PAC-TEN WIND ENSEMBLE PROGRAMMING TRENDS

In this study, which is a replication and extension of earlier work by Powell (2009), I sought to investigate the recent programming practices of the Pac-Ten universities' top wind ensembles. I contacted the directors of all Pac-Ten band programs and requested their premier wind ensemble's concert programs from fall 2002 through spring 2009. I then entered 1166 total performances of individual compositions into a database. With 13 performances each, First Suite in E-Flat by Gustav Holst and Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli were the most frequently programmed compositions. With 47 performances of 19 various pieces, Percy Aldridge Grainger was the most performed composer. During the seven-year period examined here, these ensembles premiered 26 works. Hopefully, these findings concerning recent programming trends can provide beneficial information about wind literature of merit and perhaps inform selections for future study, performance, or commissioning.