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Dear
ABA Family,Invitation to the 2008 Convention in Miami
It’s with great pleasure that Pat and I invite you to the 2008 convention in Miami Florida, March 5-9, please mark your calendars. We can assure you that this will be a fabulous convention – filled with Caribbean rhythms, good friends, good food and good times.
We sent letters to new members and their spouses to congratulate them and to invite them to visit www.aba2008.org to get more information about the convention.
Our gracious hosts Gary and Peggy Green plus Gary’s wonderful Miami staff, Charles Damon, Shawn Vondran and Cathi Leibinger, have been working hard to capture the true flavor of the Miami Scene in 2008. They have succeeded in finding a great hotel close to the fabulous Dadeland Mall (walking distance), great side trips to Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, Bayside Marketplace with short cruise on Biscayne Bay, and much more.
Convention Performances
We are proud to announce that all of our five spectacular bands will be performing in University of Miami's fabulous Maurice Gusman Concert Hall (named after a generous donor). Located on the Coral Gables campus, the Maurice Gusman Concert Hall houses a 600 seat concert hall (Henry Fillmore Hall), a professional recording studio, and the administrative offices of the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music.
Wednesday, Welcome Concert, March 5, 2008
University of Miami, Gary Green, conductor
Florida A & M University, Dr. Julian E. White, conductor
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Tennessee Tech University, Joseph Hermann, conductor
University of Florida, Dr. David Waybright, conductor
Friday, March 7, 2008
U. S. Army Field Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier, Commander and conductor
ABA Committees
I along with the board of directors invite the ABA family to visit www.americanbandmasters.org to get more information about ABA committees. Please check out committee reports for 2007 and be impressed with what’s happening. We encourage everyone to remain active in ABA by attending conventions, and also by working on ABA committees. If you are interested in a committee assignment, please contact the committee chair and advise him/her of your interest in a 2009 assignments.
Personally I am looking forward to presiding over the 2008 Convention and hope you will join with me to make this the best convention ever! That is until the next one.
Best Regards,
Jeff
Carl (Jeff) Bianchi
President American Bandmaster Association