Leadership

Mr. Casagrande currently serves as a Music Education Consultant for Music for All/Bands of America, where he coordinates the National Festival including the National Concert Band Festival, Affiliate Regional Music Festivals, and Affiliate Marching Band Event program. He is also an administrator for the Music Education Alliance and the Dr. William P. Foster Project—a partnership among the College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, and Music for All—supporting bands in under-served communities.  He previously served MusicFirst software as an educational consultant.

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He is a member of the Board of Trustees for VanderCook College of Music.

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Mr. Casagrande is a Past-President of the National Band Association, where he also served on the Executive Committee for eight years. Additionally, he contributed to the Selective Music List and served on the Revelli Composition Contest Selection Committee. He has been inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association, the Phi Beta Mu International Band Fraternity, and the American School Band Directors Association.