Concert Bands and Wind Ensembles

History-making festivals bring concert bands together with inspiring leaders in some of the greatest destinations available.

Upcoming festivals

• Washington, DC Area Band Salute to the 2008 Beijing Olympics
  Join with other leading bands and John Wakefield as America salutes the XXIX Olympic Games in a moment of global historical significance. Read more..
• Premiering Sydney 2008
  Perform the world premiere of a commissioned Frank Ticheli piece in a world class venue: Sydney's Opera House. Read more..
• World Youth Day 2008
  Be touched forever as you exchange faith, music and culture in Sydney Australia at World Youth Day, attended by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, and perform with your choir, band or dance group in a Sydney Opera House concert spectacular. Read more..
• American Band Salute to The Olympic Games
  The finest American bands join together in Beijing and Shanghai to salute the Olympic Games under the direction of Jerry F. Junkin. Read more..
• Follow in Holst's Footsteps New Year's Day 2009
  Join Dr. Robert Frelly with leading American bands to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gustav Holst’s monumental First Suite in Eb and to experience Holst’s London in the 75th year of his passing Read more..
• A Canadian Band Salute to The Olympic Games
  The finest bands from Canada join together in Beijing and Shanghai to salute the Olympic Games under the direction of Dr. Glenn D. Price. Read more..
• Colorado Band Salute to the Olympic Games
  Colorado's finest bands perform together in Beijing and Shanghai to salute the Olympic Games under the direction of Kenneth Singleton and Richard Mayne. Read more..
• Texas Band Salute to the Olympic Games
  Leading Texan bands join together in Beijing and Shanghai to salute the Olympic Games under the direction of Jerry F. Junkin. Read more..
• Upper-Midwest Band Salute to the Olympic Games
  Outstanding bands from the Upper Mid-West region come together in Beijing and Shanghai to salute the Olympic Games under the direction of Bruce Ammann. Read more..
• Wisconsin Band Salute to the Olympic Games
  Wisconsin's foremost bands meet in Beijing and Shanghai to salute the Olympic Games under the direction of Thomas Dvorak. Read more..
• Premiering London 2009 with Philip Sparke
  Premiering London July 2009. Featuring composer-in-residence Philip Sparke. Main venues - Westminster Hall, Westminster Cathedral and other venues. Massed Band performance of a commissioned Philip Sparke World Premiere; Individual performances. Junior and senior high school, college and community ensembles welcome. Read more..
• Premiering Sydney 2009 with Jerry Junkin
  Jerry F. Junkin at the Sydney Opera House. June 2009. Fine bands are invited to perform individually and to mass in the festival band performing the world premiere of a commissioned Ralph Hultgren work. Jerry F. Junkin, Artistic Director. Ralph Hultgren, Composer Read more..
• Frank Ticheli Premiering Beijing 2009
  A band festival that honors excellence in instrumental music and reflects the success of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games held just one year earlier. An event that creates bridges between musicians and composers, audiences and performers from China and America. Read more..
• Oklahoma Band Salute to the Olympic Games
  Distinguished bands from Oklahoma meet in Beijing and Shanghai to salute the Olympic Games under the direction of Dr. William K. Wakefield. Read more..