Wind Ensemble
The Chaparral Wind Ensemble has performed at prestigious venues and has developed a reputation for excellence. In 2019 The Wind Ensemble performed at the Festival of Gold in San Francisco, receiving a Gold Rating ranking 2cnd place against high school and middle school bands, by only .33! In 2018. Under the direction of Leslie Schroerlucke, the Wind Ensemble performed at the National Invitational Festival of Gold at Chicago Symphony Hall in 2018 and was the only music ensemble selected to perform at the state-wide convention for the California School Board Association in San Diego. In 2017, the ensemble performed at the Los Angeles Festival of Gold, receiving a gold rating and first place ranking, competing against high school ensembles. In 2015, they performed at the Kennedy Center’s John Philip Sousa Band Festival, as the only middle school band in the country for which they commissioned and premiered “Memories of Sousa” by Buster Clements. The Wind Ensemble performed at Chicago Symphony Hall in 2011 as the only middle school band at the Percy Grainger Festival. The group has worked with renowned clinicians including Gary Hill, Anthony Maiello, Colonel Arnold Gabriel, and many others.
2019 Parents: Here are the links to the photos taken in San Francisco!
Here is the link to the images from the Encore Concert as well!
https://www.brittanypalmer.photo/Client-Images/Festival-of-Gold/2019/San-Francisco/22-Encore-Concert
The sound files can be downloaded from this page.(on the right)
