Welcome to the Association of Concert Bands

A little about who we are

The mission of the Association of Concert Bands is to foster excellence in Concert Band music through performance, education, and advocacy.

Our members include concert community bands, band directors, individual musicians, composers, and corporate members. Click on About to find out more about ACB or check our list of Resources.

Become a Member

Your Association of Concert Bands membership shows your commitment to community bands and concert band music. As community band enthusiasts, we want to play, we want to have fun playing, and we want to make our band better. Network with ACB for help in building your audience, fundraising, finding fun themed concerts, and much more. We have Student, Individual, Composer, Family, Life, Organization (Band), and Corporate membership levels.

From July 1st- November 1st, we offer half price membership dues to new members for the remainder of the year. Now is a great time to join the ACB.

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NAXOS and HEBM

Access the NAXOS Music Library, a FREE benefit available to all ACB Individual, Student, Family, Composer, and Life members. The NAXOS Music Library is a music streaming service with over 2 million recordings.

Login to the Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, a service that contains comprehensive information on composers, band works, and thousands of program notes. Subscription is offered to ACB members for a very low annual fee, $5 per calendar year.

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ACB Blanket Performance License

The Association of Concert Bands collects program information from participating member bands and submits it to ASCAP and BMI each year as part of the sub-licensing agreement. By submitting this information the publishers, composers and arrangers will receive credit for the performed works. This license covers the performance fees associated with performing live music.

Organization Members (Bands) purchase the ACB Blanket Performance License along with their membership dues each year. In 2025, over 54,000 song performances were reported to the performing rights organizations.

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Regional Connections Events

Regional Connections Events are ACB-sponsored events that will bring bands and musicians from a region together for a day of collaboration, education, performance and discussion. Join us in Sequim, Washington, July 24-25, 2026.

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ACB 2027 Convention

We’re excited to announce our 2027 Convention near Denver, Colorado. ACB 2027 “Where Music Meets The Mountains” will take place May 19 - 23, 2027.

Learn More about the ACB 2027 Convention

ACB Connects!

ACB Connects! is a series of live and recorded sessions to connect with our members. We offer a comprehensive Digital Library filled of past sessions covering a range of topics relevant to the band community. Some of our previous sessions feature discussions with influential leaders in the band world, insights on fundraising and grant writing, as well as bands sharing their personal experiences.