Composer/Arranger
www.DavidvonKampen.com

Composer from Lincoln, Nebraska. 2015 MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year. 2014 San Francisco Choral Artists New Voices Project winner, three-time winner of  Vancouver Chamber Choir Young Composers Competition, 6-time Downbeat Award winner, ASCAP Young Jazz Composer, and the recipient of the 2013 Cius Award from the University of Kansas School of Music. Over 50 choral and instrumental pieces published with Walton, G. Schirmer, Boosey and Hawkes, Concordia Publishing House, and others. Directs the Vocal Jazz Ensemble and teaches theory at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, instructor of composition at Concordia Nebraska, and directs choirs at Christ Lutheran Church in Lincoln.

I give people experiences by writing music that (I hope) they want to hear again and again. Primarily I write music for films, media, choirs, and wind ensemble.

I am a Nebraska native, growing up in Bellevue and attending Bellevue West High School. After high school, I attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a Regent Scholar and graduated with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Instrumental Performance on Euphonium under Craig Fuller. From there I remained at UNL to earn my Master of Music Degree in Composition under the guidance of Dr. Eric Richards. During my six years at UNL I was a part of many organizations, including Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia-Upsilon Chapter, Golden Key International Honour Society, Pi Kappa Lambda-Beta Chapter, and Society of Composers, Inc.-UNL Chapter. I also hold a Master of Science Degree in Nonprofit Administration from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, and am the co-founder of the Arbor Arts Collective nonprofit in Nebraska.

Aside from performing with many groups at the university, I was also a member of the Crossmen Drum and Bugle Corps for three years as well as a member of their instructional staff for one year. Over the years I have also helped teach the bands at Lincoln Southeast High School, was an Adjunct Instructor in Music at Nebraska Wesleyan University, a subsitute teacher for Lincoln Public Schools, and the Director of Instrumental Activities at Midland University. I have also previously served as the instrumental music instructor and associate dean at Central Community College. I am currently working as an administrator for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in addition to arts involvement in the RVA community. 

I am a member of ASCAP as a composer and publisher.

Doctoral student at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Adjunct instructor of Saxophone and Director of Jazz at Doane College (Crete, NE)

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