Adrian Holton is seventh Music Director and Principal Conductor of the National Concert Band of America, and currently serves as a trumpeter with the The United States Air Force (USAF) Band Ceremonial Brass in Washington, D.C.  He is also an adjunct faculty member and Assistant Director of the Maryland Band Director’s Band at Montgomery College. 

Mr. Holton’s military career began in 2012 as a trumpeter with the USAF Academy Band in Colorado Springs, CO, where he performed with the Concert Band, Marching Band, and Stellar Brass.  He also served as the Music Director and Conductor of both the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Orchestra and Colorado Springs Brass, and guest conducted the United States Air Force Academy Band and its members on multiple occasions. Additionally, he was a conducting fellow for the Inaugural Reynolds Conducting Institute at the 2018 Midwest Clinic.

Mr. Holton has performed with the American Chamber Winds (European and Brazilian tours), Colorado Symphony, Summit Brass, Opera Colorado, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Colorado Springs Chamber Orchestra, Brass of the Potomac, Bloomington Camerata Orchestra, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic, and Gainesville Chamber Orchestra. He was a student musician at Walt Disney World, a member of the 2005 Collegiate All-Star Band, toured Japan twice with Broadway shows, Blast! and Blast II: MIX, and spent two years performing aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships. Adrian has recorded CD’s with the Colorado Symphony, American Chamber Winds, Brass of the Potomac, and the USAF Academy Band.

As an educator, Mr. Holton led masterclasses or clinics at the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute, Salvation Army Music Camp, Conservatório de Tatuí (Brazil), University of Colorado Boulder, University of Minnesota, Montana State University Billings, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Dickinson State University, and Lebanon Valley College.  He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Florida and a Master of Music degree from Indiana University. His primary teachers include John Rommel, Gary Langford, Roger Steward, and Shanti Simon.