Wind Band Symphony #1 Consortium Commission
Duration: 20-25 minutes, multi-movement (3 or 4 movements)
Difficulty level: advanced, grade 4-6 ball park, playable by solid college wind ensembles and advanced high schools.
Deadline to join consortium : consortium will be open until March 1, 2026 or until consortium is full (whichever occurs first).
Difficulty level: advanced, grade 4-6 ball park, playable by solid college wind ensembles and advanced high schools.
Deadline to join consortium : consortium will be open until March 1, 2026 or until consortium is full (whichever occurs first).
Consortium Directors
This project is led by consortium directors Trae Blanco (Butler), Lauren Reynolds (U Delaware) and Shawn Smith (Brigham Young University - Provo)
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Consortium Buy-in Levels
$1000 GOLD LEVEL
Professional/College level ensembles.
$500 SILVER LEVEL
For any level ensemble.
$300 BRONZE LEVEL
For any level ensemble.
$150 SUPPORTER LEVEL
For any individual who wants to support the project.
Professional/College level ensembles.
- Includes free Zoom clinic or discounted in-person residency with Dr. Taylor.
- Includes 6 months of exclusive performance rights only for GOLD members (November 2026-March 2027).
- GOLD members receive the finished piece first, on November 1, 2026.
- Each GOLD member will receive a quirky, personalized, surprise gift from the composer in addition to an autographed score. Includes rights to perform the work in perpetuity (forever).
$500 SILVER LEVEL
For any level ensemble.
- Enjoy special consortium performance rights from March-November 2027.
- SILVER members receive the piece on January 1, 2027.
- Includes rights to perform the work in perpetuity (forever).
$300 BRONZE LEVEL
For any level ensemble.
- Enjoy special consortium performance rights from March-November 2027.
- BRONZE members receive the finished piece on January 1, 2027.
- Includes rights to perform the work only one time. Additional performances will need to be licensed separately.
$150 SUPPORTER LEVEL
For any individual who wants to support the project.
- Includes an autographed hard copy of the score. This option does not include performance rights.
Consortium Membership
To become a consortium member, please buy-in using the paypal link below. For other arrangements such as checks, please email Ben. [email protected]
Who has already joined the consortium?
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GOLD
Trae Blanco Lauren Reynolds Shawn Smith Emily Moss Ken Thompson Jermie Arnold Norm Wika Brent Johnson |
INDIVIDUAL
Brett Richardson Luis Espinoza Ryan Yahl |
And in case you don't already know me...
The music of Benjamin Dean Taylor (born 1983), has been described as “elegant and energetic” (Kenneth Thompson) and “powerful and direct with delightful surprises in each work.” (Marilyn Shrude) Having grown up as a performer in jazz, rock, ska, country, and concert bands as well as in choirs and orchestras, Taylor is driven to write music that highlights the strengths of each performing ensemble. His catalog of more than 100 works covers a large range of styles and genres including music written for orchestra, wind band, opera, choir, jazz big band, gamelan, chamber ensembles, and soloists with live electronics. Taylor has received commissions from ensembles including the Calidore String Quartet, Omaha Symphony, Solaire Saxophone Quartet, New World Youth Symphony, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Civic Wind Symphony. As a sought-after composer for wind band, Taylor has been commissioned by over 100 band directors of players at all educational levels. Recently named a recipient of his third commission from the Barlow Endowment, Taylor’s prizes and honors include Winner in the 2013 Ticheli Composition Contest, a grant from the Indiana Arts Council (2015), Dean’s Prize in Composition from Indiana University (2013), BMI Student Composers Award (2011), Winner in the American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings (2012), and an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award (2011). Benjamin Taylor completed a doctorate degree from Indiana University and holds degrees from Bowling Green State University (MM) and Brigham Young University (BA).