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Jack Wilds
Biography
Jack Wilds (b. 1986) is an American composer and educator.
Mr. Wilds received his Bachelor of Music Studies from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin. During this time, he studied composition with Dr. Donald Grantham and arranging with Professor Glenn Richter. He also studied composition with Michael Ippolito at Texas State University, and is completing [2022] his DMA from the University of Texas.
Mr. Wilds’ music for band is published by the FJH Music Company and Grand Mesa Music. Two of his recent band compositions were selected for the 2013 J.W. Pepper Editor’s Choice List, and they have been performed at festivals and U.I.L competitions across the state. His trombone ensemble composition, Leviathan, was performed at the 2013 International Trombone Festival.
In addition to his work as a composer, Mr. Wilds Jack is a lecturer at Texas State University, where he teaches composition, music theory, ear training, and music technology courses. He is also the co-director of music at First Presbyterian Church in San Marcos. He is an active clinician and adjudicator with regular engagements countrywide. He was formerly an assistant band director at Jack C. Hays High School in Buda, Texas.
Works for Winds
- Across the Serengeti (2016)
- And Sail Away (2017)
- Bold
- Bravado Tango (2015)
- Cassini's Dive (2021)
- Christus Factus Est (as transcriber) (1884/2018)
- Circle of Wagons (2013)
- Come Down Rain (2018)
- Crowns of Glory (2020)
- Dance Slav (2018)
- Everybody Sang (2019)
- Foiled Again! (2014)
- Laniakea (2016)
- Leading Light (2022)
- Legacy Fanfare (2016)
- Monumental Triumph
- Moon Over Half Dome (2019/2021)
- On the Kerry Shore (2017)
- On the Wing (2014)
- Palo Duro Sunrise (2015)
- Passage of Arms (2013)
- Queen Anne’s Revenge (2013)
- Ruins of Tulum (2013)
- Scenes from the American West (2018)
- Solstice Dance (2015)
- The Spirit of Cashel (2019)
- Spellbound (2016)
- A Swashbuckling Christmas (2017)
- Symphony No.1 (2022)
- ¡Viva! (2017)
- Wellspring (2020)
- Whirling Novas (2015)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Jack Wilds." Accessed 3 December 2014
- Jack Wilds Music Accessed 2 August 2021
- Williams, Shiree X. "Scenes from the American West." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 12, Compiled and edited by Andrew Trachsel, 263-270. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2021.