CONGRATULATIONS to the following Ames High School musicians for being selected to the Iowa All-State Orchestra: Alex Buttermore (Bass Trombone), Kayley Helmer (Bb Clarinet), Lillie Kennedy (Bassoon), Avery Suza (Trumpet), and Anleah Walker (French Horn).

CONGRATULATIONS to the following Ames High School woodwind musicians for being selected to the Iowa All-State Band: Gerald Han (Bb Clarinet), Kai Johnson (Bb Clarinet), Sofiya Palasyuk (Bb Clarinet), and Jacob Xing (Bb Clarinet).

CONGRATULATIONS to the following Ames High School brass and percussion musicians for being selected to the Iowa All-State Band: Ling Bai (Horn), Ava Chopskie (Percussion), Mario Napolitano (Trombone), Kailyn Thompson (Horn), Madelyn Timmermans (Cornet).

Congratulations to the 14 Ames High School Wind and Percussion musicians for being selected to the Iowa All-State Band and Orchestra and their director Chris Ewan!

Please join us tomorrow evening, Wednesday, November 11th at 7:00 P.M. for our Virtual Meeting and Social with special guest speaker Dr. Rebecca Phillips, Director of Bands at Colorado State University and President of the National Band Association.

Tomorrow (November 24, 2020) we will be posting the link to our Varsity Goes Virtual Event across all of our social media channels. We will also be sending it to our members so they can send it to their families. Just putting the finishing touches on everything!

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We are honored to welcome Dr. Peter Boonshaft for our National Band Association (NBA)-Iowa Chapter Virtual Meeting and Social on Wednesday, December 9th at 7:00 P.M. Iowa directors: Please message me, and I would be happy to share the link to join our conversation!

Applications for the NBA Project Grants and Research Grants are due by Friday, December 18. Project Grants: nationalbandassociation.org/project-grants/ Research Grants: nationalbandassociation.org/research-grant… We also hope you plan to attend our NBA General Membership meeting on Tuesday, December 15 at 8:00 PM EST.

Brilliant marketing from our friends at C.L.Barnhouse!

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Thank you to Dr. Peter Boonshaft for joining us for monthly NBA-Iowa Virtual Meeting and Social on Wednesday! A great conversation and I highly recommend checking out "Boonshaft's Blog" at academicalliance.com/boonshafts-blo…

Dr. Rebecca Phillips and the NBA Executive Committee will be hosting the National Band Association General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 8pm EST. All current NBA members are invited and a reminder with the link will be resent on the day of the event.

Our next NBA-Iowa Virtual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 13th at 7:00 P.M. CST with guest Barry Houser, Associate Director of Bands, Director of the Marching Illini, and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of Illinois.

Bob Morrison writes of Mr. Houser: "Barry Houser - Barry led the Athletic Band committee of CBDNA as they looked at the implications of COVID 19 on collegiate and high school band programs. Surveys, webinars, and guidance for the field all provided free to everyone."

Fantastic movie and backstories from Pixar and Disney's Soul! berklee.edu/news/berklee-n…

Please join us Wednesday, February 10th at 7:00 P.M. CST, for our National Band Association-Iowa Virtual Meeting and Social as we welcome Dr. Travis Cross, Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Please join us for our KHS America session this evening at 6:00 P.M. CST with guest speakers Dr. Peter Boonshaft, Len Lavelle, Susan Willmering, and myself. It's been an honor and engaging to share in the hopeful conversation of What's Next! mailchi.mp/khsmusic/b2e-v…

The NBA Journal is an excellent member-driven resource for the band profession and considers both "member submitted" and "peer reviewed" articles for publication. Email submissions to Matt Talbert, editor, at [email protected]. The deadline for the next issue is July 1st.