History
| Date- Year | Location | Host(s)/Guest Conductor | Band Size | Participating Institutions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1-3, 1948 | Lock Haven State Univ. | W.Valgene Routch, Erik Leidzen | 130 | 17 |
| March 24-26, 1949 | Indiana State College | C. David McHaughton, Martin Gould | 136 | 23 |
| Feb. 23-25, 1950 | Carnegie Institute of Technology | William A. Schaefer, Mark H. Hindsley | 142 | 25 |
| April 26-28, 1951 | Lehigh University | William A. Schaefer/William D. Revelli | 115 | 27 |
| April 17-19,1952 | Penn State University | James W. Dunlap/William D. Revelli | 126 | 25 |
| December 4-6, 1953 | Franklin & Marshall | John H. Peifer, Jr. | 135 | 30 |
| April 22-34, 1954 | Bucknell University | Allen W. Flock/Erik Leidzen | 135 | 26 |
| March 24-26, 1955 | Westminster College | Donald O. Cameron/Frederick Fennell | 139 | 26 |
| March 15-17, 1956 | Mansfield State College | Bertram W. Francis/Lee Christman | 139 | 26 |
| March 28-30, 1957 | Indiana State University | C. David McNaughton/Mark H. Hindsley | 132 | 28 |
| March 13-15, 1958 | Moravian College | Ray Huston/Walter Beeler | 158 | 33 |
| March 19-21, 1959 | Penn State University | James W. Dunlap/Lt. Col. Wm. Santelmann | 138 | 33 |
| March 10-12, 1960 | Drexel Institute of Technology | Clove S. Shive, Jr./Richard Franko Goldman | 133 | 33 |
| March 16-18, 1961 | Albright College | Lester R. Yeager/Keith Wilson | 129 | 33 |
| March 29-31, 1962 | Slippery Rock State College | Dwight B. Baker/Leonard Falcone | 131 | 27 |
| March 29-30, 1963 | Bloomsburg State College | Nelson A. Miller/William D. Revelli | 142 | 36 |
| February 2-4, 1964 | Wilkes College | Donald E. Marcase/Ronald A. Gregory | 147 | 35 |
| March 11-13, 1965 | Lock Haven State College | John Schwarz, Jr./Walter Beeler | 129 | 33 |
| March 25-27, 1966 | Elizabethtown College | David Willoughby/Harry Begian | 131 | 27 |
| April 7-9, 1967, 1967 | Grove City College | Edgar B. Cole/Frederick C. Ebbs | 114 | 28 |
| February 2-4, 1968 | Susquehana University | James Steffy/Keith Wilson | 137 | 35 |
| March 14-16, 1969 | Franklin & Marshall | John H. Peifer, Jr./Edward L. Masters | 131 | 35 |
| March 13-15, 1970 | Wilkes College | William Gasbarro/Donald E. McGinnis | 125 | 35 |
| March 12-14, 1971 | Edinboro State College | Donald L. Panhorst/John P. Paynter | 130 | 35 |
| March 3-5, 1972 | West Chester State College | Paul Carson/Donald W. Stauffer | 128 | 36 |
| March 13-15, 1973 | Mansfield State College | Donald A. Stanley/Donald Hunsberger | 130 | 36 |
| April 4-6, 1974 | Temple University | James Herbert/David Whitwell | 139 | 36 |
| March 14-16,1975 | Westminster College | Richard Bancroft/Frank Bencrisscutto | 145 | 33 |
| March 19-21, 1976 | Lebanon Valley College | James Thurmond/Richard Strange | 155 | 39 |
| January 4-6, 1977 (at PMEA) | University of Pittsburgh/Duquesne University | Donald Hower,John Wilson/Donald McGinnis | 130 | 41 |
| March 3-5, 1978 | Millersville State College | Paul Fischer/Edward Gobrecht | 125 | 34 |
| March 2-4, 1979 | Slippery Rock State College | Blase S. Scarnati/H. Robert Reynolds | 125 | 34 |
| March 14-16, 1980 | Susquehana University | James Steffy, Donald Beckie/Frank Battisti | 139 | 32 |
| March 20-22, 1981 | Lebanon Valley College | Leonard Geissel/Frank Pierson | 155 | 28 |
| March 12-14, 1982 | Bloomsburg University | Stephen Wallace, Nelson Miller/Lt. Lewis J. Buckley | 151 | 37 |