We would like to announce that “Tuebor Suite” by Andrew David Perkins has been selected as the winning composition of the Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Award for 2023. The Award winning composer receives a $5,000 prize and the winning composition is featured at the ABA Convention.“Tuebor Suite” was selected after three rounds of review by the SAO committee from 114 total submissions from composers in 15 countries. Andrew is planning to be in attendance at the convention and will be introduced and acknowledged...read more ->
On June 25, 1923, Edwin Franko Goldman’s most celebrated march On the Mall received its premiere performance in New York City’s Central Park, site of hundreds of performances by the storied Goldman Band. Although he was the composer of the march, Goldman initially didn’t think much of it, and delayed performing the work until he was pressured by his publisher to do so. Much to Goldman’s surprise, the march was received with so much enthusiasm that he was required to repeat it not once, but...read more ->
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