WASBE Committees
Committee Members (2024 - 2026)
Education and Repertoire
Miguel Etchegoncelay (Chair)
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Miguel Etchegoncelay (Chair)
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Suggested Repertoire from Around the World for Developing Bands
Sami Ruusuvuori (Chair)
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Schools and Community
Jodie Blackshaw (Chair)
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WASBE Repertoire Heritage Series
Oliver Nickel (Chair)
WABSE Online Coaching/Mentorship
Janet Kim (Chair)
WASBE Online Educational Videos
Joop Boerstoel
International Conductors’ Forum
Franco Hänle (Chair)
WASBE Composers and Composition Platform
Enrique Hernandis Martinez (Chair)
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Composition Contest
Enrique Hernadis Martinez (Chair)
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Commissioning Program and Consortia
Matthew George (Chair)
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Composer’s Network
Giovanni Santos
Marketing and Communication
Steven Phua (Chair)
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WASBE World Magazine Editorial Board
Simon Tillier (Chair)
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WASBE Journal Editorial Board
Evan Feldman (chair)
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WASBE Membership Expansion
Darrell Brown (Chair)
Institutional Outreach
Emily Moss
Sami Ruusuvuori
Joop Boerstoel
Enrique Hernandis
Jim Ripley
Markus Mauderer
Andrea Loss
Stéphane Delley
Oliver Nickel
Jozsef Csikota
Mark Heron
Angela Schroeder
Internal Organisation Committees
WASBE 2026 Artistic Planning Committee
Joop Boerstoel (Chair)
Felix Hauswirth
Emily Moss
Miguel Etchegoncelay
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Composition Contest
Enrique Hernadis
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Conducting Competition
Franco Hänle
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Emerging Composer’s Workshop
Jodie Blackshaw, Advisor
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Staff
Steven Phua
Markus Mauderer
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WASBE Youth Wind Orchestra 2026
Rom Shamir (Chair)
Randall Ng
Jason Chae
Nomination Committee WASBE Elections
Colleen Richardson (Chair)
WASBE Foundation
Felix Hauswirth (Chair)
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Archive
Past Presidents Advisory Council
Colleen Richardson (Chair)
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Steven Phua (Digital)
John Davis (Physical)