| Year | Conductor | City | Warm-Up | March | Overture |
| 2026 | Louisville, KY | ||||
| 2025 | Tampa, FL | ||||
| 2024 | New Orleans | ||||
| 2023 | Charlotte, NC | — band did not participate — | |||
| 2022 | Pickett | Milwaukee | |||
| 2021 | Phoenix, AZ | ||||
| 2020 | Louisville, KY | — no convention held — | |||
| 2019 | Pickett | Indianapolis, IN | Mars from The Planets (Holst) | The Invincible Eagle (Sousa) | Fanfare and Allegro (Clifton Williams) |
| 2018 | Pickett | Minneapolis, MN | Thunder and Lightning Polka (Strauss Jr.) | On The Quarter Deck (Alford) | First Suite for Band (Alfred Reed) |
| 2017 | Reno, NV | — no contest held — | |||
| 2016 | Pickett | Cincinnati, OH | Children’s March (Grainger) | Bullets and Bayonets (Sousa) | An Original Suite (Gordon Jacob) |
| 2015 | Pickett | Baltimore, MD | Blue Lake (John Barnes Chance) | The Viking (King/Glover) | Finale – Symphony No. 1 (Kalinnikov/Bainum) |
| 2014 | Pickett | Charlotte, NC | — no contest held – Kansas City Band only entrant — | ||
| 2013 | Pickett | Houston, TX | Celebration Fanfare (Steven Reineke) | Northwind March (W. Paris Chambers) |
Symphony No. 3 (Boris Kozhevnikov) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 2008 | Pickett | Phoenix, AZ | On Eagle’s Wings (Robert W. Smith) |
Sound Off (John Philip Sousa) |
Hammersmith (Percy Grainger) |
| 2007 | Pickett | Reno, NV | Chester (William Schumann) |
On The Campus (John Philip Sousa) |
Symphonic Suite (Clifton Williams) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 1978 | 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 — |
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| 1983 | House | Seattle, WA | Marriage of Figaro | Marathon Mars | Force of Destiny |
| 1978 | House | Chicago, IL | Semirimidi | ||
| 1981 | House | Hawaii |
— no contest held – no bands entered due to travel costs — |
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| 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 — |
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| 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 | ||
| 19135 | 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 | ||||
