Donald Hunsberger

Donald Hunsberger is best known as the conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, a group he led from 1965-2002. Hunsberger conducted this internationally famous student wind band in countless concerts, including 100 premieres, and made numerous recordings with them for Sony Classical, Mercury, CBS Masterworks, DG, Decca, and other major labels. Many consider Hunsberger one of the key figures in the development of wind band music and performance in the 20th century. He made numerous arrangements of popular orchestral works for wind band, including colorfully scored renditions of ...