Dr. Craig Hamilton named to board of directors of the Association of Concert Bands

Craig V. Hamilton, Ph.D., Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Hot Springs Concert Band was elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Association of Concert Bands (ACB) and Dr. Hamilton was instilled on April 3, at its annual national convention in San Ramon, California.

The Association of Concert Bands is an international organization with approximately 1,300 members from 500 community bands in 48 states, two Canadian provinces and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The work of the ACB is actively supported by 75 music industry organizations in the US and Canada, and indirectly supported by the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) around the world. The purpose of the ACB is to encourage and foster adult concert, community, municipal and civic bands, ensuring that every instrumentalist who wishes to perform has that opportunity.

Dr. Hamilton is The Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music, Chairman of the Music Education department, Director of Bands and Coordinator of Instrumental Studies at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The Hot Springs Concert Band has been a proud member of the ACB since 1998.

Press Release by Tom Kleinsorge, Publicity Chair, HSCB