Derek M. Jenkins - Composer

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2023 Society of Composers, Inc. Online National Conference

21 May 2023

Unfinished List of the Things I Love was accepted for performance in June as part of the 2023 SCI Online National Conference.

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2023 New Music on the Bayou Festival

28 March 2023

Unfinished List of the Things I Love was accepted for performance in May at the 2023 New Music on the Bayou Festival in Ruston and Monroe, LA.

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Finalist, A-State Faculty Award for Emerging Scholarship

17 March 2023

Jenkins was named the College of Liberal Arts and Communication's finalist for Arkansas State University's Faculty Award for Emerging Scholarship. Winners to be announced later in the semester.

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2023 SCI Region V Conference

13 March 2023

Remnants was accepted for performance in November at the 2023 SCI Region V Conference at Ohio University in Athens, OH.

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Coaching at University of Tennessee at Martin

27 February 2023

Jenkins with the University of Tennessee at Martin Wind Ensemble as they rehearsed We Seven for their concert in March.

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Rock Bottom named semi-finalist in Petrichor International Music Competition

7 February 2023

Rock Bottom for Wind Ensemble was named a semi-finalist in the 2022 Petrichor International Music Competition hosted by Petrichor Records.

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We Seven won First Prize in Dresdner Bläserphilharmonie's Winds Composition Contest Saxony

9 November 2022

We Seven for Wind Ensemble has won First Prize in the Dresdner Bläserphilharmonie's Winds Composition Contest Saxony I Edition. It will be performed by the Dresdner Bläserphilharmonie in Dresden, Germany in 2023.

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Rock Bottom won First Place in WASBE Competition

21 July 2022

Rock Bottom for Wind Ensemble has won First Place in the 3rd Annual World Association for Symphony Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) Composition Competition. It was performed at the WASBE Convention in Prague, Czech Republic on July 21, 2022.

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Pieces for brass band now also available through BrookWright Music

9 May 2022

Jenkins's music for brass band (Boreas: The North Wind, Dreams of America, Kolo, and We Seven) is now available in partnership with BrookWright Music, in addition to being available directly from Jenkins via Square. Click here for more information. Looking forward to working with BrookWright Music!