Jerry Junkin

Jerry Junkin is one of the most prominent American wind ensemble conductors. More unusually for the genre, his success has extended to international venues and to major conducting positions abroad. In 1988, he joined the University of Texas as a professor and conductor of the school's wind ensemble and was later named head of the music school's conducting division. He made his recording debut with the UT Wind Ensemble in Arnold for Band on the Reference Recordings label. Often championing contemporary music and performing world premieres and little-known works, he led the world premiere of John Corigliano's Symphony No. 3 ("Circus Maximus") at Carnegie Hall. In 2018, he released John Williams at the Movies with the Dallas Winds and trumpeter Christopher Martin. In 2022, Junkin and the University of Texas Wind Ensemble released the album Migration; by that time, Junkin's recording catalog included some 15 items.