▁location ▁closed ▁after ▁ 9 2 ▁years ▁in ▁operation ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁Th iele ▁founded ▁the ▁Ontario ▁B ands men ' s ▁Association , ▁today ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Am ateur ▁B ands ▁Association , ▁which ▁o vers aw ▁band ▁compet itions ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁National ▁Ex hib ition . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Th iele ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Band master s ' ▁Association , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁serving ▁as ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁association , ▁which ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Band ▁Association , ▁held ▁an ▁annual ▁Band master s ' ▁Inst rument al ▁C lin ic ▁in ▁Water lo o ▁aim ed ▁at ▁impro ving ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁band ▁music ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁Run ▁at ▁Th iele ' s ▁exp ense , ▁the ▁events ▁hosted ▁international ▁artists ▁and ▁attract ed ▁at ten de es ▁from ▁across ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁band ▁association ▁work , ▁Th iele ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁Musical ▁Canada ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 - 1 9 3 3 . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁by ▁Ed win ▁Park h urst ▁as ▁The ▁Vi olin , ▁the ▁month ly ▁publication ▁was ▁a ▁journal ▁dedicated ▁to ▁musical ▁them ed ▁news ▁and ▁comment ary . ▁Under ▁Th iele ' s ▁direction ▁the