NYSBDA Elementary Honor Band Festival

We are excited to share that there will be a NYSBDA Elementary Honor Band Festival added to our 2025 CSI Northeast event! The NYSBDA Elementary Honor Band Festival is a one-day event taking place at the CSI Northeast Conference at Ithaca College on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Selected 4th and 5th grade students from across […]

CSI Northeast Call For Clinicians Deadline Extension to March 14th

Conn Selmer Institute North East

NYSBDA Partnership, Summer Conference

CLINICIANS AND PERFORMING ENSEMBLES APPLICATION

The New York State Band Directors Association (NYSBDA) is pleased to announce application procedures for participation in the Conn Selmer Institute North East in Ithaca, New York, from August 13-15, 2024. If you are interested in presenting your own clinic or having your group present a performance clinic, please follow these application procedures:

I.   Complete the following: NYSBDA Summer Conference Proposal Form

Or forward a letter of application by March 14th, 2024 to Corey Riley at nysbdavp1@nysbda.org  Please include the following information in your letter:

Individual Clinic:

1. Your name, home address, phone numbers and email.

2. Your clinic title and brief description.

3. Date and location of last clinic presentation, if applicable.

NYSBDA.

1. Your name, home address, phone numbers and email.

2. Your clinic title and brief description.

3. General information: Name of ensemble, number of players in the performing group, special honors the group has received, copies of recent programs, and any additional information you feel would be helpful in the selection process.

II.   Sample Performance requirements for Ensemble Performance Clinic: Please submit two or three representative musical selections in digital format, preferably via web links (e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.).

III.   Applicants should be aware of the following:

  • The selection process is influenced by the master conference schedule, which balances grade levels (University, HS, MS, Elementary, and Community), performance areas (Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber), clinic topics and past symposium offerings.
  • Each accepted individual or organization accepts clinic date & time, as well as length (typically 50 minutes) and format as prescribed by NYSBDA. 

    • NOTE: PERFORMING GROUPS MUST PRESENT A PERFORMANCE CLINIC AND NOT JUST A PERFORMANCE.

  • Each accepted applicant/organization is responsible for procuring their own transportation, lodging and meal arrangements. 

    • IV. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by NYSBDA by April 1, 2024.

    Please email questions to nysbdavp1@nysbda.org

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    Presidential Newsletter – CSI Northeast!

    NYSBDA PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER

    May 8, 2024

    Dear NYSBDA members,

    It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Symposium in March! If you enjoyed that event, then you are going to love what we are working on for this summer. NYSBDA is proud to partner with Ithaca College and Conn Selmer to present the Conn Selmer Institute Northeast. This will happen at Ithaca College on August 13-15, 2024. We have worked with our partners to create an experience that builds upon the best elements of the former NYSSMA Summer Conference in a stunningly beautiful location with nationally recognized names in our field. Some of the highlights will include:

  • A keynote address by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
  • Directors’ Band led by Dr. Paula Crider
  • Dozens of clinics by world-class presenters
  • An optional evening excursion to Bright Leaf Vineyards, open to families
  • Time in the beautiful Finger Lakes region
  • Opportunities to connect with friends and colleagues from throughout New York and beyond!

    • We will provide professional development certification for every attendee. And this event is bigger than NYSBDA: it is a regional conference, so invite your New York friends who are not (yet) NYSBDA members, and your friends from out of state as well! The more, the merrier. Registration is $129 for educators and administrators, and $35 for college students. Look for more information to come in next month’s Band Stand. In the meantime, I’ve appended a flyer here – you’ll recognize Dr. Tim in the foreground, with (among others) our 2024 Symposium Keynote, Dr. Matthew Arau, in the background! You can also look for event information at https://csi.connselmer.com/csi/northeast, or register now at https://registration.socio.events/e/northeastcsi.

    I look forward to seeing you there. I will be at every moment of the conference, with plans to stick around for a long weekend afterwards to enjoy all Finger Lakes has to offer with my family!

    Best wishes for the rest of the school year, and THANK YOU for all you do for our students!

    Andy Pease

    President

    New York State Band Directors Association

    nysbdapresident@nysbda.org

    NYSBDA Apparel Sale Now until March 10th

    Hello, Everyone! NYSBDA Swag is available NOW. Check out the website link below for NYSBDA clothing merchandise. Let’s promote NYSBDA, your membership and all of the opportunities NYSBDA provides for our young band musicians of NY!

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    *All items are at cost and will be shipped directly to you. This is NOT a Fund Raiser.