An Evaluation of Compositions for Wind-Band According to Specific Criteria of Serious Artistic Merit: A Replication and Update

 

Jay W. Gilbert, D.M.

Doane College, Crete, Nebraska U.S.A.

Evaluators selected for the 1992 study

An important task in replicating this study was to indentify a group of knowledgeable individuals to indentify compositions on A List of Compositions for Wind-Band which meet the Criteria for Serious Artistic Merit college wind conducting profession was again asked to nominate individuals who were recognized for their knowledge of wind-band repertoire. Of the 354 letters of solicitation sent out, 203 responses were received. A total of 252 band directors were nominated to be evaluators. Several individuals received multiple votes and the following gentlemen received a significant endorsement from the profession and became the evaluation team for the replication study:

 

Frank Battisti        Eugene Corporon        Ray Cramer

James Croft        Stanley DeRusha     Howard Dunn

Richard Floyd        Donald Hunsberger    Mark Kelly

Craig Kirchhoff      Allan McMurray     John P. Paynter

Jerry Junkin           Larry Rachleff    H. Robert Reynolds

James Smith        Richard Strange     Myron Welch

David Whitwell     Frank Wickes

 

 


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