The Colorado Wind Ensemble

09/08/2026

Spiritual Symphony by Benjamin Horne, featuring The Colorado Wind Ensemble's fabulous saxophone section! Bill and Trevor, alto sax; Carter, tenor sax; Ben, baritone sax.

Get your tickets NOW for our America 250 program, a program that reflects the nation’s ideals, struggles, triumphs, and continuing pursuit of liberty!

Saturday, September 19, 7:30 pm, King Center Concert Hall, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver 80204
https://ahec.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2116

09/02/2026

🗽 Join us for America 250 on September 19th!

This program reflects the nation’s ideals, struggles, triumphs, and continuing pursuit of liberty. Spanning patriotic favorites, historic reflections, and works inspired by the voices that shaped our nation, this program honors both the familiar and the transformative moments of American history.

🎟️ Tickets at https://ahec.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2116

🎵 Featured works include:
The Star-Spangled Banner (2024 Rose Bowl Edition) – John Williams
A Movement for Rosa – Camphouse
Sesquicentennial Exposition March – Sousa/Schissel
The Promise of Living – Copland/Curnow
Hoe Down from Rodeo – Copland/Rogers
Liberty Fanfare – Williams/Curnow (narrated by the Honorable Monica M. Márquez)
Spiritual Symphony – Horne
The Stars and Stripes Forever – Sousa

08/24/2026

📣Announcing our 2026-2027 season schedule! This season will kick it off with a celebration of America's 250th anniversary on September 19th. Mark your calendars for our shows as we celebrate new heights, imagination, passion, and transformation through the power of music.

08/17/2026

08/02/2026

The Colorado Wind Ensemble honors a legend, Dr. Kenneth Singleton, Director of Bands, Emeritus, University of Northern Colorado, who passed away July 31, 2026. "Doc" Singleton's influence on the music community in Colorado and across the country is hard to measure. A mentor, conductor, composer and all-around wonderful man. We will miss him greatly! ❤️

05/09/2026

Only a few more hours to bid on our silent auction! ⏰ Make sure you win - the auction closes at 11:55pm MDT. There's still time to win tickets or different concerts, Colorado vacations, artwork, photography, music lessons, and other fun gifts! 🎁

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/colorado-wind-ensemble-silent-auction-may--2026

05/01/2026

It's time! 🥳

🎶Start placing your bids for our incredible items! A huge thank you to all of our donors who provided all of these amazing items for us. Your donations will help fund our trip to the Midwest Clinic this December as well as provide educational outreach opportunities in our community.

➡️Auction Link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/colorado-wind-ensemble-silent-auction-may--2026

Thank you for supporting the Colorado Wind Ensemble! 💙

04/27/2026

Don't miss Metamorphosis, our final show of the season!

At the heart of this program is Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber by Paul Hindemith—a thrilling showcase of musical transformation. Carl Maria von Weber, a Romantic-era composer, wrote the original themes. Hindemith reimagined them in 1943 after leaving N**i Germany and settling in the U.S., where he taught at Yale.

In a fascinating twist, the source material wasn’t one of Weber’s well-known works, but a relatively obscure piano duet for four hands—transformed by Hindemith into something bold, colorful, and entirely new.

That spirit of “metamorphosis” extends across the entire program. Nearly every piece you’ll hear is a transcription—music transformed from its original form into the vibrant sound world of wind ensemble.

🗓️ Friday, May 8, 2026
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 King Center Concert Hall, Denver
🎟️ https://ahec.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2032
Info and tickets on our website and in bio.

04/24/2026

🎶 The silent auction is just one week away! If you haven't previewed our items yet, take a look! ✨

🎉Your support for our silent auction will help to fund our travel to the 2026 Midwest Clinic! ✈️ Additional funds will support educational outreach programs and replace heavily used percussion equipment🥁, ensuring CWE can continue bringing the highest-quality music for wind ensemble available in the metro Denver area and beyond.

🥳Our items have been donated by arts organizations, community members, and local businesses - all who support the arts in our community! Let's show them some love 💕

📆Bidding opens on May 1st and goes through the 9th - mark your calendars and keep checking back for new items!

04/21/2026

Deadline approaching soon!

🎶 Audition Opportunity! 🎶

The Colorado Wind Ensemble is now accepting video submissions for open Bassoon and Clarinet positions!

📅 Deadline: Sunday, May 17
🎥 Submission: Up to 5 minutes total, including both a lyrical and a technical selection (solo, etude, or ensemble/orchestral excerpts welcome)

📩 Send your recording to: [email protected]

Don’t miss your chance to join an incredible ensemble!