You are invited to the Land of
Enchantment for the 2022 Association of Concert Bands annual convention in Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 3-8. This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts. This year, three bands will be hosting the convention, the Albuquerque Concert Band, The Los Alamos Community Winds, and the Santa Fe Concert Band. The convention theme is “Music for Life”. It is an appropriate theme for these times because during the pandemic, music has lifted up people all over the world-people who have done everything from playing instruments on rooftops to listening to tunes with their families while face-timing on the computer. Music has helped to sooth some of the pain that so many have felt since the pandemic began. And now, at the 2022 convention, musicians from all over the country will gather to celebrate music and life, and console with our fellow musicians who have lost a loved one. The convention will be at the beautiful Santa Fe Hilton. The Hilton is an historic landmark and one of the final building designs completed by world-famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The Hilton is located in the heart of Santa Fe, four blocks from the historic plaza, near the Palace of the Governors and The Cathedral Basilica of St.
