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The Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band is a non-profit, tax-exempt, all-volunteer organization dedicated to providing concerts to the Northwest Arkansas community and to providing a place for musicians to enhance their musical skills.

Monday, January 22nd, 2024 rehearsal is *not* cancelled

The main and secondary roads are wet but not icy and the temperatures are forecast to remain above freezing until after 10:00pm, so we will have rehearsal this evening. There are walkways and driveways that may still be icy, so as always use your best judgement for your situation to determine if you will attend. Send an email to info@arkansaswinds.org or text to 479-409-8636 if you have any questions or comments.

Tonight's rehearsal, January 15, 2024 cancelled

Tonight's rehearsal, January 15, 2024 has been cancelled due to inclement weather. For more information, send an email to info@arkansaswinds.org or text 479 409 8636. Everyone be safe!

Arkansas Winds first rehearsal 2024

Thanks to everyone for a fantastic "Season's Melodies" concert. This is a reminder that our next rehearsal will be Monday, January 8th at 7:00pm to prepare for our next concert "Stage and Screen" on Sunday, March 3rd, 2024. Always remember to check https://schedule.arkansaswinds.org for the latest information for our schedule.

Arkansas Winds 2023-2024

We have our schedule for the upcoming 2023-2024 season. Our first rehearsal of the season will be Monday, October 23rd , 2023 at Farmington High School at 7:00pm. For our first rehearsal we will rehearse for about an hour, have announcements and introductions, share snacks and visit as we catch up with each other.

Enter https://memberinfo.arkansaswinds.org in your favorite browser and bookmark that page for the information you will need as a member of the Arkansas Winds. That page includes directions to Farmington High School. Even if you have been with the group for a while, please review the member guidelines link on that page which covers information about membership requirements and member expectations.

You can view our rehearsal and concert schedule at any time by entering https://schedule.arkansaswinds.org and bookmark that page.

Also, make sure your name, email and occupation information is correct at https://personnel.arkansaswinds.org. The information on this link will be used to populate the listserv and the program for each concert.

Music Camp Concerts 2023

July 10th concert program link https://online.fliphtml5.com/wmtnc/logq/
July 17th concert program link https://online.fliphtml5.com/wmtnc/akgz/

If you have any questions send an email to info@arkansaswinds.org or send a text to 479-409-8636. If you are unable to make the concert on the 17th, email or text to make arrangements to return any music you have.

Here is our schedule for the music camp concerts at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center on Monday, July 10th (two 30 minute concerts) and Monday, July 17th (one hour concert).

5:00pm Setup
6:00pm Warmup
7:00pm Concert (if all the campers are seated, we may start as early as 6:45)

We will have stands in the back hall of the FPAC for all of the music after the concert on the 17th.

The dress for both concerts is black
Ladies – Black dresses or black pants suit
Gents – Long sleeve black shirt, black pants, black tie (long or bow)

This link https://parking.uark.edu/parkmap.pdf is the parking map (north is the top). You can download the map from that link. If you use a map app, enter "Bud Walton Residence Hall, Fayetteville, AR" to get driving directions. Google maps will generate directions using Garland Avenue if you enter Stadium Parking Garage. Garland Avenue runs north/south and is closed to vehicle traffic from Maple Street to Dickson Street. It will be best to park on the top two levels as those are closer to the Garland avenue sidewalks.

During the summer, parking on campus is free after 5:00pm at all meters including parking garages.

Commencement band rehearsals

Reminders:

There will be no Arkansas Winds rehearsal on May 1st.

The next two rehearsals on April 24th and May 8th will be a reduced group for commencement.

The entire band will be back for rehearsals beginning on Monday, May 15th to prepare for 3 concerts in a row on July 4th, July 10th, and July 17th.

For more information send an email to info@arkansaswinds.org.

The Four Elements (Air, Water, Earth, Fire) - April 22nd, 2023

The Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band will present the concert "The Four Elements (Air, Water, Earth, Fire)" with compositions which reference the four elements. The concert is on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 at 7:00pm at the Farmington Performing Arts Center in Farmington, Arkansas. Admission is free and the public is invited. Here is a link to the facebook event, https://www.facebook.com/events/931225071653607. Feel free to invite anyone you think may be interested in attending the concert.

A Musical Mosaic - February 25, 2023

The Arkansas Winds will present our first concert of the 2023 year "A Musical Mosaic" on February 25, 2023 at 7:00pm at the Farmington High School Performing Arts Center in Farmington, Arkansas. Admission is free and the public is invited. Please share this event with any of your friends who might be interested.

The concert will include a tribute to the late Mr. Eldon Janzen who was the longtime director of the University of Arkansas band program. Mr. Janzen was not only the college band director of many members of the Winds, he also was responsible for the creation of the Arkansas Winds in 1988. As a musical mosaic the program will include many different musical themes.

The concert will include

A Festival Prelude – Alfred Reed
Composed for wind band nearly 50 years ago, this masterpiece written from Alfred Reed displays his style and command of wind band orchestration and remains a classic for wind band.

Renaissance Reimagined – Brian Balmages
This work pays homage to the regal Renaissance style music while at the same time reimagining it with contemporary twists and turns.

Hymn of Praise – Anton Brucker
Mr. Janzen required all his conducting students to assess and conduct this piece for his conducting classes. The piece helps a conducting student understand and practice many of the attributes required for a conductor. The Winds are playing a concert band transcription of the orchestral piece written by Anton Brucker, the Austrian composer who displayed an intense devotion to the spiritual life during the mid 1800’s.

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