Past Festivals


1971 George Peabody College for Teachers
Henry Romersa, director
1972 George Peabody College for Teachers
Henry Romersa, director
1973 George Peabody College for Teachers
Henry Romersa, director
1974 George Peabody College for Teachers
Henry Romersa, director
1975 George Peabody College for Teachers
Henry Romersa, director
1976 George Peabody College for Teachers
Henry Romersa, director
1977 George Peabody College for Teachers
Tom Everett, director
1978 George Peabody College for Teachers
Tom Everett, director
1979 George Peabody College for Teachers
Tom Everett, director
1980 Belmont College
Tom Everett, director
1981 Belmont College
Tom Everett, director
1982 Belmont College
Tom Everett, director
1983 Belmont College
Tom Everett, director
1984 Second International Brass Congress, Bloomington, IN
1985 Belmont College
Tom Everett, director
1986 Belmont College
Neill Humfeld, director
1987 Belmont College
Neill Humfeld, director
1988 Belmont College
Neill Humfeld, director
1989 Eton College – Eton, UK
Peter Gane and Nigel Barr, directors
1990 Western Michigan University
Steve Wolfinbarger, director
1991 Eastman School of Music
John Marcellus, director
1992 Hochschule für Musik – Detmold, Germany
Heinz Fadle, director
1993 Cleveland State University
Paul Ferguson and Steve Wolfinbarger, directors
1994 University of Minnesota
Tom Ashworth, director
1995 University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Ken Hanlon, director
1996 Landeskonservatorium, Feldkirch, Austria
Rudolf Tschabrun, director
1997 University of Illinois
Elliot Chasanov, director
1998 University of Colorado
William Stanley, director
1999 State University-Potsdam, NY
Mark Hartman, director
2000 Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten-Utrecht, The Netherlands
Albert Zuijderduin, director
2001 Belmont University
Steve Wolfinbarger, director
2002 University of North Texas
Tony Baker, director
2003 Helsinki, Finland
Valtteri Malmivirta, director
2004 Ithaca College
Steven Greenall, director
Hal Reynolds, host
2005 Loyola University, New Orleans
Steven Greenall, director
Richard Erb, host
2006 Birmingham Conservatoire, UK
Steven Greenall, director
David Purser, host
2007 University of Las Vegas
Steven Greenall, director
Ken Hanlon, host
2008 University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Steven Greenall, director
Donn Schaefer, host
2009 Aarhus Academy of Music, Denmark
Niels Ole-Bo Johansen, director
2010 University of Texas at Austin
Jon Bohls, director
Nathaniel Brickens, host
2011 Vanderbilt University
Jon Bohls, director
Joseph Awad & Lawrence Borden, hosts
2012 Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional (CRR) de Paris
Jon Bohls, Camille Leveque Claudet, directors
Jacques Mauger, host
2013 Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University, GA
Jon Bohls, director
Bradley Palmer, host
2014 Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY
Jon Bohls, director
John Marcellus and Mark Kellogg , co-hosts
2015 Conservatorio Superior de Música Joaquín Rodrigo, Valencia, Spain
Jon Bohls, director
Inda Bonet, host
2016 The Juilliard School, New York City
Jon Bohls, director
Joseph Alessi, host
2017 University of Redlands, CA
Steve Wolfinbarger, director
Andrew Glendening, host
2018 University of Iowa, IA
Karen Marston, director
Jonathan Allen, host
2019 Ball State University, IN
Karen Marston, director
Chris van Hof, host
2020 Toyonaka Performing Arts Center, Osaka, Japan
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
2021 Columbus State University,GA
Karen Marston, director
Bradley Palmer, host
2022 University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR
Karen Marston, director
Justin Cook and Christopher Sharpe, hosts
2023 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Karen Marston, director
Donn Schaefer, host