The American Bandmasters Association ( ABA ) was formed in 1929 by Edwin Franko Goldman to promote concert band music. Goldman sought to raise esteem for concert bands among musicians and audiences. The reputations of concert bands suffered in comparison to symphony orchestras due to factors including "the concert band’s concert venue, often out-of-doors, the difficulty of conductors to obtain a quality music education, a limited repertoire that with the exception of marches was largely borrowed from the libraries of the orchestra, and a lack of camaraderie among the leading bandmasters/conductors of the period. "
4-625: The Sousa/Ostwald Award is an annual award given by the American Bandmasters Association for a composition for concert band . It was first awarded in 1956, after band uniform suppliers Ernest and Adolph Ostwald established the ABA/Ostwald Award for the best band composition written in the previous year. Previous rules allowed for compositions of grades 1-6, but the rules are undergoing a transition to focus on grades 1-4 (in 2011) and 5-6 (in 2012). The award
8-458: Is Michael J. Colburn . Previous presidents include Goldman, Karl King , Charles O'Neill , Herbert L. Clarke , Henry Fillmore , and William D. Revelli . John Philip Sousa was the first honorary life president. Membership is extended through invitation to conductors/teachers/directors considered to be exemplary professionals within the field. Associate Membership is available through invitation to "firms, organizations, and individuals engaged in
12-526: The music industry or related field" who are closely affiliated with the ABA. The association has contributed to the wind and percussion band community through the spheres of literature, performance, and pedagogy. The ABA is responsible for the commissioning of many of the wind band's most revered works, including Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger , Pageant by Vincent Persichetti , Strange Humors by John Mackey , and Endurance by Timothy Mahr . A list of
16-484: Was renamed from the Ostwald Award in 2011. This music award-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . American Bandmasters Association The ABA's current Constitution states that the organization shall: Membership is extended to the leaders of the wind band movement and is considered to be the highest honor given within the wind studies realm. The current president
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