Read about the Hennagin composition competition winner. The winning piece, Champ-de-Mars, par jour de lumiere received its American premiere this Fall by the OU Wind Symphony.
Since 1985, the OU Wind Symphony has received acclaim for performances of the standard and contemporary band literature while performing for thirteen national and regional conventions of the College Band Directors National Association, the American Bandmasters Association, and Oklahoma Music Educators Association. The Wind Symphony rehearses from 2:30 - 4:00 in the Fall semester and from 2:30 - 4:20 in the Spring semester.
Most recently, the ensemble has performed for the MENC Conference, the Oklahoma Music Educators Association Conference, the American Bandmasters Association conference and the CBDNA Southwestern Division conference.
Additionally, the OU Wind Symphony has cultivated new music for wind ensemble through commissions for composers Christian Asplund, Roland Barrett, Carolyn Bremer, Don Grantham, Daron Hagen, David Maslanka, Cindy McTee, Steven Stucky, Dan Welcher, and Charles Rochester Young. The ensemble has a compact disc recording of wind music spanning three centuries with premiere performances of compositions by Cindy McTee and Carolyn Bremer.
In addition to working with composers, the ensemble has collaborated with conductors and performing artists including Gary Hill, Gary Lewis, Jerry Junkin, Ray Cramer, Alan Bonner, Akira Endo, the American Brass Quintet, Rhythm and Brass, Brian Bowman, Sam Pilafian, and Harvey Phillips.
