The Canadian Band Association fosters the health of band in Canada through collaboration with its member associations.
L'Association Canadienne Des Harmonies favorise la santé des bandes au Canada grâce à la collaboration avec ses associations membres.
The Canadian Band Association is a national organization representing and supporting school, university, military and community bands, band directors, students, parents, administrators, the music industry, composers, arrangers and all those interested in bands and band music across Canada.
The mission of the Association is to promote and develop the musical, educational, and cultural values of band and band music in Canada.
The CBA includes ten Provincial Associations: the British Columbia Band Association, the Alberta Band Association, the Saskatchewan Band Association, the Manitoba Band Association, CBA (Ontario), the Ontario Band Association, the Quebec Band Association, the New Brunswick Band Association, and the Nova Scotia Band Association (which includes Prince Edward Island).
Each Provincial Association organizes band activities and various other musical projects within their geographical regions including: honour ensembles, conferences, workshops, summer camps, adult and community band festivals, solo and ensemble competitions, newsletters, curriculum design, advocacy, commissioning projects, resource libraries and music publishing.
The CBA’s strength rests within its Provincial Affiliates and their activities. As a national organization, we can be justly proud of Canadian Winds: Journal of the Canadian Band Association, the National Youth Band of Canada, the Association’s National awards program, the National Curriculum and Standards Documents, and the CBA’s advocacy of instrumental music programs nationwide.
Cooperation, close affiliation and the sharing of resources, experiences, ideas and projects in a national forum benefit each one of our provincial chapters and their individual members.