03/24/2026
🎉Congratulations to David Kissinger who has been named the Runner-Up Winner of the 2nd annual Iowa Bands Young Artist Competition. David was the winner of our 2025 IOWinds Alliance Brass Extravaganza Young Artist Competition in the 11-12th grade category. Way to go, David!
David Kissinger has been named the Runner-Up Winner of the 2nd annual Iowa Bands Young Artist Competition. David is a talented young musician who has had a strong interest in music for most of his life. His first formal training began on piano, and he soon expanded his training to include the horn, electric guitar, and drums. Now primarily a hornist, David has seen a lot of success in his music career to date. Perhaps his biggest accolade, David was recently accepted to the World Youth Wind Symphony at the Interlochen Arts Camp, the nation’s premier summer arts program for high school students.
David, a junior at Algona High School, was the principal hornist in the 2024 Iowa All-State Orchestra. He played third horn in the 2025 All-State Orchestra and first horn in the 2023 All-State Band. He has also participated in a number of regional honor bands, filling the role of principal horn. As a soloist, David was the winner of the 2025 IOWinds Alliance Brass Extravaganza Young Artist Competition in the 11-12th grade category, and he also earned an Outstanding Performance Award at the 2025 IHSMA State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival.
David is involved in every instrumental music activity available at Algona High School. The Algona High School Band was selected as the 2026 High School Class 3A Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference Honor Band. He played drums in the jazz band and was also this year’s featured jazz soloist on piano. David is a member of the Fort Dodge Area Symphony, playing fourth horn. David studies horn with Kathy Yoakam and Josh Johnson. Outside of school, David often serves as an electric guitarist and singer on the worship team at Grace Church.
David will be featured with the Concert Band at 7:30PM on Monday, April 27. He will perform Adagio and Allegro, op. 70 by Robert Schumann.
