SFA Wind Ensemble

The Wind Ensemble, the premier concert band in the department, has performed regularly for convention-clinics of the Texas Music Educators Association and the College Band Directors National Association. The Wind Ensemble commissions new works from outstanding composers each year, and concerts often feature nationally known guest conductors and soloists.

The Wind Ensemble meets Fall and Spring semesters. Extremely competitive auditions are held in late August for the Fall Semester and in November for the Spring Semester. This group performs the "core repertoire" of the modern band, newly composed works, pieces featuring guest artists and chamber music for winds. The group also plays some of the finest orchestral transcriptions for bands. The Wind Ensemble meets the needs of students in the Music Education curriculum, using the literature of the ensemble to demonstrate teaching techniques. The high level of literature performed in the group also challenges performance majors.

Fall 2009 Band Audition Information

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Repertoire

One of the best ways to identify a dynamic and innovative band program is to examine the music it performs. The directors of the bands at Stephen F. Austin State University program repertoire with a four-fold approach:

1. Perform the "core repertoire" of band music.
2. Perform new compositions, often premieres of work commissioned by SFA.
3. Perform with outstanding guest artists and our stellar faculty.
4. Balance music for the full concert band with music designed to be played with one player per part, i.e. incorporating chamber music and music for wind ensemble into programming practices.

School of Music
Stephen F. Austin State University
Box 13043, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3043
Phone: 936-468-4602 | Fax: 936-468-5810
Dr. Ron Anderson, Chair
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