Welcome to the National Band Association Web site! Here you will find the current leadership and programs of the Largest Band Organization in the World. If you are considering joining the National Band Association, you might want to start by visiting our statement of purpose and constitution listed at left. Next, take a look at the list of national presidents, composition winners, and winners of the AWAPA awards. Next go to the listing of the Executive Committee and the elected Board of Directors. Following that, check out the Division and State Chairs to learn about the leadership folks in your area. Feel free to contact any of them concerning anything about the National Band Association and in particular, your possible involvement.

Finally, check out the committee chairs and the many programs and activities of the National Band Association. After viewing all that information you should be convinced that you need to be an active part of this national organization. At this point you surely realize that the band profession not only needs, but also must have, a professional organization to represent us all, an organization to do those things collectively that we cannot do individually. Furthermore, the organization that works so hard on the behalf on bands at all levels deserves the support of those who benefit from that work. The first benefit of membership in the National Band Association is the opportunity, through the payment of dues, of contributing to the profession; and the second is realizing that you are a part of an organization that does important work and an organization of which you can be very proud. Once you immerse yourself in all the workings of the National Band Association you will be glad you are a member.

Now I would like to address current NBA members, including our student members, who regularly visit the Web site. Welcome to the new school year and a new biennium. As you know, every two years the leadership of our organization changes. In this biennium we are experiencing a more dramatic change that usual. Because Secretary/Treasurer Tom Fraschillo made the decision to step down, we were faced with an immediate problem. Since the NBA cannot function a day without an executive secretary/treasurer and an up and running NBA office, we did not have time to do a search, hire and then train someone for that very complex and demanding position. I approached the only person in our organization with the knowledge, administrative skills and work ethic to do the job, and that person is Linda Moorhouse, our immediate past-president. To help her with this double duty I have enlisted the help of past-president David Gregory, naming him Advisor to the Executive Board. Currently David is working on the NBA information e-mails and will also serve as Chair for Special Projects and Conventions. David assured me that he was willing to help in any way possible. It is worth noting that both Linda and David are working without any expense to the organization.

We are updating the Web site, so check it out. Also keep a lookout for the NBA Journal insert coming out in the October issue of the Instrumentalists. This opportunity only comes to us once a year; support the organization by reading the journal insert. Also watch for the fall issue of the NBA Journal due out in November.

Have a good year and get involved with NBA by helping us increase our membership. You will be glad you did.

Sincerely,

Bobby Adams, President
The National Band Association