Upcoming EventsWednesday, May 23, 2018
Spring concert, WGMS Little Theater Call time: 6:00 PM Performance time: 7:00 PM Friday, June 1, 2018 Rammy Awards, WGMS Little Theater 6-9 PM Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Commencement, San Jose Municipal Rose Garden Call time: 5:45 PM Ceremony time: 6:30 PM Student InformationOld music due back Friday, May 25
Final (12 minor scales) due Wednesday, May 30 Concert attire due back Wednesday, May 30 Concert report due Friday, June 1 |
About Wind EnsembleWind Ensemble is WGHS's standard concert band class. It currently meets during 6th period in the normal school day.
Each year, the Wind Ensemble participates in 3-4 "home" concerts at WGHS, as well as additional concerts and festivals. In the 2017-18 school year, Wind Ensemble received a Superior rating at the CMEA band festival. They also received an Excellent rating and placed 1st in their division at Music in the Parks. Music recently performed by the Wind Ensemble includes: Lanterns in the Sky (Rob Romeyn) First Suite in E-flat (Gustav Holst, arr. Robert Longfield) Blue Ridge Impressions (Brian Balmages) Cajun Folk Songs (Frank Ticheli) Salvation is Created (Pavel Chesnokov, arr. Michael Brown) Allegretto from Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven, arr. Robert Longfield) Marche Diabolique (Brian Balmages) Pyramid of the Sun (Michael Story) No audition is required for Wind Ensemble - just sign up! However, previous experience playing an instrument is strongly recommended. |