Adam Gorb (born in 1958) studied Music at Cambridge University and Composition at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He has written pieces for a wide range of instrumental and vocal forces. His compositions for wind ensemble are performed worldwide and have had numerous recordings. Notable works include Metropolis which won the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize in the USA in 1994, Awayday and Yiddish Dances which are in the repertoire of wind ensembles throughout the world and Elements, a Percussion Concerto for Evelyn Glennie and the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Ensemble. Recent works include Downtown Diversions, a trombone concerto premiered by the Texas Tech Wind Ensemble in 2001, Towards Nirvana, which was first performed by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Ensemble in October 2002 and Dances from Crete premiered in London in November 2003. Adam Gorb is Head of School of Composition and Contemporary Music at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Christopher Marshall is a freelance composer born in France and currently based in New Zealand. His music has been commissioned and performed by such groups as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Verdehr Trio from Michigan, USA, and many very fine wind ensembles throughout the world. Recent events include the world premieres of the male choir and clarinet song cycle 'Tihei Mauri Ora!' in the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and of the choir and double wind ensemble cantata 'U Trau' in Leiden, Holland. A 2004 joint choral commission has seen his works performed by some of the finest choirs in the United States. One of his most frequently performed works, 'L'homme armé: Variations for Wind Ensemble' was commissioned by Timothy Reynish and premiered in Sweden in 2003. Over the following months it has been heard by audiences in places as far apart as Norway, Singapore and New Zealand, also featuring in festivals and conferences in Montreal, Cincinnati and New York City.Christopher holds a Fellowship in Composition from Trinity College, London and a Master of Music with Honours from Auckland University in New Zealand. He was awarded the Mozart Fellowship at the University of Otago for two years from 1994 and was Fulbright Composer in Residence at the Eastman School in Rochester, New York in 1996-7. His music is notable for the importance it attaches to memorable, singable melody. Many influences can be detected, among them the music of the South Pacific. He lived and worked in Samoa from 1989 to 1993 and his choral arrangements of Samoan songs are very frequently performed, particularly in the United States.

Christopher Marshall is a freelance composer born in France and currently based in New Zealand. His music has been commissioned and performed by such groups as the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Verdehr Trio from Michigan, USA, and many very fine wind ensembles throughout the world. Recent events include the world premieres of the male choir and clarinet song cycle 'Tihei Mauri Ora!' in the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and of the choir and double wind ensemble cantata 'U Trau' in Leiden, Holland. A 2004 joint choral commission has seen his works performed by some of the finest choirs in the United States. One of his most frequently performed works, 'L'homme armé: Variations for Wind Ensemble' was commissioned by Timothy Reynish and premiered in Sweden in 2003. Over the following months it has been heard by audiences in places as far apart as Norway, Singapore and New Zealand, also featuring in festivals and conferences in Montreal, Cincinnati and New York City.Christopher holds a Fellowship in Composition from Trinity College, London and a Master of Music with Honours from Auckland University in New Zealand. He was awarded the Mozart Fellowship at the University of Otago for two years from 1994 and was Fulbright Composer in Residence at the Eastman School in Rochester, New York in 1996-7. His music is notable for the importance it attaches to memorable, singable melody. Many influences can be detected, among them the music of the South Pacific. He lived and worked in Samoa from 1989 to 1993 and his choral arrangements of Samoan songs are very frequently performed, particularly in the United States.

Eric Ewazen's music has been performed by major chamber ensembles, wind ensembles and orchestras throughout the world. His music for brass instruments have become staples of the repertoire. His music for wind ensemble includes "A Hymn for the Lost and the Living", an In Memoriam for 9/11, "Southern Landscapes", commissioned by the South East Conference of U.S. Bands, "Shadowcatcher", a concerto for Brass Quintet and Wind Ensemble, recorded by the American Brass Quintet and the Juilliard Wind Ensemble, "Legacy", written for the Bi-Centennial of West Point, "Flight" written to celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight for the Heritage of America Band at Langley AFB, "Visions of Light", a concerto for trombone and band for Joseph Alessi and the Indiana University Wind Ensemble, commissioned by IU and Midwest and "Danzante" a concerto for trumpet and band, commissioned by CBDNA for Allen Vizzutti. His music is published by Southern Music Company, and can be heard on recordings on labels such as EMI Classics, Albany, Well-Tempered, New World, Hyperion, Helicon, d'Note, Resonator Records and Summit. Receiving a BM from Eastman, and MM and DMA degrees from Juilliard, He has been a member of the faculty of The Juilliard School since 1980.

Ito Yasuhide, born in Japan, wrote his first band composition "On the March" (1978; published by TRN) at 17 years old. He majored in composition at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He is well known for more than 60 band works, including the famous 'Gloriosa' and 'Festal Scenes'. Many of his works for wind instruments have been published and performed throughout the world. Recently he has dedicated his talents to vocal music composition and has written over 150 works. His first opera, 'Mr. Cinderella' (2000) received high acclaim making a great impact among followers of Japanese Opera. ITO spoke about Japanese band music at WASBE in 1995 (Japan) and 1997 (Austria). He is also active as a board member of JBA (Japanese Banddirectors Association), and a lecturer at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.