Proceedings of the 30th National Conference of the College Band Directors' National Association The University of Texas Austin, Texas February 23-27, 1999 Table of Contents: Conference Schedule v Editor's Preface: Michael Votta, Jr. vii Performances:   List of Works Performed Pg 1 Ensembles, Conductors and Soloists Pg 2 Research:   "American" Conductors, Bands and the Great War Pg 2 The Secret of Berg's Kammerkonzert: Whose Life IS It Anyway?: Michael Votta, Jr. Pg 12 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Serenade, K. 361/370a: Musical Influences and Thematic Borrowing (Abstract): Bradley P. Ethington Pg 28 On the Matter of Thematic Borrowing in Mozart's Serenade, K. 361/370a: Daniel N. Leeson Pg 29 Music for Voices with Winds: Keith Kinder Pg 33 Panel Discussions:   Bands in the Twentieth Century Pg 41 A Conversation with Joan Tower Pg 52 Conversations with Composers Pg 57 The Professional Wind Band Pg 64