PLEASE JOIN US in our efforts to preserve American big band music.
Your tax deductible contribution will h elp us fund our mission to preserve and share this wonderful music with the world.
Make checks payable to: “American Big Band Preservation Society, Inc.” or “ABBPS”
Mailing Address
ABBPS
P.O. Box 111
No. Pembroke, MA 02358
Phone: 1-877-340-BAND (2263) or 617-791-0555
info@AmericanBigBand.org
Funding and Preservation: Most arrangers of big band music desire to have their life’s work preserved. Currently there is no primary central repository for these works and no one place that can or will make them accessible to current and future generations. ABBPS will provide such a repository. As it acquires arrangements, the ABBPS will both preserve the original works (usually hand-written), and it will format them digitally for public access. Donations to ABBPS will be used for preservation and educational efforts including:
- acquisition, cataloging, and digitization of arrangements;
- development of big band-oriented educational curricula;
- sponsorship of “Master Classes” and “Big Band Camps”;
- underwriting or subsidizing schools, municipalities and other organizations seeking ABBPS-sponsored big band performances;
- research and production of a big band arrangement book and DVD for dissemination to educators and the public; and
- grants for schools, community orchestras, and other organizations dedicated to the preservation and advancement of big band music.
