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Welcome to the web site of the New York State Band Directors Association. We hope you enjoy browsing our website and find it easy to locate information about upcoming events and items of interest. You can contact the Web Editor with comments and suggestions using the link at the bottom of the page.

NEW: Join or Renew NYSBDA Online

NYSBDA is pleased to announce that we are now able to accept secure payments online using the PayPal interface. You may pay your membership dues through PayPal with your credit card even if you do not have a PayPal account. To take advantage of this service, click on the Join/Renew menu above and choose the "Join/Renew Online" option.

 

D'Addario Corporate Sponsorship

David Wilber, acting president, is pleased to announce that the D'Addario Corporation (Rico, Pro Mark, and Evans) has made a significant contribution to NYSBDA which will be used to jump start our next commissioning project, support our Symposium clinicians, and underwrite the cost of our Regional Workshops. We are very grateful to D'Addario for their support.

Symposium 2012

Symposium 2012 is just around the corner. 1st VP Robin DeSantis has assembled an all-star lineup for another terrific event. It's not to late to get your reservation in. Click here to look over the program. Executive Director, David Wilber is now accepting conference reservations for the event. Click on the Symposium link for updated Hotel and Conference Registration forms.

2014 Commission Project

Commission chair, Matt Sisia is pleased to announce that world-renowned composer, Joel Puckett has been commissioned to compose a Level III-IV piece that will be premiered at the 2014 NYSBDA Symposium. For information on how to be a part of this exciting venture, click here.