September Bandstand
Featuring:
- Summer Conference Wrap-Up
- 2023 Honor Band Information and Application
- Membership Form
- Summer Conference Wrap-Up
- 2022 Honor Band Information and Application
- Membership Form
2023 Summer Conference Directors Band
NYSBDA Directors Band
NYS Summer Music Conference 2023
Sunday & Monday August 13-14, 2023
Albany Hilton Hotel
40 Lodge Street, Albany, NY 12207
The 2023 NYSBDA Directors Band will be led by Anoa Green, Baltimore School for the Arts. 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 13, 2023, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Monday, August 14, 2023, 4:00 pm-6:45 pm
Program:
Big City Lights- Marie Douglas
Sleep- Eric Whitacre
American Hymnsong Suite- Dwayne S. Milburn
Slava! Political Overture- Bernstein, arr. Clare Grundman
Concert (to include the Directors Band, Chorus and Orchestra)
Monday, August 15, 2023, 8:00 pm
Concert Attire:
All Black
Please register online using our Google Form. 2023 Directors Band Registration
Questions: Contact NYSBDA 3rd VP Jackie Kovacs at vp3@presidentnysbda-org
Bylaw Revisions Spring 2023 Proposal
NYSBDA is in the midst of Bylaw Revisions and the final step in the process is for our general membership to vote on the proposed changes. This linked document outlines the proposed changes in Red. The committee has carefully considered changes to our language that more accurately reflect the goals and mission of our organization. […]
Band Stand May 2023
- From the Podium
- Symposium 2023 Recap
- Summer Conference Preview
- Schedule of Summer Conference
- Hofstra
- NYSBDA Membership Form
NEW YORK STATE SUMMER MUSIC CONFERENCE
CLINICIANS AND PERFORMING ENSEMBLES APPLICATION
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 13-15, 2023. If you are interested in presenting your own clinic or having
your group present a performance clinic, please follow these application procedures:
2023 NYSBDA Symposium Information
| 2023 Symposium Registration |
| 2023 Symposium Hotel Registration |
| Schedule of Sessions/Abstracts/Program |
| Clinicians/Ensembles/Bios/Pictures |
| Honor Band Information |
January 2023 Band Stand
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) |
| 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 High School Student Application Forms Middle School |
Region 1 Workshop
