Darrell Brown is an active composer, conductor, and educator. He writes music for a wide array of ensembles and performers with an affinity for winds and percussion. Additionally, Brown enjoys orchestrating, arranging, transcribing, and editing works by other composers. He has had performances in various places throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe. He has had premieres at conferences by organizations such as the College Band Directors National Association, the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and the Iowa Bandmasters Association. He studied composition with Michael Hicks, David Sargent, Murray Boren, Christian Asplund, and Jennifer Bellor. From 2012-2015, he ran the composition program and taught composition at Brigham Young University–Idaho.

Florence Price (1887–1953) was an American composer, pianist, and organist who became the first African American woman to have a symphony performed by a major U.S. orchestra. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she studied at the New England Conservatory and later settled in Chicago, where she developed her career. Price composed more than 300 works, including symphonies, concertos, chamber music, piano pieces, and art songs. Her music blends European classical forms with elements of African American spirituals, blues, and folk traditions. After being largely overlooked for decades, her work gained renewed attention following the 2009 discovery of previously unknown manuscripts

Joseph Sowa draws on his Argentine heritage and diverse influences—from plainchant to American football—to create music rooted in vivid color, rich textures, and singable lyricism. Recent performances include the University of Michigan Saxophone Ensemble at the NASA Region V Conference and the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra. His works have been performed by the American Composers Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, PRISM Quartet, Hub New Music, Collage New Music, and ensembles across North America and Europe. Sowa founded the Wizarding School for Composers, an online program that helps composers build their skills, record their music, and get performed. He has received awards from ASCAP, the American Prize, and the Barlow Endowment and holds a PhD in Music Composition and Theory from Brandeis University.