From: MTHEOBAL@cmsa.gmr.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.classical
Subject: Re: Music Societies for Instrumentalists
Date: 19 Nov 92 15:04:07 GMT
Organization: GM Research Labs

During the last thirty years societies have sprung up in support of instrument-
alists of all sorts.  Most societies publish a journal or newsletter and get
together for conventions.  Perhaps joining such a society will relieve the
'loneliness' that has been mentioned by those not playing synthesizers and
electric guitars.  This listing comes from the Encyclopedia of Associations at
your local library.  Additional societies exist for other instruments.

National Flute Association              Internat'l Double Reed Society
c/o Myrna Brown                         c/o Lowry Riggins
805 Laguna                              626 Lakeshore Dr.
Denton, TX 76201   817-387-6626         Monroe, LA 71203-4032  318-343-5715
(4500 members)                          (3000 members)

Internat'l Society of Bassists          Internat'l Clarinet Society
4020 McEwen, Suite 105                  P.O. Box 7683
Dallas, TX 75244-5019  214-233-9107     Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-0683   ph?
(1600 members)                          (3000 members)

North American Saxophone Alliance       Tubists Universal Brotherhood Assoc.
c/o Dale Underwood                      c/o Scott Watson,
13408 Piscataway                        Univ. of Kansas, Dept. of Music
Ft. Washington, MD 20744  301-292-3246  Lawrence, KS 66045    913-864-3174
(900 members)                           (2700 members)

Internat'l Trumpet Guild                American Guild of Organists
Western Michigan Univ.                  475 Riverside Dr., Suite 1260
School of Music                         New York, NY 10115  212-870-2310
Kalamazoo, MI 49008  616-387-4700       (22,000 members)
(4000 members)

Violin Society of America               Violincello Society
85-07 Abington Rd                       340 W. 55th St, 5-D
Kew Gardens, NY 11415  718-849-1373     New York, NY 10019  212-246-3267
(1300 members)                          (500 members)

American Viola Society                  Internat'l Trombone Assoc.
c/o Alan de Veritch                     c/o Vern Kagarice
24883 Sage Crest Rd                     North Texas State Univ., Music School
Newhall, CA 91321   805-255-0693        Denton, TX 76203  817-565-3720
(1000 members)                          (2800 members)

Pedal Steel Guitar Assoc.               Int'l Steel Guitar Convention
P.O. Box 248                            9535 Midland Blvd.
Floral Park, NY 11001  ph?              St. Louis, MO 63114  314-427-7794
(1200 members)                          (2500 members)

Percussive Arts Society                 Lute Society of America
P.O. Box 25                             P.O. Box 1328
Lawton, OK 73502  405-353-1455          Lexington, VA 24450  703-463-5812
(5500 members)                          (700 members)

Int'l Horn Society                      Guitar Foundation of America(classical)
c/o Ellen Powley                        c/o Gunnar Eisel
2220 North 1400 East                    P.O. Box 878
Provo, UT 84604  801-377-3026           Claremont, CA 91711   ph?
(3000 members)(2000 members)

Good luck in your musical endeavors.
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I have no financial connections with these groups, and these opinions are my
own.                                          Mark Theobald
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