Wednesday, April 2, 2008

9:00-11:30 Board of Directors’ Meeting: Cohocton Room
  Don Snowden, Presiding

1:00-4:00 Board of Director’s Meeting: Cohocton Room
  Don Snowden, Presiding

2:00-7:00 Registration Booth Open: Lobby Alcove

8:00-10:00 Concert: United States Military Academy Band
  Corning Museum of Glass
  Captain Treg Ancelet, Conducting
   Jim Caneen, Presiding

9:30-10:30 Registration for Late Arrivals: Lobby Alcove

10:00-12:00 Reception East Room
  Entertainment by Duvid Smering Trio

Thursday, April 3, 2008

8:00-5:30 Registration Booth Open: Lobby Alcove

8:30-9:20 Clinic – “The Path of the Artist”
  Allan McMurray
  Finger Lakes Ballroom: Bill Dawson, Presiding

9:30-12:00 Convention Band Rehearsal
  Finger Lakes Ballroom:Bill Dawson, Presiding

12:00-1:00 Life Members/New Comers
  Luncheon: Carder Room
  Bill Dawson, Presiding

1:00-1:50 Clinic – “The History of the Harmonica”
  Ken Van Etten; Finger Lakes Ballroom
  Cliff Towner, Presiding

2:00-4:00 Convention Band Rehearsal
  Finger Lakes Ballroom

5:00 Dinner On Your Own

7:30-8:20 Concert: Hornell Area Wind Ensemble
  Corning Museum of Glass
  Edward Belin, Conducting
  Judy Shellenberger, Presiding

8:40-9:30 Concert: Perinton Concert Band
  Corning Museum of Glass
  Charles Van Buren, Conducting
  Mike Montgomery, Presiding

10:00-12:00 Reception: East Room: Entertainment
  by Brian Murphy’s Marimba and Bass

Friday, April 4, 2008

8:00-5:30 Registration Booth Open: Lobby Alcove

8:30-9:20 ACB General Membership Meeting
  Finger Lakes Ballroom

9:30-12:00 Convention Band Rehearsal
  Finger Lakes Ballroom

12:00-4:30 On Your Own

4:30-6:45 Cocktail Time/Banquet: Finger Lakes Ballroom

7:30-8:20 Concert: Repasz Band
  Corning Museum of Glass
  Albert J. Nacinovich, Conducting
  Art Himmelberger, Presiding

8:40-9:30 Concert: East Winds Symphonic Band
  Corning Museum of Glass
  Susan Sands, Conducting
  Nancy Michalek, Presiding

10:00-12:00 Reception: East Room; Entertainment by Bert Salmirs, Piano

 Saturday, April 5, 2008

8:30-9:20 Clinic – “Power Practicing”; Harry Watters
  Howard Habenicht, Presiding

9:30-11:30 Convention Band Rehearsal
  Corning Museum of Glass

11:30 Lunch On Your Own

2:00-2:50 Concert: Chesapeake Silver Cornet Brass Band
  Corning Museum of Glass
  Charles E. Hockersmith, Conducting
  Vince Chrisman, Presiding

3:10-4:00 Concert: Honeoye Falls Community Concert   Band
   Corning Museum of Glass
  Lindsey J. Borden, Conducting
  Nada Vencl Montgomery, Presiding

5:00 Dinner On Your Own

7:30-8:20 Concert: 2008 ACB Convention Band
  Corning Museum of Glass
  Allan McMurray, Conducting
  Gerald Guildbeaux, Presiding

8:40-9:30 Concert: Corning Area Community Concert   Band
  Corning Museum of Glass
  John Stranges, Conducting
  Don Snowden, Presiding

10:00-12:00 Reception and Raffle: East Room
  Entertainment by Sgro Brothers Harmonica
  Quartet

Sunday, April 6, 2008

8:00-9:30 Farewell Breakfast Buffet
 Finger Lakes Ballroom