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American Legion National Conventions

Year Conductor City Warm-Up March Overture Place
2019   Indianapolis, IN        
2018   Minneapolis, MN        
2017   Louisville, KY        
2016   Cincinnati, OH        
2015 Pickett Baltimore, MD        
2014 Pickett Charlotte, NC Contest Canceled by the Convention
2013 Pickett Houston, TX Celebration Fanfare (Steven Reineke) Northwind March
(W. Paris Chambers)
Symphony No. 3
(Boris Kozhevnikov)
1
2012 Pickett Indianapolis, IN Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Claude T. Smith) Boys of the Old Brigade
(W. Paris Chambers)
New World Symphony Finale
(Antonin Dvorak)
2
2011 Pickett Minneapolis, MN Handel in the Strand
(Percy Grainger)
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
(John Philip Sousa)
Satiric Dances
(Norman Dello Joio)
 
2010 Pickett Milwaukee, WI Festiva Jubiloso
(David Holsinger)
Black Granite
(James L. Hosay)
Symphonic Episodes
(Brian Balmages)
 
2009 Pickett Louisville, KY American Overture
(Joseph Wilcox Jenkins)
Brighton Beach
(William P. Latham)
Divertimento
(Vincent Persichetti)
2
2008 Pickett Phoenix, AZ On Eagle's Wings
(Robert W. Smith)
Sound Off
(John Philip Sousa)
Hammersmith
(Percy Grainger)
3
2007 Pickett Reno, NV Chester
(William Schumann)
On The Campus
(John Philip Sousa)
Symphonic Suite
(Clifton Williams)
2
2006 McCready Salt Lake City, UT Folk Dances The Observing Visitor Where Never Lark Nor Eagle Flew  
2005 McCready Honolulu, HI Marriage of Figaro Liberty Bell Second Suite - Holst 1
2004 McCready Nashville, TN American Salute The Galant Seventh Hounds of Spring  
2003 McCready St. Louis, MO God of our Fathers Who's Who in Navy Blue Finale - 5th Symphony  
2002 McCready Charlotte, NC Santiago Carnival The Black Horse Troop Toccata and Fugue  
2001 McCready San Antonio, TX American Salute Barnum & Bailey's Favorite Eternal Father, Strong to Save  
2000 McCready Milwaukee, WI American Salute Barnum & Bailey's Favorite Hounds of Spring  
1999 McCready Anaheim, CA American Salute The Gladiator Second Suite (Holst) 1
1998 McCready New Orleans, LA Marriage of Figaro National Emblem Victory at Sea  
1997 McCready Orlando, FL Hymn Song Eisenhower Centennial Where Never Lark nor Eagle Flew  
1996 McCready Salt Lake City, UT Wizard of Oz The White and Red Rose Hounds of Spring  
1995 McCready Indianapolis, IN Where the River Flows
Bring Back My Child
A Slavic Farewell Eternal Father, Strong to Save  
1994 McCready Minneapolis, MN Variations on America Pathfinder of Panama Il Guarany  
1993 McCready Pittsburg, PA March Onward B.B. & C.F. Zampa  
1992 McCready Chicago, IL America's Finest Eisenhower Centennial Manzoni Requiem  
1991 McCready Phoenix, AZ Irish Tune from County Derry Las Marcha del Soldaesca Espanol Manzoni Requiem  
1990 McCready Indianapolis, IN Lohengren (Finale) Emblem of Unity Folk Dances (Shostakovich)  
1989 McCready Baltimore, MD Citation Free Lance Finale - 5th Symphony  
1988 House/Kiersey Louisville, KY Marriage of Figaro Pieces of Eight Light Cavalry  
1987 House/Kiersey San Antonio, TX Sea Songs Marcha 3 de Febrero Merry Wives of Windsor  
1986 House/Kiersey Cincinnati, OH Americans We Army of the Nile Italan in Algiers  
1985 House/Kiersey New Orleans, LA San Lorenzo My Reginment Force of Destiny  
1984 House/Kiersey Salt Lake City, UT

--- no contest held - Kansas City Band only entrant ---

1
1983 House Seattle, WA Marriage of Figaro Marathon Mars Force of Destiny 1
1982 House Chicago, IL     Semirimidi  
1981 House Hawaii

--- no contest held - no bands entered due to travel costs ---

 
1980 House Boston, MA Zacatecas Joyce's 71st Regiment Morning Noon and Night  
1979 House Houston, TX George Washington Bicentennial Pieces of Eight Andre Chenier  
1978 House New Orleans, LA World Events British Eight Second Suite - Holst  
1977 House Denver, CO National Spirit Fairest of the Fair English Folk Song Suite - Holst  
1976 House Portland, OR     Merry Wives of Windsor  
1975 Hanna Minneapolis, MN National Emblem Castle Gap First Suite in Eb - Holst  
1974 Alter Miami, FL Amparita Roca George Washington Bicentennial Universal Judgement  
1973 Alter Hawaii

--- no contest held - no bands entered due to travel costs ---

 
1972 Alter Chicago, IL Citation Black Horse Troop Zampa  
1971 House Houston, TX Carrollton Dragoons DeVillars Andre Chenier  
1970 House Portland, OR        
1969 House Atlanta, GA        
1968 House New Orleans, LA     Egmont  
1967 House Boston, MA     Light Cavalry  
1966 House Washington D.C.        
1965 House Portland, OR        
1964 Fridel Dallas, TX     Flying Dutchman  
1963 Fridel Miami, FL     Euryanthe  
1962 Fridel Las Vegas, NV     Die Meistersinger  
1961 Kelley Denver, CO        
1960 Fridel Miami, FL        
1959 Mumaw Minneapolis, MN        
1958 Mumaw Chicago, IL        
1957 Mumaw Atlantic City, NJ        
1956 Mumaw Los Angeles, CA        
1955 Mumaw Miami, FL        
1954 Mumaw Washington D.C.        
1953 Buttagoli St. Louis, MO        
1952 Buttagoli New York, NY        
1951 Fox Miami, FL        
1950 Fox Los Angeles, CA        
1949 Fox Philadelphia, PA        
1948 Fox Miami, FL        
1947   New York, NY        
1946   San Francisco, CA        
1945   Chicago, IL        
1944   Chicago, IL        
1943   Omaha, NE        
1942   Kansas City, MO        
1941   Milwaukee, WI        
1940   Boston, MA        
1939   Chicago, IL        
1938   Los Angeles, CA        
1937   New York, NY        
1936   Cleveland, OH        
1935   St. Louis, MO        
1934   Miami, FL        
1933   Chicago, IL        
1932   Portland, OR        
1931   Detroit, MI        
1930   Boston, MA        
1929   Louisville, KY        
1928   San Antonio, TX        
1927   New York, NY        
1926   Philadelphia, PA        
1925   Omaha, NE        
1924   St. Paul, MN        
1923   San Francisco, CA        
1922   New Orleans, LA        
1921   Kansas City, MO        
1920   Cleveland, OH        
1919   Minneapolis, MN