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North America's most prestigious award for community concert bands
Purpose | Procedure | Criteria | The John Philip Sousa Foundation | Recipients
Purpose
To identify, recognize, and honor those community bands that have demonstrated particularly high standards of excellence in concert activities over a period of several years, and which have played a significant and leading role, year after year, in the cultural and musical environment of their local communities.Procedure
Nominations will be received from any source and at any time. The nominations may be sent to any officer of the Sousa Foundation or to the Sudler Scroll chair, Sudler Scroll secretary, or any of the Regional Chairs. The nominations will be processed by the Scroll Secretary and brought to the annual meeting of the selection committee by the Secretary which takes place each year in December at the Mid-West International Band Clinic In Chicago.There is no specific number of community bands that can be honored each year.
Please visit the John Philip Sousa Foundation website for information regarding submission of nominees for any of their awards.
The conductor must be incumbent in their position for a minimum of five
years including the current year.
The band must have a demonstrated record of contributing
significantly to the high standards of cultural environment in its
community both by its performances and by involving a high percentage of
community residents as performers.
The Foundation is governed by the executive committee which receives
sugesstions, advice, and input from the board of directors and the advisory
committee.
Purpose | Procedure | Criteria | The John Philip Sousa Foundation | Recipients
Criteria
The band must have achieved and maintained particularly high standards of
excellence in concert performance and have selected a high level of
musical literature over a period of years.The John Philip Sousa Foundation
The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a publicly supported, educational foundation established for the purpose of organizing, sponsoring, and administering
projects contribution to the excellence of bands and band music throughout the
world by recognizing excellence in its many forms wherever it may be found.RECIPIENTS OF THE SUDLER SILVER SCROLL
The Northshore Community Band [1987]
Evanston, IL
John Paynter, Conductor
The Lawrence City Band [1988]
Lawrence, KS
William Kelley, Conductor
The Kiel Municipal Band [1990]
Kiel, WI
Lewis Schmidt, Conductor
The Tacoma Symphonic Band [1990]
Tacoma, WA
Robert C. Musser, Conductor
The Allentown Band [1990]
Allentown, PA
Ronald H. Demkee, Conductor
The Sarasota Mobile Home Band [1993]
Sarasota, FL
Leo Laier, Conductor
The Austin Symphonic Band [1993]
Austin, TX
Richard L. Floyd, Conductor
The Naperville Municipal Band [1993]
Naperville, IL
Ronald J. Keller, Conductor
The Racine Municipal Band [1994]
Racine, WI
Delbert Eisch, Conductor
The Texas Wind Symphony [1995]
Arlington, TX
Ray Lichtenwalter, Conductor
The Medalist Concert Band [1995]
Bloomington, MN
Earl Benson, Conductor
Kent Stark Concert Band [1997]
Canton, OH
Patricia Grutzmacher, Conductor
Ridgewood Concert Band [1997]
Ridgewood, NJ
C. Christian Wilhjelm, Conductor
Tara Winds Community Band [1997]
Hampton, GA
David Gregory, Conductor
Lakeland Civic Band [1997]
Kirtland, OH
Charles Frank, Conductor
Coastal Communities Concert Band [1998]
San Diego, CA
Don Caneva, Conductor
San Jose Wind Symphony [1998]
San Jose, CA
Darrell Johnston, Conductor
Scottsdale Concert Band [1998]
Scottsdale, AZ
Charles "Bud" Sessions, Conductor
Community Band of Brevard [1999]
Brevard, FL
Marion Scott, DirectorLafayette Concert Band [1999]
Lafayette, LA
Gerald Guilbeaux, Director