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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 […]

On May 2nd, the Saint Louis Wind Symphony participated in Give STL Day, an online giving event sponsored by the St. Louis Community Foundation that benefits nonprofits serving the Saint Louis region. Community members are given one day to donate to their nonprofit of choice. Before May 2nd, the Saint Louis Wind Symphony set out […]

Thank you to all the music educators who attended the Saint Louis Wind Symphony’s performance at the Missouri Music Educators Association’s 80th Annual Conference on January 26th. We had a wonderful time performing for you, and we were extremely appreciative of the large crowd and positive feedback we received after the performance. Thank you to […]

Welcome to our updated website! Here you will find information about everything involving the Saint Louis Wind Symphony, including our history, biographical information about our directors and musicians, performance dates, educational programs, and much more. Amidst your perusal of the new website, we hope you’ve also noticed our new logo. We wanted the logo to […]