- Founded: 2003
- Charter Members: Rochelle Feldner; Kenneth D. Hoerth; William Eckroth; Verlene Hagen; Randy C. Hall; Cheryl Larson Croonquist; Lucia Jacobson; Steven Sudduth; Nancy K. Olson; Warren D. Olfert; Selmer Spitzer; William J. Schmidt; Joseph T. Alme; Keith Traquiar; Sigurd Johnson; Garth J. Allmaras; David Torbert; Thomas E. Wood; James Popejoy; Susan German; Bruce Morlock
- First Meeting: October 24, 2003 in Grand Forks
- First Officers: Dr. Elmer Spitzer, President; Tom Wood, Vice-President; Nancy K. Olson, Secretary; Joseph T. Alme, Treasurer
Current Membership
- 36 Active; 10 Retired-Active; 2 Inactive; 6 Retired-Inactive
Annual Business Meeting
- March at ND All-State Band, Choir & Orchestra Festival and NDMEA Convention
Awards Given
- Outstanding High School Senior Band Student Award
- $1,000 Scholarship to a NDHS student going into Instrumental Music Education and attending a ND College or University (money donated by the state’s four major music stores)
Projects
- Annual monetary donation to help fund band headliner at each NDMEA Conference
- Annual monetary donation to JH ND All-State Honor Band Festival
- Presentation of sessions by chapter members at annual NDMEA Conference
- Commissioning of new works for band
- Donations to replace items lost in a fire
- Support of the International Music Camp at International Peace Gardens
Chapter Traditions
- Annual Meeting: Breakfast meeting each year; photos of new and current members
- Informal, social meeting in summer at member’s lake home
- Chapter newsletter
