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NEWS
Remnants named finalist in Carlos Guastavino International Composition Competition
2 September 2023
Remnants was named a finalist in the 2023 Carlos Guastavino International Composition Competition sponsored by Sonus International Music Festival. The six finalist works will be performed as part of the festival at end of October.
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Unfinished List of the Things I Love selected for performance in Germany
17 July 2023
Unfinished List of the Things I Love was recently selected from a call for scores to be included on Gregory Wiest's upcoming program "What Will Be." The concert will take place in Munich, Germany during the 2023/2024 season. Click here for more info.
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Join the Gazing Earthward Consortium
12 July 2023
Dr. Corey Seapy, Director of Bands at the University of Central Missouri, is forming a consortium to commission Jenkins for a new work for wind ensemble. This new piece will be titled Gazing Earthward, and more information can be found here or by joining the Gazing Earthward Consortium.
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Two pieces named finalists in WASBE Competition
20 June 2023
Fountains and Solar Flare were both named finalists in the 4th Annual World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) Composition Competition (Category 1). The three finalist pieces will be performed at the WASBE Latin America Regional Conference in São Paulo, Brazil in July 2023.
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Promotion and Tenure
9 June 2023
Arkansas State University has announced that Jenkins has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure effective July 1, 2023. Click here for more info. Wolves Up!
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Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra Performance
9 May 2023
In April 2024, the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra will give the premiere of the orchestral version of We Seven. Click here for more info.
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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 worked 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 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 Bläserphilharmone'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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UPCOMING EVENTS
31 May 2023
Unfinished List of the Things I Love
Claire Vangelisti and Richard Seiler
2023 New Music on the Bayou Festival
Louisiana Tech University
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3 June 2023
Unfinished List of the Things I Love
Madeleine LaFollette and Michael McAndrew
2023 SCI Online National Conference
3:00pm, Online
Society of Composers, Inc. YouTube Channel
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7 July 2023
Fountains [Version for Concert Band]
Banda Sinfônica Municipal de Hortolândia
Marcio Beltrami, conductor
4th WASBE International Composition Contest (Category 1)
6:00pm, Teatro Municipal Adélia Lorenzetti
Lençóis Paulista, SP, Brazil
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7 July 2023
Solar Flare [Version for Concert Band]
Banda Sinfônica Municipal de Hortolândia
Marcio Beltrami, conductor
4th WASBE International Composition Contest (Category 1)
6:00pm, Teatro Municipal Adélia Lorenzetti
Lençóis Paulista, SP, Brazil
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28 September 2023
Fredonia Concert Band
Carrie Pawelski, conductor
8:00pm, King Concert Hall
State University of New York at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
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25 October 2023
University of Central Missouri Wind Ensemble
Corey Seapy, conductor
7:00pm, Hendricks Auditorium
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
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28-29 October 2023
Bruce Faske and Lauren Schack Clark (Pre-Recorded)
2023 SONUS International Music Festival
TBD, Online
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4 November 2023
Performers TBD
2023 SCI Region V Conference
2:30pm, First United Methodist Church
Athens, OH
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10 February 2024
Western University Symphonic Band
Shawn Chabot, conductor
3:00pm, Paul Davenport Theatre
Western University
London, ON, Canada
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13 April 2024
We Seven [Version for Orchestra, premiere]
Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra
William Intriligator, conductor
7:30pm, Cheyenne Civic Center
Cheyenne, WY