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Meet Your LBA Board Members Betsy Stoupy PRESIDENT Director of Bands Moss Bluff Middle School LMEA District V lbaboard@labandmasters.com Amy Kutz PAST PRESIDENT Director of Bands Caddo Magnet Middle School LMEA District VIII akutz@caddoschools.org Robert Blackburn 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Director of Bands Lutcher High and Gramercy Elementary LMEA District IV rblackburn@sjpsb.org CJ Pernici 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Director of Bands Benton Middle School LMEA District VIII hsblastandjazz@labandmasters.com Ryan Bourque RECORDING SECRETARY Director of Bands Tioga Junior High School LMEA District II ryan.bourque@rpsb.us Amy Kutz EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Director of Bands Caddo Middle Magnet LMEA District VIII akutz@caddoschools.org Evan McCormick HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATOR Director of Bands Benton High School LMEA District VIII hsblastandjazz@labandmasters.com Aaron Theall JAZZ BAND CHAIRMAN Director of Bands DeRidder High School LMEA District V atheall@beau.k12.la.us Roland Smith MIDDLE SCHOOL COORDINATOR Band Director Moss Bluff Middle School LMEA District V rsmith@labandmasters.com Lea Jones MEMBER AT LARGE Director of Bands Benton Intermediate School LMEA District VIII Lea.Jones@bossierschools.org Kevin Rabon MEMBER AT LARGE Director of Bands Cope Middle School LMEA District VIII Kevin.Rabon@bossierschools.org Daphne Richardson MEMBER AT LARGE Director of Bands Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy LMEA District III twoduses70@gmail.com Kyle Cook MEMBER AT LARGE Director of Bands Maplewood Middle School LMEA District V kyle.cook@cpsb.org Trevor Moosa MEMBER AT LARGE Director of Bands Lafayette Renaissance Charter High LMEA District III tmoosa@lafayettecharter.org

LBA FORMS & FEES Active Member Fee Link University or Retired Member Fee Link College Student Member Fee Link Nomination forms will be emailed out by our Middle School Chair (Roland Smith) and our High School Chair (Evan McCormick) in early 2026. -Questions for Middle School can go to rsmith@labandmasters.com -Questions for High School can go to hsblastandjazz@labandmasters.com All nomination forms are due by February 26th, 2026. Director Membership Form Middle School Nomination Form High School Blast Band and Jazz Band Nomination Form LBA By-Laws

2025-2026 Middle School LBA Audition Music ***Audio Files for Middle School Auditions will be due Friday, May 8th 2026. (The High School Blast Band and Jazz Band do not audition for chair placement - only Middle School). Click your instrument below to access the audition material. All parts are written so they can be rehearsed as an ensemble. AUDIO AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR BAND DIRECTORS (after nominations have been finalized): All MS Auditions will be turned in into Roland Smith - he will send an email with instructions on where to turn them in. Email him at rsmith@labandmasters.com if you have not received an email with instructions. -All auditions are to be ONE TAKE ONLY! No stopping and starting, overdubbing, or splicing. -Directors, Assistant Directors, or instructors should be recording each student's audition. -There will be NO SCRIPT for the audition recording. There should be NO talking on the audition recording. -DO NOT include the student's name in the audio file name. You may simply submit the file with the filename assigned to it by the recording device used. -Be sure that YOU are submitting the correct audio file with each student's form. -Audio audition files should be in the .mp3 format. There are many free file format converters online. Here is a link to an online converter that may work for you: https://online-audio-converter.com/ FLUTE Audition Music CLARINET Audition Music CONTRA ALTO CLARINET Audition Music OBOE Audition Music BASS CLARINET Audition Music BASSOON Audition Music ALTO SAX Audition Music BARI SAX Audition Music F HORN Audition Music TENOR SAX Audition Music TRUMPET Audition Music TROMBONE Audition Music EUPHONIUM BC Audition Music TUBA Audition Music DIRECTOR'S SCORE Audition Music EUPHONIUM TC Audition Music PERCUSSION Audition Music Auditions are due Friday, May 8th, 2026! You'll find out which Ensemble you're in at Registration. Good luck and we will see you in June!

WE ARE LOUISIANA . WE STAND TOGETHER . TOGETHER WE MAKE MUSIC Louisiana Bandmasters Association is comprised of instrumental music directors from across Louisiana. Part of the mission for LBA is to provide a relaxing, enjoyable and musical learning environment for students and directors on a state level. The organization sponsors the Middle School All-Star Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and Concert Band along with the High School All-Star Jazz Band and the High School Blast Band. Students are afforded the opportunity to socialize and perform with other musicians from around the state. Band Directors are provided a chance to meet and share classroom ideas & experiences with other Music Educators from around the state in a "low stress" educational environment as well as observe and talk with some of the finest clinician/conductors from across the country. The All-Star Middle School Bands are comprised of students in grades 6-8. The All-Star Jazz Band and the All-Star Blast Band are comprised of students in the 9-12 grade. All participating students are nominated by their directors during the spring semester of each year. The Blast Band conductors/clinicians are selected from among the finest college directors in the state of Louisiana. The Jazz Band conductor/clinician is selected from among a list of the finest jazz educators across the country. A nationally known composer is chosen to conduct the All-Star Wind Ensemble, the Symphonic Band is conducted by LBA's own "Bandmaster of the Year", and the Concert Band conductor is selected from among the exceptional band directors here in Louisiana. Yearly active membership in LBA is for a calendar year from October to October. Members will receive student nomination forms in early January each year. The LBA Board and Membership meet biannually at the summer All-Star Band Clinic and the LMEA Conference in January.

Welcome to the Louisiana Bandmasters Website If you are a current Louisiana Band Director, Band parent, or Band student in the Middle through High School grades, then you are in the right place at the right time! Read more about our association here and click the different tabs above to learn how you can be a part of one of Louisiana's finest organizations for Band youth and Directors. If you have any questions, please email our president Betsy Stoupy at lbaboard@labandmasters.com . We look forward to meeting you as we aim for excellence together as an All-Star Louisiana Band family. Event Schedules: A small packet will be emailed to all directors with the program information. If you misplaced it or do not have access to it, have no fear! Click the following document that applies to you. High School Blast and Jazz Bands Middle School All-Star Honor Bands Band Master of the Year 2025-2026 **to be voted on by LBA Membership** GET YOUR LBA PICTURES! Every year we bring in a professional photographer to take a panoramic picture of each LBA ensemble. This is a great way to capture memories from the event, display the honor of being in these all-star groups, and it serves as a reference to all the great musicians your student had the privilege of performing alongside at this year's LBA. You can purchase a photo with cash, card, check, or Venmo before or after your student's performance. Directors! Click here to find Membership Forms and how to pay your Membership Fee!