KBA would like to invite you and your students to participate in our Marching Festivals this season! Our newest festival is our 1234A festival on October 15th. It is a wonderful experience and caters to small ensembles! Please consider participating! Marching Festivals: 1234A Marching Championship at Washburn University on October 15th. Open Class Marching Championship at The University of Kansas on October …
If you are planning to attend this summer’s convention, please consider joining us for our annual Golf Tournament! You do not need to be a pro to be involved. Any and all golf experience is welcome! The tournament will held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 and hosted by Derby Hills Golf and Country Club. In past …
The roster for the 2022 KBA Middle Level Honor Band has been posted to the Kansas Bandmasters Association webpage. It is also found at the bottom of this post. Our team thanks all of the participating departments for submitting such outstanding nominations and we send congratulations to all of your students on their accomplishment. We …
KBA experienced AMAZING growth in membership over the last couple of years and we are excited to share with you the wonderful things that are happening! There is something for EVERYONE! If you are new or you have not attended our summer convention in recent years, we would love to invite you to join us …
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We are pleased to announce that the nomination process is open for the 2022 Kansas Bandmasters Middle Level Honor Band! Our event will take place on Friday, July 22, 2022 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Wichita. Our clinician for this year is Steve Graves from Cypress, California! Mr. Graves is a highly sought after honor …
Greetings, KBA colleague! Online registration for the Kansas Bandmasters Association summer convention is now available. Visit members.kansasbandmasters.com to update your information, pay dues, and register for the convention. Register by June 14 and save $10! Please note that the convention fee no longer includes the KBA awards banquet. To meet rising costs (and to provide …
Date: Thursday, July 21 | 7:00am – 5:00pm Location: DoubleTree Airport Hotel | Wichita, KS The purpose of this bootcamp is to provide useful information to new band directors as they prepare for the upcoming school year! This one-day event is designed to cover a broad range of topics from assessing your program, navigating KSHSAA …
KBA is excited to welcome Steve Graves to this Summer’s annual convention. He has excepted the contract as our MLB Guest Conductor and Clinician! You won’t want to miss these events! Having spent 35 years teaching middle school band, Steve Graves is currently in his 20th year as the band director at Lexington Junior High School …
2021 Open Class Marching Championship Memorial Stadium University of Kansas Oct. 30, 2021 Admission Adult $10 Student & Senior $5 The Open Class Class Championship is for Kansas high schools of any KSHSAA classification. A Prelims/Finals format will be held with the Prelims being class championships and Finals being an all-Class Championship. The Performance schedule …
Prelim Results Class 3A 5th Place: Caney Valley 4th Place: Haven 3rd Place: St. George-Rock Creek 2nd Place: Lyons 1st Place: McLouth High Music: McLouth High Visual: McLouth High Effect: McLouth High Auxiliary: McLouth High Percussion: McLouth Class 4A 5th Place: Holton 4th Place: Eudora 3rd Place: Towanda-Circle 2nd Place: Independence 1st Place: Goddard High …
