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WASBE is a World of Musical Culture

WASBE 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. 

Past Conferences

Listed below are past presidents & list of past international conferences led by them. Click on the year to learn more about the conference.

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Manchester,
UK

Founding

Year

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Kerkrade,The Netherlands

President:

Jan Molenaar*

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Schladming,
Austria

President:

Wolfgang Suppan*

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Singapore,
Singapore

President:

Dennis Johnson

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San Jose,
Ca
lifornia, USA

President:

Bert Aalders

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Gwangju-Gyeonggi
Korea

President:

Colleen Richardson

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Skien,
Norway

President:

Trevor Ford

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Manchester,
UK

President:

Vondis Miller*

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San Luis Obispo,
USA

President:

Felix Hauswirth

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Killarney,
Ireland

President:

Bert Aalders

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Utrecht,
The Netherlands

President:

William Johnson

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Kortrijk,
Belgium

President:

Francis Pieters

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Valencia,
Spain

President:

Leif Jansson

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Lucerne,
Switzerland

President:

Felix Hauswirth

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Cincinnati,
USA

President:

Glenn Price

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Buñol
Spain

President:

Dario Sotelo

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Boston,
USA

President:

John Paynter*

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Hamamatsu,
Japan

President:

William Johnson

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Jönköping,
Sweden

President:

Timothy Reynish

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Chiayi City,
Taiwan ROC

President:

Leon Bly

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Prague,
Czech Republic

President:

James Ripley

* Deceased

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