Information Regarding the Upcoming 2025 Conference

Our conference registration will open on February 1st and the process will again be ALL ONLINE. This means there will not be any paper forms, either online or in the Winter Magazine. The online process is part of our conscious effort to be paperless.

Conference Fees:

Active Members: $85.00 if registered and paid by April 1. After April 1, Conference Fees increase to $120.00

Student, Retired, and Associate Members: Free!! You will still need to register, and it's easiest to take care of this in advance of the Conference through our website, which will be linked beginning in the February eNews

Exhibitors:

Registration for Exhibitors is already open. Click below for more information on being a Conference Exhibitor:

https://sites.google.com/bandmasters.org/ibaexhibits/home

Login to the IBA Website (https://bandmasters.org/) for all things Conference!



Young Conductors Workshop Applications Due Tomorrow

If you're currently in your 1st through 5th year teaching and interested in applying for the Young Conductor's workshop, you have until tomorrow, January 10 to apply!

Young Conductor's Workshop Application: Due January 10

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScp3soEON-iWhgJU0tjyhdmi67QiO-ncMZdxZF970fp7vN08A/viewform



Conference Honor Band Submissions are Due January 22

Here is the link to submit your recordings to be considered as a Conference Honor Band:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2lZ5hWAykLP3iY5UaTU-MQ5NQNhjHVu7hM49xZbGXUQ5kmA/viewform

Good luck to all directors and ensembles that are submitting!



We are looking for MORE Lobby Concert Applicants

Do you have a small ensemble that could be featured in a smaller, less-formal setting than the ballroom? Consider applying!

Lobby Concert Application: Due March 1

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXPLXFznVs1N4L-XIKtadDVuNaKnrmnBRckvm3qpt0ZXHUjQ/viewform



Book Your Room at the Marriott for the 98th Annual IBA Conference!

The 98th Annual IBA Conference will be here before we know it and the reservation block is now open! Click on the link below to reserve your room:

https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1688573884235&key=GRP&app=resvlink



IAAE Advocacy Day

The Iowa Alliance for Arts Education (IAAE) will be sponsoring the annual Arts Education Advocacy Day on Wednesday, January 22. Participants may register to be a virtual and/or in-person advocate for this important chance to communicate with Iowa legislators on the importance of arts education in our state. Virtual advocates will be sent a customizable template that can be personalized and emailed to their assigned legislators. This email will contain links to advocacy videos and materials. Our goal is to have virtual advocates from all 99 counties so that every legislator is contacted by a constituent! This process will take 5-10 minutes of your time.

If you would be willing to advocate in-person and come to Des Moines and speak to legislators, IAAE will provide you with training the morning of January 22 as well the advocacy material that you will deliver to your assigned legislators. In-person advocates normally complete meetings with their assigned legislator visits by noon. Lunch will be provided by IAAE. Advocates are invited to attend IAAE testimony for the Education and Appropriations Committees as well. The personal contact is so important since there are many new legislators since our last in-person Advocacy Day in 2024.

Please click on the following link to register as an advocate:

https://iowaalliance4artsed.org/

Please contact Leon Kuehner, IAAE Executive Director, if you have any questions. Thank you for your support of arts education in our state! 

leongkuehner@gmail.com



IBA Perry Commission Project Donations and Consortium Memberships

We extend our heartfelt thanks to everybody who has supported the Iowa Bandmasters Association Perry Commission Project. Through donor contributions, consortium memberships, and the support of the Iowa Arts Council, we are delighted to report that we have met our financial goals for the project.

The opportunity for individuals and organizations to donate does still exist. However, it's important to know that any incoming financial support will go directly to the Perry Community Schools Band Department. Individuals and organizations wishing to be recognized in the score should plan to donate or join the consortium by Friday, January 31. This is necessary because the program notes and recognitions must be formatted for publication.

Composer Michele Fernandez has completed the commissioned work. The concert featuring her composition will be at 7:00 p.m. on April 7, 2025 at the Perry Performing Arts Center, 1200 18th Street, Perry, Iowa. The ensemble performing the commissioned work will include Perry Community Schools band students in collaboration with the Central College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Mr. Brad Lampe, Central College Director of Bands. We hope you will be able to attend this special event!

If you'd like to donate (all proceeds are now going to the Perry Community Schools Band Department) or join the consortium, click on the link below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sRtttYl5WAA9cM6VeRCEKup6FjKYNDiW/view?usp=sharing



IBARD Volunteer List

IBA's Retired Directors are an excellent resource for our Active Members and their band programs! Do you need suggestions on literature? Advice on a specific instrument? A clinician or adjudicator? Or maybe just somebody to chat with? Consider reaching out to an IBARD member that has expressed an interest in volunteering! To see the list of IBARD Volunteers, click on the link below:

IBARD Volunteer List

If you're an IBARD member not on the list and would like to be added, please contact IBARD chair, Terry Hanzlik, PhD: ibard@bandmasters.org

Be Sure to Complete your Membership Payment!

A quick reminder, to be a member, a person must register AND PAY their dues. We have run into several situations where someone registers online and then does not finish up with payment. Members who are not current with their payment will not be on the mailing list to receive their Fall Bandmaster Magazine.

Log in and renew your membership now!

There are no paper membership cards this year. We encourage digital payments; either credit, debit, or ACH. You can print your invoice and submit to your business office or forward the payment email invoice. Please help us in this transition away from paper membership cards and paper checks.



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Upcoming Dates

• January 10 - Young Conductor's Workshop Application
• January 22 - Conference Honor Band Submission Deadline
• January 22 - IAAE Advocacy Day
• January 31 - Deadline for Perry Commission Project Contributions
• February 1 - Conference Pre-Registration Opens
• March 7 - Outstanding Administrator deadline to submit information
• March 23 - Retirement Recognition deadline to submit information
• April 1 - Deadline for Conference Pre-Registration (Fee increases from $85 to $120 for online and onsite registration after this time!!)



Iowa Bandmasters Association

98th Annual Conference

May 15-17, 2025