This text is the fifth in a five-volume series on major contemporary composers and their works for wind band. This volume contains rare 'behind-the-notes' perspectives drawn from personal interviews with the composers named below. An excellent resource for conductors, composers or enthusiasts who wish to gain a more comprehensive musical understanding of the composers' training, compositional approach, musical influences and interpretive ideas.
William Bolcom Andrew Boysen, Jr. Steven Bryant David Dzubay Chen Qian Adam Gorb Jennifer Higdon John Mackey Jonathan Newman Carter Pann Christopher Rouse Rolf Rudin