# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/donald-hunsberger
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:28:59.004Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/donald-hunsberger"
name: "Donald Hunsberger"
slug: "donald-hunsberger"
description: "Donald Ross Hunsberger  was an American conductor and arranger. He served as the conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble from 1965 until 2002. He also held the position of Professor of conducting at the Eastman School of Music. Generally regarded as a key contributor to the rise of the modern wind ensemble in the twentieth century, Hunsberger's notable contributions include conducting, recording, and arranging music for winds. He was also a member of the United States Marine Band during the 1950s."
tagline: "American conductor (1932–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Donald_R._Hunsberger%2C_USMC.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1932-08-02"
deathDate: "2023-11-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.8
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.207956
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3144833/"
    handle:    "nm3144833"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.esm.rochester.edu/faculty/?id=42"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
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    title: "Donald Hunsberger"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Hunsberger"
    title: "Donald Hunsberger"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%84%EB%84%90%EB%93%9C_%ED%97%8C%EC%8A%A4%EB%B2%84%EA%B1%B0"
    title: "도널드 헌스버거"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Hunsberger"
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  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%94%90%E8%AB%BE%C2%B7%E6%BC%A2%E6%96%AF%E6%9F%8F%E6%A0%BC"
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  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0e404a1c-ddaa-41b9-a36c-7f549fd21cd2"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2106324"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump