The Hattiesburg Music Teachers League has hosted many Composer Festivals, which have drawn a variety of esteemed composers to Hattiesburg. This special HMTL event provides an opportunity for music students to perform compositions by a composer and meet them too! It is a great learning experience. Further down on this page is a list of all composers hosted by the HMTL since 1983, along with pictures from several of the festival scrap books.
Composer Festival Chair, Laura Broughton 601-441-1248
COMPOSER FESTIVAL ENTRY FORM (click to submit form online)
COMPOSER FESTIVAL ENTRY DUES FORM (print and mail to the chair with entry fees)
Composers Hosted by the Hattiesburg Music Teachers League
Paul Sheftel (1983)
Lynn Freeman Olson (1984)
William Gillock (1985)
Jane Bastien (1986)
Tony Caramia (1987)
Carol Noona (1988)
Eugenie Rocherolle (1989)
Margaret Goldston (1992)
Graham Purkerson (1993)
Arletta O'Hearn (1994)
Nancy and Randall Faber (1997)
Robert Vandall (1999)
Martha Mier (2001)
Catherine Rollin (2003)
Melody Bober (2005)
Timothy Brown (2007)
Robert Vandall (2009)
Dennis Alexander (2011)
Mary Leaf (2013)
Jennifer Linn (2015)
Glenda Austin (2017)
Carolyn Miller (2019)
Melody Bober (2021)
Kevin Olson (2023)
Pictures from Composer Festival 2023 with Kevin Olson
Pictures from Composer Festival 2021 with Melody Bober:
2021 Melody Bober Composer Festival - Friday