The Donald Hunsberger Wind Library has been created to provide original compositions, editions and orchestrations of the highest quality for the discriminating wind conductor.
Developed over a period of years, the Wind Library is designed to reflect those ideals and goals of Donald Hunsberger as demonstrated through his activities as Conductor and Music Director of
the Eastman Wind Ensemble during the past four decades.
In addition to newly composed works, the Wind Library contains orchestrations of classical concerti utilizing the instrumentation of the expanded eighteenth-century divertimento ensemble,
authentically edited and orchestrated works from the Renaissance and Baroque, the reissue of full scores of major wind compositions currently out of print and compositions designed to provide
programming alternatives for contemporary audiences.
To complement these music publications, the Wind Library has also issued a journal, WindWorks, that contains articles on wind composition, orchestration and performance practices; interviews
with composers, conductors and other personages active in wind band development; and information on the various compositions. Efforts are currently underway to have WindWorks available on the
internet. Also, relevant books dealing with all aspects of the movement will be made a part of the Library.
