Jason H. Nam is assistant professor of music in bands at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he directs the Concert Band and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in instrumental conducting, administration of school bands, and wind literature.

Stephen W. Pratt was a member of the IU Jacobs School of Music faculty from 1984 to 2018 and currently is Professor of Music Emeritus. From 2005 to 2018 he was Professor of Music (Wind Conducting) and Director of Bands, personally conducting the internationally renowned Indiana University Wind Ensemble. In addition to his administrative responsibilities as department chair and service on many Jacobs School of Music and Bloomington campus committees, he taught graduate conducting and wind band history in the Wind Conducting program. His appearances with the Indiana University Wind Ensemble over the years included a showcase concert at the New York Wind Ensemble Festival in Carnegie Hall, the CBDNA national conventions in Nashville, Tennessee, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, as well as a CBDNA divisional convention in Normal, Illinois, the Music Educators National Conference (now NAFME) national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the American Bandmasters Association national convention in Indianapolis.

Frank M. Diaz is associate professor of music in music education and coordinator of the Office of Wellness and Arts in Health Initiatives at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Dr. Diaz has served as a conductor, clinician, and presenter in over 35 states and internationally. His groups have performed at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and at regional events sponsored by the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). Dr. Diaz teaches courses on instrumental music education and musicians’ wellness at the Jacobs School and is passionately focused on preparing the next generation of music educators to be effective, engaging, and kind professionals in service to their students.