Swarthmore College Wind Ensemble

The Swarthmore College Wind Ensemble

The Swarthmore Wind Ensemble rehearses once a week for two-and-a-half hours in Lang Concert Hall, and performs a full concert at the end of each semester.  We are a Tri-College group, welcoming students from Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges who are interested in exploring the Concert Band repertoire in a collegiate setting.  We perform a wide range of repertoire, from band classics to the newest compositions, and our programs often include arrangements of music from musicals and films as well. (Please read our full repertoire vision statement here.) The Wind Ensemble has taken field trips to hear world-renowned bands (such as the President's Own Marine Band), and sometimes rehearses outdoors in the Scott Amphitheater.  Any member of the Tri-Co community who plays a band instrument is welcome to join. The Wind Ensemble is directed by Andrew Hauze '04.

 

2024-2025 Performance Dates

Friday, November 15, 2024 @ 8pm in Lang Concert Hall 
Friday, April 11, 2025 @ 8pm in Lang Concert Hall

Wind Ensemble Auditions, Spring 2025

We welcome new members for the Spring Semester of Wind Ensemble! Auditions are only to determine seating assignments: any student who plays a band instrument (woodwind, brass, percussion, or double bass) is welcome to participate. This semester we'll be playing Alfred Reed's Armenian Dances, Arturo Márquez's Danzón no. 2, Scott Joplin's Ragtime Dance, and a new arrangement of Clara Schumann's Ballet of the Ghosts by Swarthmore faculty member Tom Whitman. 

If you're interested in joining, please prepare any 3-4 minute excerpt from your repertoire to play at a very low-key audition. Play anything that you feel comfortable playing and that will give me a sense of your current level. Please email me at ahauze1@swarthmore.edu to arrange a time to audition during the first week of classes. 

Wind Ensemble rehearses on Thursday nights from 7-9:30 pm in Lang Concert Hall (with occasional sectional rehearsals). Wind Ensemble can be taken for 0.5 credit or 0 credit. Please email ahauze1@swarthmore.edu with any questions.

Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
Photo by Laurence Kesterson
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Swarthmore College Wind Ensemble, Spring 2024

An excerpt from the Swarthmore College Wind Ensemble's performance of Alfred Reed's The Hounds of Spring - Directed by Andrew Hauze

Swarthmore College Wind Ensemble, November 18, 2017

Swarthmore College Wind Ensemble at their fall 2017 concert. Excerpt from Percy Grainger's "Lincolnshire Posy (Movement VI: The Lost Lady Found)."

Swarthmore Wind Ensemble, Spring 2017

Swarthmore College Wind Ensemble at their fall 2017 concert. Excerpt from Julia Niebergall's "Hoosier Rag," arranged by Andrew Hauze.

Swarthmore Wind Ensemble plays "Star Wars"

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From the Spring 2015 concert, conducted by Andrew Hauze '04.