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Download the AFTERWORD from It's All About HYMN
Download a SAMPLE CHAPTER from It's All About HYMN
Download the AFTERWORD from Instrumental Influences
Download a SAMPLE CHAPTER from Instrumental Influences
Visit the Kings Crown Publishing website to read about Donn's books.
Church Musician
Donn began participating as a church musician in junior high school in Ft. Lauderdale, FL where he sang in the choir for Grace Brethren Church. While in high school, he and three other church/high school friends formed the Christian folk/gospel music quartet, The Young People, performing in churches around south Florida and at revivals and conferences around the state of Florida. A former lead guitarist with praise and worship bands at previous churches, Donn now performs classical guitar arrangements of sacred music in houses of worship around the country.
Classical Guitarist
Donn received his first guitar at age 5, and began studying classical guitar at age 12, though he quickly gravitated to playing in bands in his teen years. Throughout Donn's professional career, he continued to pursue his interest and passion with the classical guitar. Donn has studied with renowned classical guitarist/teachers Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo (currently professor of guitar at Southern Mississippi State University), Dr. Adam Holzman (NAXOS label recording artist and founder and department chair of the classical guitar department at The University of Texas at Austin), and Dr. Matthew Hinsley, executive director of the Austin Classical Guitar Society, where Donn served as a board member from 2004 - 2006. In addition, he has had lessons with lutenist and Grammy-Award winner Ronn McFarlane, virtuoso Ana Vidovic, and former Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Competition winner, Mary Ackerman.
Download a SAMPLE CHAPTER from It's All About HYMN
Download the AFTERWORD from Instrumental Influences
Download a SAMPLE CHAPTER from Instrumental Influences
Visit the Kings Crown Publishing website to read about Donn's books.
Church Musician
Donn began participating as a church musician in junior high school in Ft. Lauderdale, FL where he sang in the choir for Grace Brethren Church. While in high school, he and three other church/high school friends formed the Christian folk/gospel music quartet, The Young People, performing in churches around south Florida and at revivals and conferences around the state of Florida. A former lead guitarist with praise and worship bands at previous churches, Donn now performs classical guitar arrangements of sacred music in houses of worship around the country.
Classical Guitarist
Donn received his first guitar at age 5, and began studying classical guitar at age 12, though he quickly gravitated to playing in bands in his teen years. Throughout Donn's professional career, he continued to pursue his interest and passion with the classical guitar. Donn has studied with renowned classical guitarist/teachers Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo (currently professor of guitar at Southern Mississippi State University), Dr. Adam Holzman (NAXOS label recording artist and founder and department chair of the classical guitar department at The University of Texas at Austin), and Dr. Matthew Hinsley, executive director of the Austin Classical Guitar Society, where Donn served as a board member from 2004 - 2006. In addition, he has had lessons with lutenist and Grammy-Award winner Ronn McFarlane, virtuoso Ana Vidovic, and former Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Competition winner, Mary Ackerman.
About Donn
Author
Donn is the author of the critically acclaimed It's All About HYMN: Essays on Reclaiming Sacred and Traditional Music for Worship (September 2008, Kings Crown Publishing), which was the WINNER of the 2011 Global eBook Award for Christian Non-Fiction, and the just-released Instrumental Influences: Reflections on the Classical Guitar from the Instrument's Most Influential Performers and Pedagogues (April 2011), which was the RUNNER-UP of the 2011 Global eBook Award for the Performing Arts.
A former NOAA oceanographer, exploration geologist for Phillips 66, and documentation manager for Motorola and Intel, Donn is also the author of more than 80 professional papers in the earth sciences, marketing, and technical communications as well as more than 800 general interest articles.
Donn is the author of the critically acclaimed It's All About HYMN: Essays on Reclaiming Sacred and Traditional Music for Worship (September 2008, Kings Crown Publishing), which was the WINNER of the 2011 Global eBook Award for Christian Non-Fiction, and the just-released Instrumental Influences: Reflections on the Classical Guitar from the Instrument's Most Influential Performers and Pedagogues (April 2011), which was the RUNNER-UP of the 2011 Global eBook Award for the Performing Arts.
A former NOAA oceanographer, exploration geologist for Phillips 66, and documentation manager for Motorola and Intel, Donn is also the author of more than 80 professional papers in the earth sciences, marketing, and technical communications as well as more than 800 general interest articles.
Author, Speaker, Church Musician, and Classical Guitarist
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