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RE: Band Listing

HI!

I recommend that you and your band consider joining NABBA, the North American 
Brass Band Association.  By joining, you and your band will find out about 
what the other bands in North America are doing, who they are,  where they 
are, etc.  By joining, your band can enter and compete in the annual 
championships.  Now, before you say "I don't want to compete, I just want to 
have fun making good music", or something to that effect,  let me assure you 
that the competition is all in good comradeship, and has the very beneficial 
effect of letting you hear what other bands sound like, you can learn how to 
make yours improve tremendously!  For example, the Illinois Brass Band entered 
the NABBA championships for the first time in 1993, after almost two years of 
existance.  We entered in the second level and came in last place (although we 
were told that we had the best trumpet section in all of NABBA).  We learned 
from that and made changes to our tone quality and our interpretation of the 
music, so the next year, we came in First place in the second level!  We 
learned alot!  Since then, we have played numerous concerts and festivals 
where we, again, had the opportunity to listen to other bands and talk to 
their players, so that this year we came in first place in the top level!  
How'd you like  your band to do that?

I realize that you wanted a list of the brass bands in this country, but 
NABBA, of course, has just such a list  (at least the member bands).  

To join, send your name, address, phone, instrument played, band name, e-mail, 
and membership category along with the appropriate amount, for a year's 
membership.

categories:

individual	$25
retiree	$15
student	$10
band	$60
corporate	$100
patron	$500
leadership	$1000

make checks payable to North American Brass Band Association, and send check 
and above info to :
Bert L. Wiley
NABBA Membership Chairman
P.O. Box 2438
Cullowhee, NC 28723

With your membership, you get a year's subscription to The Brass Band Bridge, 
a magazine, devoted to brass banding in North America (it comes out every 
couple of months or so...), and they publish a list of the member bands every 
year or so.

I think you will find it worth every penny!  (IMHO)

Guy Clark
prinicpal cornet, Illinois Brass Band

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From: Mark D. Nichols
Sent: Monday, June 24, 1996 11:39 AM
To: 'Brass Band Mail List'
Subject: Band Listing

Greetings,
	Does anyone know of a listing of US Brass Bands?  I am the Eb Cornet =
soloist with the Spires Brass Band of Frederick, MD USA.  It would be =
great to get some information on other brass bands on the east coast.

Sincerely,
Mark Nichols


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