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Joseph Willcox Jenkins
From Wind Repertory Project
Biography
Joseph Willcox Jenkins (born 15 February, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) received a B.S. from St. Joseph's College, an M.M. and B.M. from the Eastman School of Music, and a Ph.D. from Catholic University of America.
He was a composer and arranger for the United States Army Field Band, Army Band, Army Chorus and Armed Forces Network. He is the recipient of the ASCAP Serious Music Award for two decades and the Omicron Delta Kappa Teacher of the Year award, 2000. He continues to teach, even after his retirement, as Professor Emeritus at Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music.
Works for Winds
References
- Camphouse, Mark, editor. (2007). Composers on Composing for Band. Volume 3. Chicago: GIA Publications. pp. 115–139.
