DEREK M. JENKINS – COMPOSER​

The American Prize Winner

21 November 2024

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Dreams of America has been named winner of the Marian Anderson Award for Social Justice (Professional Division) of The American Prize. A big thank you to Helen Harrelson and the National Youth Brass Band of America for commissioning the piece and to Fountain City Brass Band for their fantastic premiere in September 2022!

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The American Prize Finalist

2 May 2024

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Remnants has just been named a finalist in the Composition - Instrumental Chamber Music (Professional Division) Category of The American Prize. Winners will be announced soon.

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Missouri Western State University

22 April 2024

Jenkins has accepted a position as Associate Professor of Music Theory at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, MO to begin this coming fall. Go Griffs!

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The American Prize Finalist

9 April 2024

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Of Vigils and Storms has just been named a finalist in the Composition - Orchestra Music (Professional Division) Category of The American Prize. Winners will be announced soon.

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The American Prize Finalist

26 March 2024

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Dreams of America has just been named a finalist in the Composition - Band/Wind Ensemble (Professional Division) Category of The American Prize. Winners will be announced soon.

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2024 College Music Society's South Central Conference

15 December 2023

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Remnants was selected for performance at the 2024 College Music Society's South Central Conference. The conference will take place 14-16 March 2024 at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith in Fort Smith, AR. More information can be found here.

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2024 College Music Society's Mid-Atlantic Conference

14 December 2023

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Rock Bottom was selected for performance at the 2024 College Music Society's Mid-Atlantic Conference. The conference will take place 6-7 April 2024 at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. More information can be found here.

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RED NOTE Composition Competition

10 December 2023

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Eosphorus: The Morning Star was named a finalist in the 2024 RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition. More information can be found here.

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2024 College Music Society's Northeast Conference

5 December 2023

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Rock Bottom was selected for performance at the 2024 College Music Society's Northeast Conference. The conference will take place 23-24 March 2024 at Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA. More information can be found here.

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2024 College Music Society's Southern Conference

21 November 2023

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Remnants was selected for performance at the 2024 College Music Society's Southern Conference. The conference will take place 22-24 February 2024 at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. More information can be found here.

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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.

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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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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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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 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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