James L. Hosay composer / arranger

James Hosay is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, but has spent most of his life in his adopted state of Virginia. While growing up in Norfolk, he studied trumpet and music theory in public school and with private instructors. At age 13 he began writing arrangements for his school band, and wrote his first original composition two years later.

After graduating from high school, he joined the military as a trumpet player, and attended the US Armed Forces School of Music. Having had little formal training, Mr. Hosay developed his composition and orchestration skills while serving as a music copyist for the US Army Band (Pershing's Own), in Washington, DC, taking advantage of the opportunity to study the techniques used by top quality arrangers.

In 1991, he obtained his current position of Arranger/Composer for the US Army Band,
competing against a large field of civilian and military writers. Hosay currently resides in
Reston, Virginia, and writes music for concert band and brass band exclusively for publication by CURNOW MUSIC PRESS.