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Want to win Cardinals baseball tickets? Enter at our March 17th concert to win one of two sets of 4 tickets that are each loaded with $20 of Cards Cash, which can be used for food and drink at the game. Details below: When: March 17th, before the concert or during intermission. What: Two winners […]

Please plan to join us on Saturday, March 23rd from 9am to 2pm for our first Saint Louis Wind Symphony Rummage Sale! The event will take place at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Webster Groves (9 South Bompart Ave). Shop ’til you drop for great bargains and unique treasures at blowout prices, while supporting our organization!

A bit about Erica Neidlinger, who will guest conduct two pieces at our March 17th concert: Guest Conductor Erica Neidlinger is the Associate Professor and Conductor of the Wind Symphony at DePaul University. Her additional responsibilities include teaching conducting and instrumental music education courses. Dr. Neidlinger has conducted performances across the United States and in Europe. […]

The Sinfonians – Clifton Williams Clifton Williams (1923 – 1976) was a student at Louisiana Tech University when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941. He completed his first year and promptly left his studies to enlist in the United States Army Air Corps. He attended the Army School of Music and continued composing even while […]

Gavorkna Fanfare – Jack Stamp The fanfare was a request from Eugene Corporon (to whom the piece is dedicated), an instructor at Michigan State University who was seeking a piece with the full instrumentation of a wind band. The beginning is characterized by a distinctly abrupt sound, meant to grab the audience’s attention. The piece […]

On behalf of Saint Louis Wind Symphony, we would like to say, THANK YOU to everyone who donated, shared, and supported us on Giving Tuesday! Your generosity raised $995! Your contributions help us continue our mission of preserving and performing live wind ensemble performances in the St Louis community. This is only possible because of the […]

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. One of the best ways […]

Valdres March (Norwegian: Valdresmarsjen) composed by Johannes Hannsen in the years 1901-1904 and published by Boosey & Hawkes. The main theme is based on the signature fanfare for the Valdres Battalion, which is based on an old cow call. The following second variation includes a halling from Helgelandsmoen, a small village in Hole, Ringerike. The […]

Premiering on September 8, 1971 for the inauguration of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as a fully orchestrated and staged pageant production, the MASS was a commission of Jacqueline Kennedy. The eclecticism of MASS’s music reflects the multifaceted nature of Bernstein’s career, with blues, rock, gospel, folk, Broadway and jazz idioms appearing side […]

This Sunday, the members of the Saint Louis Wind Symphony will gather once again for the first rehearsal of the 2018-2019, our 21st season! We are so excited to present to you a season of “Music We’ve Missed” – repertoire that we’ve never performed, until now! We hope you are able to join us for […]