dr. Leon Joseph Bly was born in the U.S. in a musical family. After graduating, he began his career  as a U.S. Army officer. His military career took him to Stuttgart. On his return he led the school brass band in Fredericksburg, Virginia. During this time he began his conducting studies with Frederick Fennell at the University of Miami. In 1977 he completed studies with a doctorate. Between 1974 and 1981 he worked as conductor and professor at Concord College in Athens, West Virginia. Moreover, as music director of the Catholic Church in Princeton, West Virginija. In Septembre 1981 he became professor of trombone, tuba and euphonium, and head of the Symphony Wind Orchestra at a music school in Stuttgart. Until 1994 he also led a Symphonic Wind Orchestra in Remseck. Currently he is a chairman of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) and a member of the International Association for the Wind music Promotion and Research. He is the author of numerous musicological articles and participates in training workshoops for conductors.

Mag. Nikolaj Žličar was born in Slovenia, and spent his youth in Dubrovnik, where he attended the grammar school (1963-1967) and in 1967 finished secondary music school. In Ljubljana he studied at Academy for music conducting with Danilo Švara (graduated in 1971) and completed graduate studies with Anton Nanut (1974). As a student he conducted Vinko Vodopivec Choir. Between 1971- 1978 he was accompanist and conductor in the Opera of the National Croatian Theatre in Split, where he also performed duties as a Director (1976-1977). One season he was the conductor of the National opera and ballet in Ankara, after returning to Yugoslavia in 1978 assumed the position of conductor of the Opera National Theater in Belgrade. Then he worked as the opera and symphony conductor, in various musical centers of the former Yugoslavia, Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and South Korea. He collaborated with many renowned ensembles such as the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra of RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra RTV Zagreb, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Vienna broadcasting. He has recorded six CDs. Currently he teaches piano at a music school Velenje and conducting in Linz at the Music University of Anton Bruckner. Žličar is a conductor with an extensive repertoire of opera and symphonic works. Among other important things in his career is very known first performance of the opera Orpheus, Bruno Bjelinski (Belgrade, 1981).

Dr. John Alden Stanley is one of the world's most famous brass band conductors and pedagogues. He is a professor of music education at Sonoma State University in California, US. His conducting, teaching, administrative and adjudicative duties routinely send him throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, South Africa, Iceland and Southeast Asia. He is a charter member of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) and British Association of Symphonic Band & Wind Ensembles (BASBWE), Dr Stanley has a distinguished reputation for promoting international cooperation among American, European, Pan-Pacific, and South and Central American orchestras and wind bands. His assessments at music festivals include the British Boosey and Hawkes and Festival of Youth Competitions as well as the California Music Education Association where he provided critical guidelines for the improvement of performance standards and selection of quality literature. He is also a leader of special projects by WASBE and under dr. John Adler Stanley the WASBE Website also took on a new lease of life.

Mag. Siegmund Andraschek was born in musical family and began his music career on the piano and on violoncello at the Vienna Conservatory. After that he was impressed by the trombone and began studying trombone at the Vienna and Graz with Professors: J. Pöttler, R. Josel, H. Wimberger, C. Svanberg (Classical) and Ed Neumeister (Jazz). In 2003 he completed studies and enrolled in graduate studies with Cristian Lindberg. During his studies, he attended master classes with prof. Joe Alessi, John Marcellus, Pia Bucher, Roger Bobo, London Brass, etc.. Since 2007 he is the provincial music teacher at a school in the Styrian town of St. Stefan. He also studied composition with film composer Michiru Oshima. He collaborated with many orchestras: Wiener Volksopernorchester, RSO Wien, Wiener Staatsoper der Bühnenorchester, Philharmonisches Orchester Grazer, Grazer Schauspielhaus, Vienna Opernballorchester, Online Ensemble Wien, Ensemble Wien Counterpoint, Szene Instrumental Graz; Symphonieorchesters "recreation" Grosses Orchester Graz, Die propheten (orchestra trombone), Der "bluesbrothers showband" For many ensembles with which he participated he wrote compositions and arrangements. His work encompasses a wide range of works for instrumental composition, which can be ordered from the publisher or HeBu Musikverlag the Styrian Association of stories.

mag. Milivoj Šurbek is a very versatile musician, conducting in opera houses and concert halls, performing as a pianist and working as a mentor. After graduating in piano and conducting from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, he completed his studies at the Guidhall School of Music in London, finishing the master class in conducting and piano between 1968 - 70. In 1963 he won an award for piano in the young artist competition in Belgrade, followed by another award in 1964 for conducting in the international competition in Besançon (France). Additionally, he was twice awarded the Prešeren Prize for students for piano and conducting. Milivoj Šurbek is also the recipient of the Bete Award in 1998 for his fully comprehensive artistic merit and for introducing Slovenian music
in the world. For a number of years Milivoj Šurbek was a conductor at the Ljubljana Opera House. Between 1985 and 1991 he acted as a regular fellow at the State University of Osaka, teaching master classes in conducting and the piano, headed the symphony orchestra, a mixed choir and the opera school. As a guest conductor he performed with philharmonic orchestras Nihon, Kyoto, Osaka, Kansai and Nishinomiya. He was also active in the opera houses Kansai Opera Company and Kobe Opera House. In the years 1991 and 2000 he was the Artistic Director and the Principal Conductor of the wind orchestra of the Slovenian Police. At the Academy of Music in Ljubljana he is a regular fellow teaching the orchestral score, band singing and conducts the Wind orchestra and the opera school.
Additionally, he conducted the following orchestras: the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the RTV Slovenia Orchestra, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Summer Festival in Salzburg and others. His creations are available in many radio and TV recordings and CDs. Since October 2000 Milivoj Šurbek is a regular visiting artistic director and conductor of the Slovenian Army Orchestra.