Welcome Message
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.
Bandstand: September 2010 Issue Now Available
The September issue (Volume 20, #1) of the Bandstand is now available online in PDF format. This issue will also be mailed to all band directors in the state. Either click here, or follow the Bandstand link in the left sidebar menu to browse other issues. Thanks to bandstand editor Jim McRoy!
Honor Band 2011 Application Forms
Honor Band 2011 Application Forms are available online. All application submissions must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2010 and must be signed by the student's band director who must be an active NYSBDA member as of 10/1/2010. See the application form for further instructions.
NYSBDA Executive Board Meeting - December 3, 2010
The NYSBDA Executive Board will meet at the Radison Hotel Riverside, Rochester, NY on December 3, 2010 from 1:00 - 4:00p.m. in the Keating Room.
NYSBDA at NYSSMC
We hope you were fortunate enough to be able to attend the recent NYS Summer Music Conference in Albany (8/8-8/10). NYSBDA would like to thank both Tracy DeRagon and Patrick Beauregard for their wonderful work in assembling the band offerings for NYSSMC 2010. Working in tandem, they obtained clinics and clinicians that were practical, eye opening and interesting. Coordinating all of this within the NYSSMA framework takes a great deal of patience, creativity and flexibility. Thanks to Tracy and Pat for your devoted work! Visit the Summer Conference page to review the recent offerings.
NYSSMA Winter Conference 2010
Dr. Joel Ratner of the Brentwood C.S.D. and Dr. Mark Fonder and the Concert Band from Ithaca College will give presentations sponsored by NYSBDA at the 2010 Winter Conference in Rochester. For more information, click on the Winter Conference link at the left.
Commission Project (2011)
NYSBDA is proud to announce that our next commission will come from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Michael Colgrass. The new work will be premiered at our 30th anniversary Symposium in March of 2011. NYSBDA members have the opportunity to either make an individual donation or to have their school join the consortium for this exciting project. For more information, download the Commission Project Brochure or contact Matthew Sisia at matthewsisia@yahoo.com
View Photos of Symposium 2009
Click to view pictures from Symposium 2009, photos courtesy of Howard Rockwin.