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    The Sousa/ABA/Ostwald Contest

    Posted on June 18, 2017 by American Bandmasters Association
    June 18, 2017
    The winner of the 2016 Sousa/ABA/Ostwald Contest is Paul Dooley (b. 1983) for Masks and Machines. The work was performed on March 10, 2017, by the United States Marine Band, The President’s Own, and conducted by Lt. Col. Jason Fetig, Conductor of the Marine Band, at the 83rd annual convention held at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. A portion of the work may be heard on Paul Dooley’s website: https://www.pauldooley.net/works/masksandmachinesband For general information on the...read more ->

    Announcing the 2017 Edwin Franko Goldman Memorial Citation

    Posted on June 11, 2017 by American Bandmasters Association
    June 11, 2017
    Edward J. Downing spent his 46-year career in music education teaching in the Flint, Belleville, and Ann Arbor public schools, followed by a tenure at the University of Michigan. He demonstrated superb musicianship and teaching skills that led him to hold several offices in the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association including the office of President. His bands were among the very finest in the country, performing for state, regional, and national conventions including the Midwest Clinic. For...read more ->

    A Message from the President

    Posted on June 11, 2017 by American Bandmasters Association
    June 11, 2017
    Dear ABA Members and visitors to our website: The American Bandmasters Association represents a history of tradition and service to our profession. As we look to our founder, Edwin Franko Goldman, we continue to refine our mission of promoting the concert band and its repertoire. The membership of our association represents the outstanding conductors, composers, and music industry leaders associated with the wind band. In addition to recognizing exceptional musicians through invitational...read more ->

    Newly Elected Honorary Life Presidents

    Posted on May 20, 2017 by American Bandmasters Association
    August 27, 2017
    Congratulations to the Recently Elected ABA Honorary Life Presidents   Col. John R. Bourgeois Director Emeritus, The United States Marine Band Col. Arnald D. Gabriel Director of the United States Air Force Band, Retired Professor Emeritus of Music, George Mason University...read more ->

    Announcing the Newly Elected Members

    Posted on May 20, 2017 by American Bandmasters Association
    June 11, 2017
    Scott Boerma Michael Daugherty Darrin Davis Eric Hammer Bradley Kent Joseph Parisi Matthew Temple Kevin Walczyk Scotty Walker Luigi Zaninelli...read more ->
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