David Hosley has conducted the University at Albany Jazz
Ensemble for the past twenty years and also given trumpet lessons at SUNY
Albany. Mr. Hosley recently retired from teaching instrumental music in the
East Greenbush Central School District for over thirty years.
He received his Bachelor of Music from the Crane School of
Music at SUNY Potsdam and his Master of Science in Music Education from The
College of Saint Rose in Albany. Mr. Hosley is a member of the International
Trumpet Guild, New York State School Music Association, and MENC: The National
Association for Music Education.
Mr. Hosley has performed with the Joey Thomas Band and the
Dyanne Marlowe Big Band of the Northeast on trumpet and piano and has been a
studio musician for Spectrum Studios in Lanesboro, MA. He received an award
from the BET Jazz Channel for jazz instrumental performance with the Joe Finn
Jazz Quartet. Mr. Hosley has appeared as a guest conductor for the Rensselaer
County High School Jazz Ensemble. He continues to perform on a regular basis
with his own band, Top Shelf, and the Dominant Five Brass Quintet.
Susan Wheeler, French horn, has taught band, chorus, and general music for the Brittonkill, Guilderland, North Colonie, NY and Pittsfield, MA School Districts. Currently, she teaches privately. She performs with the Capital Region Wind Ensemble, the Dominant 5 Brass Quintet, and the Mohawk Horn Quartet.