Wind Orchestra

Main Band Rehearsals

Mondays, 6pm - 8:30pm

Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre

Small Band Rehearsals

Flute Choir: Wednesdays 3-5pm in the National Grid Room

Liquorice Sticks: Wednesdays 5-7pm in the National Grid Room

Feeling Saxy: Fridays 7.30-9.30pm in the Ensemble Room

Duck Duck Goose: subject to change

Contact

uniofwarwickwindorch@gmail.com

http://www.windorchestra.co.uk/

The University of Warwick Wind Orchestra is a fully non-auditioned ensemble and welcomes wind, brass and percussion players of all standards from the student body and members of the local community. We have consistently achieved high standards, attaining Gold and Platinum awards on a regular basis at the National Concert Band Festival. The Orchestra is conducted by the student conductors chosen from the ensemble and a guest professional conductor.

Repertoire

We have one of the largest libraries of pieces among university wind bands. Our repertoire spans a large range of genres from concert band classics to film scores to lighter, contemporary tunes. Examples include English Folk Song Suite, a medley of songs from the Incredibles and New London Pictures.

Small bands

In addition to the main band, we have four instrument-specific small bands within the society: Flute Choir for flutes, Liquorice Sticks for clarinets, and Feeling Saxy for saxophones and Duck Duck Goose for double reeds. Our small band rehearsals are casual and relaxed opportunities to play a variety of fun pieces.

Rehearsals and concerts

Main band rehearsals take place in Butterworth Hall on Monday evenings from 6-8.30pm in term-time. Small bands rehearsals take place at the following times:

Flute Choir: Wednesday 3-5pm in the National Grid Room

Liquorice Sticks: Wednesday 5-7pm in the National Grid Room

Feeling Saxy: Friday 7.30-9.30pm in the Ensemble Room

Duck Duck Goose: subject to change

Concerts are performed throughout the year at various venues in the local area, such as the beautiful All Saints’ Church in Leamington Spa. We hold regular socials throughout the year, which is a great way to get to know fellow musicians in the Orchestra better!

Tours

On top of all of our other events, we go on tour every year, alternating between a domestic tour and an international tour. Recent tours have included locations such as Amsterdam, York, Vienna, Strasbourg, Munich and Budapest!

Beginners' Wind Scheme

To get more people involved with music at the University and to provide those with little musical experience an opportunity to get involved, the Wind Orchestra have the Beginners' Wind scheme. This provides free lessons to students wanting to begin playing and potentially join the orchestra.

Lessons are provided by members of the Wind Orchestra with experience in their own instruments and are arranged with the students independently to provide a lot more flexibility.

The Orchestra owns flutes, clarinets, and alto saxophones for the Beginner's Wind scheme which are available for use by those taking part.