Bands

Ensembles

Wind Ensemble

Under the direction of Dr. Wesley Broadnax with assistance from doctoral students, the Wind Ensemble is comprised of the university's foremost musicians. Essentially an orchestral woodwind/brass/percussion section supplemented by saxophones and keyboards, this ensemble explores challenging one-player-per-part wind music by our finest composers. Membership is determined by audition and is open to music and non-music majors.

Symphonic Band

The Symphonic Band is A 68-piece ensemble that performs outstanding works in the wind ensemble/band literature, while maintaining a balance between standard repertoire and recent compositions. The Symphonic Band is under the direction of Dr. Daniel Farr with assistance from doctoral students. Membership is determined by audition and is open to music and non-music majors.

Concert Band

Concert Band provides its musicians an opportunity to explore and perform a wide spectrum of band music. No acceptance audition is required for non-music majors, however seating auditions will be held early in the semester.

Marching Band

"Pride of the Rockies" Marching Band together with the Sugar Bears Dance Line energize the UNC campus. In addition to playing at home football games, the Pride performs for the Colorado Bandmasters Association Marching Band events. The marching band is open to all UNC students. All students who know how to play an instrument are invited to participate. There is no audition for acceptance into the Pride.

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