Member Information

Joining the Winds:

The Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band is committed to the community band concept, providing an opportunity for community musicians of all levels of experience to make music and improve their skills. There are no auditions and the Winds welcomes anyone high school age and older, who can read music and play a band instrument. The Winds rehearses Monday evenings from late October to early July at Farmington High School. Directions are at the end of this page. Send an email to info@arkansaswinds.org for additional information related to section needs and upcoming events. Our main mode of communication is through our listserv. The "update personnel information" link within the personnel section below will send a request to join our listserv.

Member guidelines:

Every returning and prospective member should review our member guidelines for information related to membership expectations and requirements.

Personnel:

Our personnel list is available at this link band personnel. The information there will be used to generate the band personnel in the concert program. If you need to have your information updated or added in either the program or on our listserv, use this link update personnel information. Occupation is not a job title, but a word or phrase which generically describes a profession or job. Section leaders can use the comments area on that same link to identify members who need to be removed for the current concert.

Season schedule:

The Winds schedule can be found at schedule.arkansaswinds.org

ACB Convention 2025:

The Winds have been selected to perform at the Association of Concert Bands 2025 convention convention.arkansaswinds.org.

Directions:

The band rehearses Monday evenings, 7:00pm to 9:00pm and our season typically starts in late October through late July. The Winds rehearsals are located in the Farmington High School Band Room, 42 South Double Springs Road, Farmington, Arkansas. From I-49, take the exit for US 62 West (Martin Luther King Boulevard) toward Farmington. Drive west on US 62 (Main Street) for 5.1 miles to the traffic light at Arkansas Highway 170 (South Hunter Road). Turn left (south) onto Highway 170 (Hunter Road). Continue on Highway 170 for about 1 mile through an "S" turn and the school will be on the right. Turn right(west) into the first school driveway past the Southwinds intersection. Follow the driveway around the left turn, the "Instrumental Music Room" will be through the double doors.