DEREK M. JENKINS – COMPOSER​

Remnants named finalist in Carlos Guastavino International Composition Competition

2 September 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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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