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SBO+ Contributor’s Composition to be Featured
Harvey Rachlin, noted author, composer, and SBO+ contributor has a whole catalog of pop songs that span a variety of genres including 1950s and 1960s-style vintage pop, modern pop, traditional country, ragtime, jazz, Broadway/musical theater and classical waltzes.
A song Harvey wrote is in the new Netflix international series No One Saw Us Leave (Nadie Nos Vio Partir). The song is called “Ready or Not (Here I Come)” and it appears in the second episode entitled “I Will Find Them” (“Los Voy a Contrar”).
Bands of America 2025 Grand National Championship Results
97.825 — Avon H.S., IN
97.625 — Flower Mound H.S., TX
96.450 — Carmel H.S., IN
96.325 — Broken Arrow H.S., OK
94.475 — The Woodlands H.S., TX
93.300 — Ronald Reagan H.S., TX
92.925 — Marcus H.S., TX
92.375 — Blue Springs H.S., MO
92.225 — Dripping Springs H.S., TX
89.250 — William Mason H.S., OH
89.150 — Wando H.S., SC
89.050 — Bentonville H.S., AR
The Band Community Mourns the Passing of Dr. Stanley Michalski
The American Bandmasters Association mourns the passing of Dr. Stanley F. Michalski, Jr., Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Music and Conductor of Bands at Clarion University of Pennsylvania and Emeritus Conductor of the Winthrop University Carolina Wind Orchestra. A revered teacher, conductor, performer, clinician, and adjudicator, Stanley (Stan) Michalski shaped the wind band profession over many decades of devoted service throughout North America, Asia, and Europe.
Born in 1934, he graduated with honors from Nanticoke High School in 1952 and earned his Bachelor of Science (cum laude), Master of Education, and Doctor of Education degrees from Pennsylvania State University. His early work as Supervisor of Music in Harrisburg and Mifflintown laid the foundation for his transformational 31-year tenure at Clarion University (formerly Clarion State College), where he built a nationally respected band program.
Stan’s influence was felt both within the music profession and across the broader community. He authored numerous articles on music education, bands, and low brass, and also commissioned and premiered new works for concert band. A proud member of the American Bandmasters Association since his election in 1973, Stan served the organization in many leadership roles, including ABA President and Chair of the ABA Foundation Board of Directors. His fifty-plus years of ABA mentorship, stewardship, and advocacy significantly strengthened the Association and the broader band community.
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