THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR SYMPHONIC BANDS & WIND
ENSEMBLES AT THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC, MANCHESTER UK, JULY, 1981.

Chairman: Frank Battisti

Executive Director: Bill Johnson

Organized by: 

The College Band Directors National Association

Supported by:

Music Educators National Conference National Band Association
American School Band Directors Association Canadian Band Directors Association
Women Band Directors National Association Music Industry Council
The Instrumentalist, The School Musician, Director and Teacher

Both BASBWE and WASBE were conceived and born during the Conference, and the
past thirty five years have been a constant voyage of discovery in repertoire. engagement.

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By Tim Reynish, June 2016