Quick Information

Regular Rehearsals:

• Tuesdays, 7:00 to 8:30 PM 

• Winter/Spring rehearsals will begin January 21st, with placement auditions and music pick-up on January 14th

• Rehearsals take place at Chief Sealth High School

Concerts​

• Concert dates: March 20th & May 29th, 7:00 pm

• Chief Sealth High School Auditorium

• Concert attire is all black

Placement Auditions for those new to the Wind Symphony:

• Musicians new to WSCO or new to the Wind Symphony are asked to play for the conductor or one of the coaches at the start of the season. 

  • Auditions will take place on Tuesday, January 7th at Chief Sealth High School

  • Placement auditions by arrangement. To schedule an audition, contact info@wscorchestras.org

• For placement in the Wind Symphony, please be prepared to play:

1. 2 Major scales of your choice (2 octaves)

2. 2 Minor scales of your choice (2 octaves)

3. 2 minutes of your choice of excerpts, or a piece you have prepared.

4. Expect some sight-reading (which will be an excerpt of current repertoire)

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Cost:

• Students K-12: FREE!

• Adult fee: $75 for Fall session, $150 for Winter/Spring session

Conductor: Anton Coleman

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Music Selection:

Winter 2020 music:

• Hymn to a Blue Hour - John Mackey

• Lincolnshire Posy - Percy Grainger

• Symphony for Band - Vincent Persichetti

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Spring 2020 music:

• Elegy - John Barnes Chance

• Introduction and Capriccio - John Barnes Chance

• Symphony No. 2 - John Barnes Chance

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Wind Symphony members: listen to upcoming repertoire on Spotify

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Recordings:

Give Us This Day - Maslanka

Mother Earth - Maslanka

Sheltering Sky - Mackey

O Magnum Mysterium - Lauridsen

"Galop" from Dance of the Hours

Flourish for Wind Band - Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 5 "Finale" - Shostakovich

Waltz No. 2 - Shostakovich

Toccata for Band - Erickson

Chorale and Alleluia - Hanson

Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral - Wagner

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