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People are like musical instruments; their sound depends on who touches them. Virgil
American academy of arts and letters: members
Honor Society | 1898-present
The Academy of Arts and Letters honors the leading American architects, artists, composers, and writers, and maintains a maximum membership of 250 individuals. The list of living composers at this site, accessible by scrolling down and selecting the “music” department, represents some of the most important musical voices in the world in any given year.
american choral directors association
Professional Organization | 1959-present
ACDA is a “a nonprofit music education organization whose expressed purposes outline the association's dedication to the advancement of choral music. The mission of ACDA is to inspire excellence in choral music through education, performance, composition, and advocacy.” The organization, open to all choral directors, offers a wide variety of resources on choral repertoire, pedagogy, and conducting, along with multiple publications, conferences, and other events.
facebook: band directors group
Facebook Group | 2011-present
This active, invite-only online community consists of over 26,000 band directors who exchange questions, ideas, stories, inspiration, and practical advice. Much like conductorsreference.com seeks to make positive conducting role models accessible to all conductors, this facebook group offers a wealth of band-specific information and conversation for all directors. Pedagogy is a primary and recurring topic, however, many topics are tagged and searchable. Membership is limited to music education majors, current band directors, and retired band directors; to join, solicit an invitation from someone in the group.
College band directors national association
Professional Organization | 1938-present
CBDNA is an organization comprised of college and university band directors who are '“devoted to the teaching, performance, study and cultivation of music, with particular focus on the wind band medium.” Its journal, commissioning efforts, conferences, symposia, etc. have had an important impact on wind music and conducting historically, and they continue to provide a positive influence. Membership is open to all directors in higher education and to graduate conducting students.
conductors guild
Professional Organization | 1975-present
This international non-profit organization of conductors provides workshops, resources, publications, and mentoring opportunities for its membership. It is based in the United States and open to all conductors, regardless of specific medium.
League of american orchestras
Professional Organization | 1942-present
A diverse and highly active organization whose mission is “to advance the experience of orchestral music, support the people and organizations that create it, and champion the contributions they make to the health and vibrancy of communities.”
world association for symphonic bands and ensembles
Professional Organization | 1981-present
WASBE is an international community from over fifty nations that is “dedicated to enhancing the quality of the wind band throughout the world and exposing its members to new worlds of repertoire, musical culture, people, and places.” In addition to publications, conferences, composition contests, and a variety of other resources, WASBE maintains a selective and sortable repertoire list.
University of washington: prized composers
Website | 1924-present
Maintained by Timothy Salzman and the wind conducting studio at the University of Washington, this site “is designed to highlight the wind works of distinguished, prize-winning composers, for the advancement of quality repertoire in the field of wind music.” Featured composers include current and former members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and recipients of the Charles Ives Living Award, Grawemeyer Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize, and Rome Prize. In addition to information on award-winning works, links to composers’ websites, lists of their works for winds, and links to performances are also included.
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