Concert Ensembles

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

The Georgia Southern Symphonic Wind Ensemble is the most select of the concert bands, with a membership limited to 50-55 of the most accomplished woodwind, brass, and percussion performers on the Statesboro campus. Members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble perform repertoire of the highest caliber, representing all musical style periods from the Renaissance through modern day, featuring works created by the finest composers for the historical and modern wind band.

The Georgia Southern Symphonic Wind Ensemble is the most select of the concert bands, with a membership limited to 50-55 of the most accomplished woodwind, brass, and percussion performers on the Statesboro campus. Members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble perform repertoire of the highest caliber, representing all musical style periods from the Renaissance through modern day, featuring works created by the finest composers for the historical and modern wind band.

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble is an integral facet of the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music’s summer study abroad program. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble has appeared in London, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Florence, and Munich.

Wind Symphony

The Wind Symphony fosters the highest performance standards while offering its 60-75 members the opportunity to expand their technical expertise and musical understanding. Programming for the Wind Symphony features challenging and engaging repertoire drawn from the rich musical tradition of the modern concert band.

Membership in the Wind Symphony is open, by audition, to all Georgia Southern students who demonstrate a proficient level of performance ability on wind and percussion instruments. Auditions for seating placement in the ensemble are held at the beginning of each term.

The Wind Symphony generally performs two concerts each semester on campus and occasionally performs off-campus and on tours with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble.

University Band

The 65-80 member University Band, which rehearses one evening each week during the Spring and performs one public concert, is open without audition to all Georgia Southern students and faculty members and musicians in Statesboro who have experience on a brass, percussion, or woodwind instruments and are interested in continuing to perform in a musically collaborative atmosphere.