ASCAP American Music Festival ASCAP American Music Festival, Program No.3 25th Anniversary of ASCAP Title: An evening of band music dedicated to the late John Phillip Sousa, member of ASCAP Band on first half of the program, conducted by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia, made up of members of the NYC Police, Fire, and Sanitation Department bands. Some selections entered from review. concert band performance 1939-10-03T20:30:00