association.
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