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Joseph Willcox Jenkins

p, 1928-2014 US, Pennsylvania
Musician / Composer / Arranger / Conductor of Classical and Brass

Joseph Willcox Jenkins (15 February 1928 – 31 January 2014) was an American composer, professor of music, and musician. During his military service in the Korean War, he became the first arranger for the United States Army Chorus. He ended his teaching career as Professor Emeritus at the Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University, where he had been a professor since 1961, and composed over 200 works.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Brass
Popular Tracks   
American Overture on Bennett, R.R.: Suite of Old American Dances / Gershwin, G.: Rhapsody in Blue by Lone Star Wind Orchestra & Eugene Migliaro Corporon
American Overture on Greenwood, L.: God Bless the Usa / Jenkins, J.W.: American Overture / Sousa, J.P.: the Stars and Stripes Forever by United States Army Band
American Overture on Schoepper, Vol. 21 of the Robert Hoe Collection by Albert F. Schoepper
American Overture for Band, Op. 13 on Timeless: Wind Band Dances & Other Concert Favorites by BYU Wind Symphony & Don Peterson
American Overture on 1999 WASBE San Luis Obispo, California: Amagata Symphonic Band Hamamatsu City, Japan by Amagata Symphonic Band, Eiichi Tohyama, William Johnson, Yasuhide Ito, Toshio Akiyama, Alfred Reed, Keiji Amagata & Frederick Fennell
Skye Boat Song (arr. J. W. Jenkins) (Scottish) on Over the Sea to Skye: Folk Songs from Around the World by Washington Men's Camerata & Thomas Beveridge
Cantate Hodie (Sing Forth This Day), Op. 197 on Cantate Hodie: Sing Forth This Day! by Brady R. Allred
Pieces of Eight on Sparkle by Rutgers Wind Ensemble & William Berz
German Student Song Medley (arr. J. W. Jenkins) (German) on Over the Sea to Skye: Folk Songs from Around the World by Washington Men's Camerata & Thomas Beveridge
American Overture on American Winds by William Silvester

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
American TapestryHoward Hanson, George Gershwin, Robert Russell Bennett, John Philip Sousa, Joseph Willcox Jenkins, Steven Bryant, John Williams, Christopher Tucker, Richard Shuster, Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Eugene Corporon2008Album
Lakeview High SchoolMidwestern District Band, Joseph Willcox Jenkins, Raymond McCallisterAlbum
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