The Utah Band Masters Association represents Utah band directors by furthering interest in school band music in Utah, sponsoring professional development opportunities for directors, advancing and bettering current school bands, and strengthening the professional standing of the school band teacher in Utah.

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Jeffrey Allardyce
Awards

Zach Giddings
President

Orien Landis
UMEA VP of Band

Ryan Adair
National Band Association Representative

John Miller
Executive Director

Mattiew Weidner
Past President

UPCOMING EVENTS

Utah Bandmasters Association Midwinter Conference - Feb 5, 2026

The Utah Bandmasters Association will have its 15th annual conference on February 5, 2026. Your new President, Zachary Giddings, has compiled a great lineup of events for this year's conference! Conveniently scheduled for the day before the UMEA conference, our conference will again be held in the Media Center at Snow Canyon High School. We are excited to present more impactful sessions featuring Chad King and an administrative advocacy panel including Bret Hughes, Brandon Larsen, Shanda Stenger, and Mitch Hall.

Registration Info:

  • UBA members must be members of the National Band Association (NBA). The conference fee for Non-NBA Members is $80, to encourage NBA membership. This is $55 (NBA membership) and $25 (conference fee). You can join the NBA at https://nationalbandassociation.org/join/

  • Existing NBA members can register for $25, just like last year.

  • Retired members can join the NBA for $25.

  • Collegiate NBA Membership is $5! This will also register Collegiate members in the NBA.

All conference fees include a Jimmy John’s dinner.

Please register online HERE or - if you choose not to register online - make checks out to “Utah Bandmasters Association.” All manual registration and checks should be sent to John Miller, 140 N. 800 E, American Fork, UT 84003, if you choose not to register online. For information on the schedule and clinicians, click HERE.

UTAH BANDMASTERS ASSOC. BYLAWS

Click HERE to view the Utah Bandmaster Association bylaws with proposed revisions.