September 2003. Jesse Ayers is one of six American composers whose music has been selected by the International Society for Contemporary Music to represent the United States at the prestigious World Music Days festival.  His work, The Fire of the Living God, was selected by an international jury of distinguished composers.

This is the second time Ayers has been honored by the ISCM. In 1992, his The Dancing King for solo tuba and pre-recorded accompaniment was performed in Warsaw, Poland, at World Music Days '92.  The festival will be attended by musicians and music lovers from around the globe.