Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band

The Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Matt Smith, is the new second concert band beginning in the spring of 2025. The Symphonic Band, conducted by Dr. Melissa Sawyer, is offered during the spring semester as a third auditioned concert band. These ensembles perform a wide range of repertoire for large concert band including the finest band masterworks in a full schedule of concerts. The Wind Symphony rehearses on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:20 p.m. in the fall and Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2:00-3:50 p.m. in the spring. The Symphonic Band rehearses Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:20 p.m. in the spring.

How to Join

Membership in Wind Symphony, BAND 403/703, or Symphonic Band, BAND 404/704, is by blind audition and is open to all qualified students at the University. Auditions take place the first week of classes in the fall and spring semesters. They are heard by the conductors and the appropriate applied music professor. Auditions consist of prepared excerpts and sight-reading. Check the audition page for more information.