- North Texas Wind Symphony & Eugene Migliaro Corporon
- Jerry Junkin, Mary Preston & Dallas Wind Symphony
- Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble & Mallory Thompson
- Marianne Gedigian, University of Texas Wind Ensemble & Jerry Junkin
- William Berz, Rutgers Wind Ensemble, Bryan K. Appleby-Wineberg & Cristian Ganicenco
- Illinois State University Wind Ensemble & Stephen Steele
- University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony & Ron Hufstader