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Featured Articles


Heavy Hitting Cloud Notation Tools

A look at online storage, web-based applications, electronic grade books, sharing data files, lesson plan dissemination, and more.

Music Law: Crimes, Cash, and Copyright

Legal Issues for Music Educators…

Playing Host to the Afghan Youth Orchestra

Amédée Williams details a very unique cultural exchange…

Latest Band & Orchestra News


Posted May 17, 2013

To optimize the playing experience and improve the sound, Yamaha now offers Cryogenic Resonance Restoration, a proprietary method of deep-freezing brass and metal woodwind instruments that reduces residual strain in the metal.

Posted May 17, 2013

The US-based International Songwriting Competition (ISC) recently announced its 2012 winners.

Posted May 17, 2013

Beloved founder of the highly influential Midwestern band instrument shop Quinlan & Fabish, George Quinlan, Sr. passed away this week at the age of 90.

Posted May 17, 2013

Andris Nelsons has been appointed the 15th Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since its founding in 1881.

Posted May 17, 2013

Entrepreneurs and music industry icons Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre (Andre Young), already known as forward-thinking visionaries in music and business, are giving $70 million to USC to create a unique undergraduate experience.

Upcoming Band & Orchestra Events


  • May 31, 2013 - June 01, 2013
    Festival Disney
    Orlando FL
  • June 15, 2013 - June 19, 2013
    Los Angeles International Music Festival
    Los Angeles CA
  • June 17, 2013 - June 20, 2013
    League of American Orchestras Conference
    St Louis MO
  • June 21, 2013 - June 25, 2013
    NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles
    Washington DC
  • June 28, 2013 - June 29, 2013
    West Coast Youth Orchestra Festival
    Los Angeles CA
  • July 11, 2013 - July 13, 2013
    Summer NAMM Show
    Nashville TN
  • July 21, 2013 - July 24, 2013
    Texas Bandmasters Association Convention
    San Antonio TX
  • August 08, 2013 - August 11, 2013
    Drum Corps International World Championships
    Indianapolis IN
  • August 11, 2013 - August 13, 2013
    New York State Summer Music Conference
    New York NY
  • October 10, 2013 - October 13, 2013
    Music China
    Shanghai China

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