Santa Clara County Honor Band

For more than five decades, the Santa Clara County Honor Band has had the honor of working with many of the top wind band conductors and educators from California and around the United States.

Year   Conductor

2011    Dr. Paula Holcomb, State University of New York

2010    Dr. Ryan Nelson, Northwestern University

2009    Dr. Larry Stoffel, CSU Northridge

2008    Dr. Timothy Mahr, St. Olaf College - MN

Commission:

2007    Timothy Salzman, University of Washington

2006    Jerry Junkin, University of Texas - Austin

2005    Robert Ponto, University of Oregon

2004    Dr. Eric Hammer, University of the Pacific

2003    Dr. Edward C. Harris, San Jose State University

2002    Dr. Mallory Thompson, Northwestern Univ.

2001    Dr. Larry Sutherland, CSU Fresno

2000   Dr. Thomas Lee, UCLA

1999    Dr. Jack Stamp

Commission: "Past time"

1998    Timothy M. Smith, CSU Hayward

1997    Dr. Eric Eric Hammer, University of the Pacific

1996    Dr. Edward C. Harris, SCU Stanislaus

1995    William V. Johnson, Cal Poly San Louis Obispo

1994    Captain Philip  Carl Chevallard

1993    Dr. Mitchell Fennell, CSU Fullerton

1992    Dr. Tony Mazzaferro, Fullerton College

1991    Timothy M. Smith, CSU Hayward

1990    Robert Halseth, University of the Pacific

1989    Dr. Vernon B. Read, San Jose State University

1988    Dr. Thomas Lee, UCLA

1987    Dr. David Whitwell, CSU Northridge

1986    Dr. Edward C. Harris, CSU Stanislaus

1985    Darrell Johnston

1984    L. Leroy Roach

1983    Eugene Corporon, University Northern Colorado

1982    William V. Johnson, Cal Poly San Louis Obispo

1981    P. Carl Chevallard, US Air Force

1980    Marvin Nelson

1979    Daniel Hiestand

1978    Larry G. Curtis, CSU Long Beach

1977    Dr. David Whitwell, CSU Northridge

1976    Dr. David Baskervill

1975    Dr. Brent Heisinger, San Jose State University

1974    David S. Goedecke, University of the Pacific

1973    Dr. David Andre

1972    Dr. James Neilson, Leblanc

1971    Benton Minor, CSU Fullerton

1970    Harold Arnoldi, Wayne State University, MI

1969    Eugene Graves

1968    Norman J. Hunt, CSU Sacramento & BYU

1967    Clarence Sawhill, UCLA

1966    Clement Hutchnison

1965    Hugh E. McMillen, University of Colorado

1964    Randal Spicer

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Dr. Paula Holcomb

State University of NY

Director of Bands

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.