Introducing Minnesota’s Professional Concert Band
Minnesota Winds is embracing the dynamic energy and inclusive culture of school band and bringing it to the professional level.
Join us to celebrate this rich musical tradition and build an exciting future for the concert band art form!
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EVENTS
Let’s band together at the Great Minnesota Get-Together!
Join the Minnesota Winds for our first public event in partnership with YourClassical MPR as part of MPR Day at the Minnesota State Fair!
An eleven-member ensemble conducted by Manny Laureano will perform a selection of works—from Gustav Holst’s First Suite to Kevin Day’s Dancing Fire—that tell the story of the concert band art form.
Minnesota State Fair, Dan Patch Stage
Friday, August 30 • 1:30 - 2:20 p.m.
Your Impact
Your gift gives band students the opportunity to learn from and be inspired by professional musicians!
OUR MISSION
Connect
Now is the time to shine a spotlight on band. We are dedicated to connecting with and inspiring all band musicians across the state to celebrate the joy and impact of band.
OUR MISSION
Engage
Band is essential. It is the entry point to music for tens of thousands of students across Minnesota.
We believe band students and their teachers deserve the opportunity to engage with and be inspired by world-class musicians, composers, and conductors.
OUR MISSION
Innovate
Professional concert bands are rare. Let’s lead the way in Minnesota and create a bright future filled with opportunities for diverse musicians, composers, and audiences to engage with music that has not yet been included on the main stage.
Minnesota Winds is blazing a trail that will enrich our musical community and support an important component of the middle and high school environment: concert band.
—PAUL BABCOCK, President & CEO, MacPhail Center for Music
