Donald Hill (8)

Donald (Don) Hill is a Composer, Arranger, Instructor, Judge and Director of Drum & Bugle Corps and Marching Bands. He began by marching with the Des Plaines Vanguard, and finished his marching experience with the La Crosse Blue Stars Drum And Bugle Corps in 1975. Don then taught the Blue Stars hornline for six years, eventually assuming arranging duties as well. Soon afterward, Don began his judging career, a career that included the honor of judging finals three times, and culminated in being named Brass and Music General Effect Caption Head for Drum Corps International (DCI), a position he held for seven years. Don then returned to drum corps as part of [a8440548] design team, serving as the brass arranger for their 2002 and 2003 seasons. In 2005, he served as a consultant to [a8440083]. Don served as the brass arranger for the Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps, from 2008 to 2111, and the Phantom Regiment (2) from 2012-2015. Don has been very active in the band field as well. He has held the position of Director of Bands at Plantation High School, Plantation, FL; as well as being an Associate Director at Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, FL. Don has had marching band arrangements published by Hal Leonard, Inc., and has arranged for many top-level high school competitive marching bands, including five [a8078459] Grand National Champions: Plymouth-Canton 1999, LD Bell 2007, Broken Arrow 2011, The Woodlands 2013, and Broken Arrow 2015. He has also judged extensively in the United States and Japan. Donald has been a member of The American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) since 1994, and six times has received recognition from the ASCAP Special Awards Panel for his original works. His concert band pieces have been performed throughout the United States as well as in Japan and Australia. He is published by Great Works, Inc. and Ludwig Music Publishing Company.