Finding Aid for Association of Concert Bands, Inc Records, 1977-2025 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Title: Association of Concert Bands, Inc Records, 1977-2025

ID: 12/9/103

Primary Creator: Association of Concert Bands (1977-2006)

Extent: 7.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in 4 series: Series 1, Administrative Files; Series 2, Financial Records; Series 3, Programming; and Series 4, Publications.

Date Acquired: 11/30/2006. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Association of Concert Bands, Band Clinics, Band Concerts, Band Musicians, Bands, Bands (Music), Music--Societies, etc. -- United States

Formats/Genres: Business Records, Financial Records, Meeting Minutes, Motion Pictures/Videotapes, Papers, Photographs, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Consists of the business records of the Association of Concert Bands, Inc., including the organization's constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, committee reports, records of past presidents and secretaries, financial records and annual accounting audits, annual convention programs and concert programs, photographs, sound recordings, audio-visual materials, awards and ACB publications documenting the creation and maintenance of the Association of Concert Bands from 1977 to the present.

The Association of Concert Bands of America (ACBA) was founded in August 1977 as a not-for-profit corporation. Renamed the Association of Concert Bands (ACB), the Association remains a nonprofit New York state corporation. ACB's members include bands, individuals and corporations who are uniquely dedicated and equipped to serve the needs of adult instrumental musicians who perform in and lead community bands.

The mission of ACB is to encourage and foster adult concert community, municipal, and civic bands and to promote the performance of the highest quality traditional and contemporary literature for band.  In addition to representing people interested in adult concert bands, ACB's philosophy is manifested in various projects and goals, such as the Band Builder's Manual for information on the establishment, funding, development, maintenance, and promotion of bands in the world community.

The Association holds an annual convention where directors, band members, managers, industry leaders, administrators, and board members assemble to exchange personal views, share experiences, and benefit from educational seminars and musical performances.

Association of Concert Bands
Band Clinics
Band Concerts
Band Musicians
Bands
Bands (Music)
Music--Societies, etc. -- United States

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: Additions were added to the collection on September 2010, December 2013, and January 2016 through transfers from Delbert Eisch.  An additional box of papers were added on September 7, 2022 through a transfer from Raoul Camus. An addition from Nancy Michalek came on July 31, 2023. An addition was added on February 13, 2024. An addition of three journals was added on October 7, 2024. An addition of three journals and a convention program was added on September 16, 2025. An addition of 28 CDs from the 2022, 2023, and 2025 conventions was added on October 27, 2025.

Access Restrictions: None.

Acquisition Source: Association of Concert Bands, Inc. through Del Eisch, ACB Historian

Acquisition Method: Gift