The Utah Band Masters Association represents Utah band directors by furthering interest in school band music in Utah, sponsoring professional development opportunities for directors, advancing and bettering current school bands, and strengthening the professional standing of the school band teacher in Utah.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jeffrey Allardyce
Awards
Zach Giddings
President
Orien Landis
UMEA VP of Band
Ryan Adair
National Band Association Representative
John Miller
Executive Director
Mattiew Weidner
Past President
UPCOMING EVENTS
Utah Bandmasters Association Midwinter Conference - Feb 5, 2026
The Utah Bandmasters Association will have its 15th annual conference on February 5, 2026. Your new President, Zachary Giddings, has compiled a great lineup of events for this year's conference! Conveniently scheduled for the day before the UMEA conference, our conference will again be held in the Media Center at Snow Canyon High School. We are excited to present more impactful sessions featuring Chad King and an administrative advocacy panel including Bret Hughes, Brandon Larsen, Shanda Stenger, and Mitch Hall.
Registration Info:
UBA members must be members of the National Band Association (NBA). The conference fee for Non-NBA Members is $80, to encourage NBA membership. This is $55 (NBA membership) and $25 (conference fee). You can join the NBA at https://nationalbandassociation.org/join/
Existing NBA members can register for $25, just like last year.
Retired members can join the NBA for $25.
Collegiate NBA Membership is $5! This will also register Collegiate members in the NBA.
All conference fees include a Jimmy John’s dinner.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Any additional registrations can be handled on-site at the event.
For information on the schedule and clinicians, click HERE.
2026 BANDMASTER PRESIDENT ELECTIONS
This year, we have two candidates for the office of Utah Bandmasters Association President. Please take a moment to read the bios for our candidates, and then click on the ELECTION link below to cast your vote.
Josh Hurst
Adam Cunningham
UTAH BANDMASTERS ASSOC. BYLAWS
Click HERE to view the Utah Bandmaster Association bylaws with proposed revisions.