- Dennis Fisher, North Texas Wind Symphony & Eugene Migliaro Corporon
- Dallas Wind Symphony & Jerry Junkin
- Marianne Gedigian, University of Texas Wind Ensemble & Jerry Junkin
- Illinois State University Symphonic Winds & Stephen K. Steele
- Mallory Thompson & Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
- Appalachian Symphony Orchestra & James Allen Anderson
- William Berz & Rutgers Wind Ensemble