Encore Wind Ensemble
The Encore Wind Ensemble is a collection of some of the Twin Cities’ top instrumentalists dedicated to the performance of traditional and contemporary masterworks for band. Under the baton of Dr. Peter Haberman, It provides an opportunity for serious wind players and percussionists from the Minneapolis and St. Paul area to share in the highest level of musical expression and artistry. Encore strives to exist as a professional-level ensemble to promote band as an art form, as well as to encourage lifelong learning opportunities in music. As a model group for young musicians, Encore also advocates for music education in schools through its MusicConnect Programs and the creation of the Charles B. Olson Young Composers Contest. Finally, Encore serves as a venue for artistic and professional development among music educators.
Grand Symphonic Winds
Known for performing unique and meaningful literature, Grand Symphonic Winds performances entertain and educate audiences and broaden their musical horizons. GSW provides an excellent means to hear music recently composed from around the world, and composers frequently work with the group and conduct their own work. Recent collaborators include Luis Serrano Alarcón, Keith Allen, Joseph Cheung, Nigel Clarke, Martin Ellerby, Rafael Sanz Espert, Felix Hauswirth, Kenneth Hesketh, Ralph Hultgren, Luis Nani, Chen Qian, James Stephenson, Rolf Rudin, Dario Sotelo, and Guy Woolfenden.
Over the past thirty-seven years, Grand Symphonic Winds has performed throughout the Midwest, including appearances at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in 2010 and 2019. In addition, GSW has performed internationally throughout China, Brazil, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The tour through China included a performance at the renowned National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing as part of their regular subscription series—the first international wind band ever invited to perform there. In Brazil, GSW was invited to perform at the Ouro Preto International Arts Festival, and in Valencia, Spain, performed in the historic Certamen de Valencia as an invited band. On their most recent international tour, GSW performed as one of the featured groups at the Harrogate International Music Festival performing in the historic and stunning St. Wilfrid’s Church.
Minnesota Symphonic Winds (Host)
Minnesota Symphonic Winds (MSW) is an adult concert band serving the greater Twin Cities area. Led by Principal Conductor and Music Director Dr. Timothy Mahr and Associate Conductor Paul Kile, MSW’s gifted musicians bring the heart and soul of music to the rehearsal room and auditorium. The band’s ongoing purpose is to provide continued musical education and performing opportunities for post-college age musicians and to enhance, enrich, and expand the musical experience available to audiences in the Twin Cities area. This is accomplished through collaboration with other musicians, conductors, and ensembles; supporting composers by commissioning new works which expand the band repertoire, and promoting the good work of others in our community through our music. The Minnesota Symphonic Winds presents five to six concerts each season at churches, schools, colleges, concert halls, and parks, locally, throughout Minnesota and surrounding states, and in venues around the world. Active in the creation and support of new band music, Minnesota Symphonic Winds has commissioned and premiered several compositions by well known composers, including Daniel Kallman, John Zdechlik, Jodie Blackshaw, Carl Schroeder, Carl Holmquist, and Timothy Mahr.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Encore Wind Ensemble
The Encore Wind Ensemble is a collection of some of the Twin Cities’ top instrumentalists dedicated to the performance of traditional and contemporary masterworks for band. Under the baton of Dr. Peter Haberman, It provides an opportunity for serious wind players and percussionists from the Minneapolis and St. Paul area to share in the highest level of musical expression and artistry. Encore strives to exist as a professional-level ensemble to promote band as an art form, as well as to encourage lifelong learning opportunities in music. As a model group for young musicians, Encore also advocates for music education in schools through its MusicConnect Programs and the creation of the Charles B. Olson Young Composers Contest. Finally, Encore serves as a venue for artistic and professional development among music educators.
Grand Symphonic Winds
Known for performing unique and meaningful literature, Grand Symphonic Winds performances entertain and educate audiences and broaden their musical horizons. GSW provides an excellent means to hear music recently composed from around the world, and composers frequently work with the group and conduct their own work. Recent collaborators include Luis Serrano Alarcón, Keith Allen, Joseph Cheung, Nigel Clarke, Martin Ellerby, Rafael Sanz Espert, Felix Hauswirth, Kenneth Hesketh, Ralph Hultgren, Luis Nani, Chen Qian, James Stephenson, Rolf Rudin, Dario Sotelo, and Guy Woolfenden.
Over the past thirty-seven years, Grand Symphonic Winds has performed throughout the Midwest, including appearances at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in 2010 and 2019. In addition, GSW has performed internationally throughout China, Brazil, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The tour through China included a performance at the renowned National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing as part of their regular subscription series—the first international wind band ever invited to perform there. In Brazil, GSW was invited to perform at the Ouro Preto International Arts Festival, and in Valencia, Spain, performed in the historic Certamen de Valencia as an invited band. On their most recent international tour, GSW performed as one of the featured groups at the Harrogate International Music Festival performing in the historic and stunning St. Wilfrid’s Church.
Minnesota Symphonic Winds (Host)
Minnesota Symphonic Winds (MSW) is an adult concert band serving the greater Twin Cities area. Led by Principal Conductor and Music Director Dr. Timothy Mahr and Associate Conductor Paul Kile, MSW’s gifted musicians bring the heart and soul of music to the rehearsal room and auditorium. The band’s ongoing purpose is to provide continued musical education and performing opportunities for post-college age musicians and to enhance, enrich, and expand the musical experience available to audiences in the Twin Cities area. This is accomplished through collaboration with other musicians, conductors, and ensembles; supporting composers by commissioning new works which expand the band repertoire, and promoting the good work of others in our community through our music. The Minnesota Symphonic Winds presents five to six concerts each season at churches, schools, colleges, concert halls, and parks, locally, throughout Minnesota and surrounding states, and in venues around the world. Active in the creation and support of new band music, Minnesota Symphonic Winds has commissioned and premiered several compositions by well known composers, including Daniel Kallman, John Zdechlik, Jodie Blackshaw, Carl Schroeder, Carl Holmquist, and Timothy Mahr.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Encore Wind Ensemble
The Encore Wind Ensemble is a collection of some of the Twin Cities’ top instrumentalists dedicated to the performance of traditional and contemporary masterworks for band. Under the baton of Dr. Peter Haberman, It provides an opportunity for serious wind players and percussionists from the Minneapolis and St. Paul area to share in the highest level of musical expression and artistry. Encore strives to exist as a professional-level ensemble to promote band as an art form, as well as to encourage lifelong learning opportunities in music. As a model group for young musicians, Encore also advocates for music education in schools through its MusicConnect Programs and the creation of the Charles B. Olson Young Composers Contest. Finally, Encore serves as a venue for artistic and professional development among music educators.
Grand Symphonic Winds
Known for performing unique and meaningful literature, Grand Symphonic Winds performances entertain and educate audiences and broaden their musical horizons. GSW provides an excellent means to hear music recently composed from around the world, and composers frequently work with the group and conduct their own work. Recent collaborators include Luis Serrano Alarcón, Keith Allen, Joseph Cheung, Nigel Clarke, Martin Ellerby, Rafael Sanz Espert, Felix Hauswirth, Kenneth Hesketh, Ralph Hultgren, Luis Nani, Chen Qian, James Stephenson, Rolf Rudin, Dario Sotelo, and Guy Woolfenden.
Over the past thirty-seven years, Grand Symphonic Winds has performed throughout the Midwest, including appearances at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago in 2010 and 2019. In addition, GSW has performed internationally throughout China, Brazil, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The tour through China included a performance at the renowned National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing as part of their regular subscription series—the first international wind band ever invited to perform there. In Brazil, GSW was invited to perform at the Ouro Preto International Arts Festival, and in Valencia, Spain, performed in the historic Certamen de Valencia as an invited band. On their most recent international tour, GSW performed as one of the featured groups at the Harrogate International Music Festival performing in the historic and stunning St. Wilfrid’s Church.
Minnesota Symphonic Winds (Host)
Minnesota Symphonic Winds (MSW) is an adult concert band serving the greater Twin Cities area. Led by Principal Conductor and Music Director Dr. Timothy Mahr and Associate Conductor Paul Kile, MSW’s gifted musicians bring the heart and soul of music to the rehearsal room and auditorium. The band’s ongoing purpose is to provide continued musical education and performing opportunities for post-college age musicians and to enhance, enrich, and expand the musical experience available to audiences in the Twin Cities area. This is accomplished through collaboration with other musicians, conductors, and ensembles; supporting composers by commissioning new works which expand the band repertoire, and promoting the good work of others in our community through our music. The Minnesota Symphonic Winds presents five to six concerts each season at churches, schools, colleges, concert halls, and parks, locally, throughout Minnesota and surrounding states, and in venues around the world. Active in the creation and support of new band music, Minnesota Symphonic Winds has commissioned and premiered several compositions by well known composers, including Daniel Kallman, John Zdechlik, Jodie Blackshaw, Carl Schroeder, Carl Holmquist, and Timothy Mahr.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.