Deadline Extension for the 2023 Honor Band Applications

The NYSBDA Middle and High School Honor Bands will rehearse and perform in person at the annual NYSBDA Symposium in Syracuse, NY. The dates for the 2023 Symposium are March 3-5. 

The Honor Band student nomination process will be completely online. Teachers who did not complete a Teacher Participation Form last year should click the corresponding link below to register your school district before completing the Student Nomination form. 

The deadline to submit forms and materials is 10/7/22.

Participation fee $300 for High School and $215 for Middle School (covers fees, lodging, meals, and digital concert recording)
 
Andrew Boysen Jr. in a dress suit sitting on a chair
Andrew Boysen, Jr.
Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin in a black shirt hand under their chin
Dr. Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin
Clay Jankins in a black shirt holding a trumpet
Clay Jankins
The 2023 NYSBDA Honor Bands application process will be completely online. The student application forms are now available. Applications may be submitted, if you have already completed the Teacher Participation Form. If you have not done so already, please submit and email the respective Honor Band Chairperson so your school information can be added to the student application form.

Teacher Participation Forms
Middle School
https://forms.gle/SJudirzT6P8rqwF76
Contact: Omar Williams, Omar.K.Williams@gmail.com

High School
https://forms.gle/yhrzJPmarZDrzoY69
Band Contact: Jason Rottkamp, jasonrottkamp@me.com
Brad Hartmann, bradley.s.hartman@gmail.comJazz Contact: Austin Day aday@tufsd.org

Student Application Forms Middle School
https://forms.gle/hWU9S3EzVgkFxnv86
Student Application Forms for High School (Band and Jazz)
https://forms.gle/rtRPRrxvwp8v1fiY6

Summer Conference 2022 Directors Band Information

NYSBDA Directors Band
NYS Summer Music Conference 2022
Sunday & Monday August 14-15, 2022
Albany Hilton Hotel
40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY 12207

The 2022 NYSBDA Directors Band will be led by Dr. Patricia Cornett, Director of Band at
Temple University’s Boyer College of Music & Dance. Join us for this amazing, intensive and
rewarding experience. Register online using the Google Form below. This will help with
instrumentation and organization of music folders.

Please register for the NYS Summer Music Conference as well. This will give you access to
reading band sessions and numerous clinics. Check it out at http://www.nyssma.org/
All participants are encouraged to be current NYSBDA members who are registered for the New
York State Summer Music Conference.

Rehearsals:
Sunday, August 14, 2022, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Monday, August 15, 2022, 4:00 pm-6:45 pm

Program:
American Salute – Morton Gould (arr. Wagner)
Steampunk Suite – Erica Svanoe
Stillwater – Kelijah Dunton

Concert (to include the Directors Band, Chorus and Orchestra)
Monday, August 16, 2022, 8:00 pm

Concert Attire:
All Black

Please register online using our Google Form:

Directors Band Registration

Questions: Contact NYSBDA 3rd VP Jackie Kovacs at vp3@nysbda.org

2022 Summer Conference Call for Clinicians

The New York State Band Directors Association (NYSBDA) is pleased to announce application procedures for participation in the New York State Summer Music Conference in Albany, New York, from August 14-16, 2022. If you are interested in presenting your own clinic or having your group present a performance clinic, please follow the application procedures outlined […]