Ian Chung (DMA student), winner of the 2023 James E. Croft Grant for Young and Emerging Wind Band Composers presented by the Atlantic Coast Conference Band Directors Association (ACCBDA) with a $5,000 commission for a new piece performed up to 12 times in 2024.
Ian Chung’s mixed quartet Without a Second Thought will be performed by the Winnfield Quartet at the Southeastern Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference (SERTEC) hosted by Middle Tennessee State University and The Midwest Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference (MWRTEC) hosted by Bowling Green State University in 2024.