- October 6 - JUNIOR Jazz clarification: The F Blues improv backing track goes with the piece called "A Little of This?". The track is called just 'F Blues' and not 'Concert F Blues' in case there is confusion.
- September 29 - JUNIOR Jazz: some of the Snidero books had a typo that listed "Alto and Bari Sax" for instrumetns other than alto and bari sax. Piano should indeed be the "Piano" book, trumpet the "Trumpet" book, etc.
- September 27 - March 5/6 All-State SAMC Rehearsals will once again be at Central Congregational Church.
- September 23 - February 3rd All-State Read-Through Rehearsals locations have been confirmed: EPHS for JAO, JATC; Riverside MS for SAMC, SATC, JAMC, and JAB.
- September 21 - JUNIOR guitar piece "Lincolnshire Poacher" was updated with a few addiitonal fingerings, made by this year's director. (Any fingerings are fine.)
- September 20 - National Assembly is June 21-24.
- September 20 - Jr/Sr Orchestra Festival will take place at South Kingstown HS with Gregg Charest as chair.
- September 20 - Invitational Honors Festival location is now TBD.
- September 14 - CNAfME All-State Prep Workshop will be October 24th at RIC.
- September 14 - February 6th EAC read-through rehearsal will be at Alan Shawn Feinstein MS of Coventry.
- September 14 - The 2027 All-State Jazz Concert will take place at the United Theatre in Westerly.
- August 24 - September 19th PD session announced and will take place at Goff MS.
- August 20 - Junior Band Festival will be at Kickemuit MS in Warren.
- August 20 - SENIOR trombone "Symphonique" is NOT published by Southern. Piece is called "Morceau symphonique" and the composer is Guilmant, publisher is Alfred Music.
- August 20 - President's welcome messages added to Handbook.
- July 17 - 2026/27 Member Handbook published.
- July 9 - Summer Board/Chair retreat is 3:30 p.m. on August 20 at the Carter Center.
- July 9 - Senior Division Band Festival dates confirmed as April 14-16.
- June 8 - TENTATIVE 2026/27 Calendar is posted.
