The winner of the 2019 Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Composition Award is David Biedenbender for his composition Unquiet Hours. David’s award-winning composition was performed by the United States Air Force Band at the 2020 ABA Annual Convention in Biloxi, Mississippi.   The finalists for the award were: Ghost Apparatus – David Biedenbender Suite Louisiana  – James Syler Unquiet Hours – David Biedenbender With Soul Serene  – James David  Congratulations to David and to all the finalists...read more ->

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The winner of the 2018 Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Award is James Stephenson’s Symphony No. 2 – “Voices.” The work will be performed on March 8, 2019 by the United States Air Force Band, Col. Donald Schofield, Conductor, at the 85th annual convention of the American Bandmasters Association to be held in Loveland, Colorado.  For more information about James Stephenson’s compositions, please visit his website: https://composerjim.com...read more ->

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