2021 American Prize - Semi-Finalists!

The Allentown Band has won numerous prizes and awards over the years, including Sudler Scroll from the Sousa Foundation, and most recently, The American Prize in several categories. We have just been informed that The Allentown Band has been named a National Semi-Finalist for the 2021 American Prize in Performance in the Community Band Division. The American Prize will be announcing finalists soon! 

You can learn more about this prestigious national competition here: www.theamericanprize. org or follow the news on Facebook:
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NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance/Community division, 2021
Ronald Demkee
The Allentown Band
Allentown PA
Gerald Guilbeaux
Acadian Wind Symphony
Lafayette LA
Lee Hartman
Mid America Freedom Band
Kansas City MO
Keith W. Hodgson
The South Jersey Area Wind Ensemble
Mays Landing NJ
Kenneth Singleton
Boulder Concert Band
Boulder. CO
Matthew Salvaggio
University Heights Symphonic Band
University Heights OH
Ted Vives
Los Alamos Community Winds
Los Alamos NM

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