William Paterson University Band

06/05/2026

Chamber music-making is a central aspect of a WP music education….flute, brass, saxophone and percussion ensembles…you name it, we’ve got it! With that in mind, we’re so excited to once again host our Summer Chamber Music Camp for area high schoolers on July 8-11! With opportunities to perform in coached chamber groups with outstanding WP Faculty and WP Student Mentors, make music with other high school musicians, build community and perform in the Camp Concert Band, you won’t want to miss this! Registration is priced for accessibility, the schedule is built around evening sessions to allow flexibility for Summer activities, and we can’t wait to welcome you to our beautiful campus in Wayne, NJ! NOTE THAT REGISTRATION IS *FREE* FOR STUDENTS OF OUR HISHMEH PARTNER DISTRICTS (Bloomfield, Clifton, Newark, Orange, Passaic, PCTVS, and Teaneck).

04/23/2026

TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! our final concert of the season! 7:30 PM, Shea Auditorium! Featuring the amazing !

04/10/2026

We’re honored to host this year’s New Jersey Band Gala on Sunday, April 26th, featuring twelve outstanding bands from around the state. With concerts at 2:00 Pm and 6:00 PM, we’re looking forward to a wonderful day of music-making, and invite you to attend! Scan/screenshot the QR in post for details and tickets!

04/10/2026

Join us for the WP Bands final concert of the semester on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM in Shea Auditorium. Featuring faculty artist Dr James Noyes playing Pascuzzi’s Aria and Allegro for Wind Ensemble and soprano saxophone. Carl Orff’s seminal work Carmina Burana will close the concert. We hope to see you there!

03/15/2026

Professors Paterno and Purcell-Giles at work with the amazing The Bands of Randolph this past Wednesday! Wishing you all the best at Festival this week!

03/12/2026

That’s a wrap on our 3rd annual Sensory Friendly Concert Series, “Bear Hunt” Edition. Symphonic Story Time has grown into something incredibly special, and with two school day performances and one community concert of “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt: Live in Concert”with a film score by (commissioned and premiered by the WP Wind Ensemble), we welcomed close to 2,000 audience members across Friday, Saturday and Monday! Thank you to Mr. Hancock for the wonderful music, to our WP students for their artistry and hard work and to our many partner schools from Bergenfield, Bloomfield, Clifton, Fairview, Franklin, Hardyston, Jefferson, Newark, Palisades Park, Paterson, and Warren Hills! We’ll see you March 5th-8th, 2027 for the next SF series! Mark calendars, and tell us in the comments what children’s books you’d like to hear set to music in future Symphonic Story Times!

02/16/2026

The William Paterson University Bands presents a Sensory Friendly Concert of “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” and you are invited! Saturday, March 7th | 3:00 PM | Shea Center for the Performing Arts | $15, adults/$10, children/Free, children under 2 and WP students/faculty/staff
This screen-to-stage performance features the 2016 animated film adaptation of the classic children’s book by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury and is sure to delight audiences. With the sound track performed by the wind ensemble live on stage, the film playing in the background, an introduction to the instruments of the band family and a culminating sing-along, the audience will be engaged throughout the 60-minute performance.
SENSORY FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATIONS:
The performance is open to all, and is also designed to be accommodating for those with sensory processing challenges, and includes modified lighting, dynamic ranges and quiet spaces, if needed.
TICKET INFO:
Tickets are $15 for adults, 18 and over; $10 for children, 2-17 and free for children under 2. The performance is free WP students/faculty/staff, with ID. TICKETS AT LINK IN BIO

01/14/2026

We are so excited for this year’s Sensory Friendly Concert Series, which features a screen-to stage adaptation of the charming film “We’re Going in a Bear Hunt” with the Wind Ensemble playing the transcription of the delightful soundtrack by Stuart Hancock (which we commissioned) live on stage! Have kids? Teach kids? Know kids? Invite them to this unforgettable experience! Swipe through the slides to learn more!

12/18/2025

Congrats to 2018 WP alumnus Joshua Idio on having his piece “Cannon Fire!” performed by the Davenport Central Symphonic Wind Ensemble at the Randall Standridge Music Composers concert at the 79th Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago!!

12/05/2025