David E. Leithmann has been an orchestra director and string teacher for over 35 years, and his distinguished and dedicated service to music education has encompassed the public schools, the collegiate level, the community and professional organizations. Orchestra director and string teacher in the Hempfield School District for thirty years, he developed the Hempfield High School Orchestra into one of the best in Pennsylvania. In 1992, Mr. Leithmann was presented the "Outstanding School Educator Award" by the Pennsylvania/Delaware String Teachers Association.

Since 1974 he has served on the faculty of Eliizabethtown College. During that time, he has been conductor of the College-Community Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra, Adjunct Professor of Violin and Viola, and String Ensemble Director.

The Lancaster County Youth Symphony appointed him Conductor and Music Director in 1985. In 1989, the orchestra was presented the "Citation of Excellence" by the National Federation of Music Clubs. In 1993 Mr. Leithmann was presented the "Keystone Salute," by the Pennsylvania Federation of Music Clubs, for his "distinguished service to music and outstanding contribution to the civic and cultural life of our great city, state and nation." He has been honored to be elected as President of the Pennsylvania/Delaware String Teachers Association, and the Lancaster-Lebanon Counties Music Educators Association.

Mr. Leithmann is also Director of the Lancaster County Music Camp at Elizabethtown College, and also appears frequently as a guest conductor, string clinician, and festival adjudicator. He was recently appointed Director of the "Music in the Schools Program" and he is the Music Director of the Sinfonietta of Lancaster, as well as a faculty member of the Lancaster Conservatory of Music. Mr. Leithmann was honored as "Outstanding String Educator" in 1992 by PADESTA.

A native Philadelphian, he holds B.S. and M. Ed. degrees from West Chester University and Peabody Institute. He is a member of the Pennsylvania-Delaware String Teachers Association, the National School Orchestra Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the American Association of University Professors, and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 294.