Composer Sy Brandon, professor emeritus of music from Millersville University, Millersville, PA, has received numerous commissions and honors including 1st place in WITF-FM's 25th Anniversary Composition Contest, the El Dorado Sacred Music Composition Contest, Franklin and Marshall College’s Wind Ensemble Composition Contest, and the New England String Ensemble Composition Contest. His music has been recorded by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Bulgarica, the Kiev Philharmonic and has been performed both throughout the United States and abroad including performances by the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force Bands and on NPR’s Performance Today. A complete bio, discography, and catalog is available at http://cooppress.net Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Mark Scott graduated highschool cum laude in 2003 and began collegiate music studies later that year. Fall 2006 is Mark’s seventh semester at the University of North Texas where he studies Trombone Performance with JanKagarice and Music Composition with Cindy McTee. As a trombonist, Mark has performed with the Concert Band, Five O’Clock Lab Band, Basketball Band, Trombone Choir, and with several trombone quartets. Currently, Mark plays trombone andpiano in the UNT Symphonic Band. As a composer, Mark hasrecently focused on writing large ensemblemusic, having heardworks performed by the UNT Symphony Orchestra and Marching Band in concert and outdoors. Mark holds membershipin the International Trombone Association, Texas Music Educator’s Association, and the American Music Center. More information on Mark and his music is available at http://www.dominantshadow.com