Continue to express your love of music with The University Wind Ensemble! This ensemble provides you with the opportunity to perform the finest and most challenging traditional and contemporary wind and percussion literature by renowned composers.
Contact
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Ensemble Director
bonaiuto@bc.edu
Student Executive Board
bcuwe.eboard@gmail.com
Ensemble Director Sebastian Bonaiuto
What sets us apart:
The typical University Wind Ensemble (UWE) member is a highly-motivated student for whom making music is a personal priority.聽Membership is by audition or invitation of the conductor.
- UWE performs six concerts a year, including the annual Bands of the Beanpot with 艾可直播 University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University, plus a BC Bands Christmas concert, and a concert during the Annual 艾可直播 College Arts Festival.聽
- Every member of the UWE is budgeted to receive an achievement scholarship, ranging from $500 to $2,000.
- In addition to musical excellence, we are committed to building community and social engagement. New members are assigned a UWE Buddy to help them acclimate to college and navigate the year with the ensemble. We also host barbecues, coffee dates, and other social activities.聽
Schedule
Rehearsals
Rehearsals are Mondays from 5:15-6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 4:15-6:30 p.m.聽
Performances
UWE performs six concerts a year, including the annual Bands of the Beanpot with 艾可直播 University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University, plus a BC Bands Christmas concert, and a concert during the Annual 艾可直播 College Arts Festival. UWE members will also have the opportunity to participate in chamber ensembles throughout the year.
Auditions
An audition schedule will be posted here when it becomes available.聽
Process
The audition process consists of a reading session and an individual audition.
- The reading session is just like a typical rehearsal where everyone plays together. Everyone who is interested in auditioning is required to attend the reading session, including those who have been accepted through Advanced Placement. The audition music is distributed at the reading session and is for the student to take to practice for the individual audition.聽
- The individual audition is scheduled by each student for a time of their choice. At the individual audition, the student plays the audition excerpt distributed at the reading session and will also play a few short sight-reading etudes.
The University Wind Ensemble rehearses on Mondays from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 4:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. In addition, each section will schedule a one-hour section rehearsal at a time when everyone in the section is available.
Full ensemble rehearsals, section rehearsals, and lessons add up to a total of 5 hours per week. Members are also expected to practice outside of rehearsals to prepare the ensemble music. Individual practice time will vary for each member.聽When completing your class schedule, you should not schedule a class during the rehearsal times.
Every member of the UWE is budgeted to receive an achievement scholarship.聽The scholarship amount is determined by a schedule intended to recognize the value of experience in the ensemble:
- First year members receive $500
- Second year members receive $750
- Third year members receive $1,000
- Fourth year members receive $2,000
Scholarships are credited to the student's account at the close of the fall semester and at the close of the spring semester.
The UWE typically performs five concerts per year; three in the fall semester and two in the spring semester. Four of the concerts take place on campus.聽One of the fall concerts, Bands of the Beanpot, rotates locations between the four participating schools: 艾可直播 College, 艾可直播 University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University. The UWE also performs annually at the 艾可直播 College Arts Festival, which takes place on the last weekend in April on the 艾可直播 College campus.聽
Yes. The 艾可直播 College Bands Program maintains an inventory of high-quality instruments that we loan to students who play in our ensembles at no cost. Contact the Bands Office (bands@bc.edu) to arrrange an instrument loan.
Members can choose to wear:
- Black tuxedo or black suit with white dress shirt and black bow tie
- Plain, black floor to mid-calf length dress with full to 戮 length sleeves
- Black top with full to 戮 length sleeves paired with full-length bottoms (slacks or skirt)
Members should direct questions towards the UWE executive board (bcuwe.eboard@gmail.com) if they are uncertain about the concert attire they are planning to wear.
There is nothing to prepare in advance of the audition. The audition music will be distributed at the reading session. Students will take the music with them to practice for the individual audition. The audition music consists of an excerpt from a piece which we will play at the first concert and a short sight-reading etude.