Rockford Wind Ensemble concerts are held at the The Nordlof Center – 118 N Main St. Rockford, IL. To reserve tickets for any Rockford Wind Ensemble concert or event, please call 815-227-8550.
RWE Mailing Address:
The Rockford Wind Ensemble
PO Box 983
Roscoe, IL 61073
This Sunday is our annual Musical Gems concert where we get to feature students from local area high schools. We’re so proud that some of the current RWE members once played in the youth honor band, and thrilled to share the stage with these rising stars. Join us Sunday and get your tickets today!
The Rockford Wind Ensemble will have rehearsal this evening at Rockford Christian School. Please come IF you can make it. We realize roads west of Rockford are not good, and possibly in other areas as well. If roads in your area are not safe STAY HOME. Please drive carefully if you plan to come to rehearsal this evening. See you soon!
Great article from “The Instrumentalist” on Morton Gould’s “Jericho” - with a portion dedicated to fixing errata. While practicing, I kept getting off, having 11/8 of 12/8 sections, and a lot of missing eighth rests. Regardless, a great piece and a great article!
theinstrumentalist.com
Jericho is a name as newsworthy today as it was in biblical times. In the late 1930s Morton Gould chose the embattled city as the subject of one of the first major works written for concert bands. Original works for band were scarce then and bands relied heavily on transcriptions; and althoug...RWE member Robert Blazek leads the Youth Jazz Ensemble of Dupage at Illinois Music Educators All State Convention. No surprise, it was GREAT!
Happy holidays to you and yours from the Rockford Wind Ensemble. Have a great holiday season and we look forward to seeing you all next year!
