Continue to express your love of music with The University Wind Ensemble! This ensemble provides you with the opportunity to perform the finest and most challenging traditional and contemporary wind and percussion literature by renowned composers.
Contact
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Ensemble Director
bonaiuto@bc.edu
Student Executive Board
bcuwe.eboard@gmail.com
What sets us apart:
The typical University Wind Ensemble (UWE) member is a highly-motivated student for whom making music is a personal priority.聽Membership is by audition or invitation of the conductor.
- UWE performs five to six concerts a year, including the annual Bands of the Beanpot with md传媒国产剧 University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University, plus a BC Bands Christmas concert, and a concert during the Annual md传媒国产剧 College Arts Festival.聽
- In addition to musical excellence, we are committed to building community and social engagement. New members are assigned to a small group of students to facilitate聽smooth social and academic transitions to navigate the new year.
Schedule
Rehearsals
Rehearsals are Mondays from 5:15-6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 4:15-6:30 p.m.聽
Performances
UWE performs five to six concerts a year, including the annual Bands of the Beanpot with md传媒国产剧 University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University, plus a BC Bands Christmas concert, and a concert during the Annual md传媒国产剧 College Arts Festival. UWE members will also have the opportunity to participate in chamber ensembles throughout the year.
Auditions
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Process
The audition process consists of a reading session and an individual audition.
- All current and prospective members are required to attend the reading session where the audition music will be distributed and rehearsed. After the reading session auditioning students will have the opportunity to rehearse the audition excerpts on their own in preparation for the individual audition.聽聽
- The individual audition is scheduled by each student for a time of their choice. The student plays the audition excerpt distributed at the reading session and may be asked to play a few short sight-reading etudes.
The University Wind Ensemble rehearses on Mondays from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In addition, each section will schedule a one-hour section rehearsal at a time when everyone in the section is available.
Full ensemble rehearsals, section rehearsals, and lessons add up to a total of 5 hours per week. Members are also expected to practice outside of rehearsals to prepare the ensemble music. Individual practice time will vary for each member.聽When completing your class schedule, you should not schedule a class during the rehearsal times.
The UWE typically performs five concerts per year; three in the fall semester and two in the spring semester. Four of the concerts take place on campus.聽One of the fall concerts, Bands of the Beanpot, rotates locations between the four participating schools: md传媒国产剧 College, md传媒国产剧 University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University. The UWE also performs annually at the md传媒国产剧 College Arts Festival, which takes place on the last weekend in April on the md传媒国产剧 College campus.聽
Yes. The md传媒国产剧 College Bands Program maintains an inventory of high-quality instruments that we loan to students who play in our ensembles at no cost. Contact the Bands Office (bands@bc.edu) to arrrange an instrument loan.
Members can choose to wear:
- Black tuxedo or black suit with white dress shirt and black bow tie
- Plain, black floor to mid-calf length dress with full to 戮 length sleeves
- Black top with full to 戮 length sleeves paired with full-length bottoms (slacks or skirt)
Members should direct questions towards the UWE executive board (bcuwe.eboard@gmail.com) if they are uncertain about the concert attire they are planning to wear.
There is nothing to prepare in advance of the audition. The audition music will be distributed at the reading session. Students will take the music with them to practice for the individual audition. The audition music consists of an excerpt from a piece which we will play at the first concert and a short sight-reading etude.