Jack Wilds

Jack Wilds

Biography

Jack Wilds (b. 1986) is an American composer and teacher.

He 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.

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 is an assistant band director at Jack C. Hays High School in Buda, Texas.

Works for Winds

• Across the Serengeti (2016)
• And Sail Away (2017)
• Bravado Tango (2015)
• Christus Factus Est (as transcriber) (1884/2018)
• Circle of Wagons (2013)
• Come Down Rain
• Dance Slav (2018)
• Everybody Sang (2019)
• Foiled Again! (2014)
• Laniakea (2016)
• Legacy Fanfare (2016)
• Moon Over Half Dome (2019)
• 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)
• ¡Viva! (2017)
• Wellspring
• Whirling Novas (2015)

References

• Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Jack Wilds." Accessed 3 December 2014
• Jack Wilds Music