The Origin of APBDA
The Japanese Band Directors Association (JBA) was established on the advice of Dr. Paul Yoder, an American composer and former chairman of the American Band Masters Association (ABA), and called by Manabu Kasuga. Subsequently, activities by JBA as follows led to the organization of APBDA.
- 1967July
25 members of JBA conducted an inspection tour to learn about the wind band scene in the U.S.
- 1973
JBA visited Korea and had an exchange with band directors, resulting in the establishment of the Korean Band Directors Association (KBA).
- 1974
The first Joint Convention between ABA and JBA was held in Honolulu, U.S.
- 197522nd-26th, July
JBA visited Seoul, Korea, and held a Joint Convention with KBA.
- 197627th-30th, December
JBA visited Singapore and held an exchange concert.
- 197727th-30th, December
JBA visited Manila, Philippines, and held an exchange concert with the National Band Association of the Philippines on December 28th and 29th.
South East Asian Band Directors
- 197826th – 28th October
- 1st – 4th November
- 198226th – 27th July
- 198427th – 28th December
- 198626th – 30th December
The unofficial conference was held in Taipei, Taiwan. Bands from Taiwan and Japan participated.
- 19883rd – 5th February
Asia and Pacific Band Directors’ Association
- 199025th – 28th, July
- 199214 – 18th, August
- 199422nd – 24th, July
- 199625th – 28th, July
- 199829th July – 2nd August
- 200029th December – 5th January
- 20027th – 11th, August
- 200414th – 18th, August
- 200624th July – 4th August
- 200826th July – 3rd August
- 201025th – 29th July
- 201225th – 29th, July
- 20148th – 15th, August
- 2015
A board meeting was held in Beijing, China.
- 201614th – 18th, July
- 2017July
A board meeting was held.
- 201819th – 22nd, July
A board meeting was held in Tainan, Taiwan.
- 2020
The 21st Conference which was supposed to be held in Tainan, Taiwan was postponed for a year due to the pandemic of COVID-19.
- 20216th November – 26th December
The 21st Conference was held in Tainan, Taiwan.
- 2022
A conference was suspended due to the pandemic of COVID-19.
- 202315th, July
A board meeting was held in Inchon, Korea.
The 2024 conference, scheduled for Daejeon, Korea, was cancelled due to circumstances, and it was decided that conferences would be held every odd-numbered year thereafter. - 202429th, July
A board meeting was held in Singapore.