Wind Symphony I is composed of the top 45 to 50 musicians in the Fort Mill High School Band. Membership in Wind Symphony I is competitive and members are expected to strive for the highest level of individual excellence. Expectations for members include: studying with a private instructor, auditioning for honor bands, performing in solo recitals and competitions, and performing in chamber ensembles.
Wind Symphony I performs some of the most demanding literature in the wind band repertoire at the grade 6 level. Consequently, each member is expected to posses the technical and musical ability to handle those demands while contributing to the integrity of the ensemble.
To maintain membership in the Wind Symphony I, members must demonstrate proficiency by passing regular playing tests. The Wind Symphony and Symphonic Bands perform many concerts throughout the year, starting with the annual Christmas Concert. In the spring, the bands perform at the SC Band Directors Association Concert Festival, where they have consistently earned superior ratings. A winter concert precedes the concert festival in March, followed by a chamber music concert and the spring concert in May.
Additional Wind Symphonies include Wind Symphony II and Wind Symphony III.
Concert Archives
Work in progress: more concerts will be routinely added.
Program History
2024
2024 CPA
| Title | Composer/Arranger | Ensemble | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem for Winds and Percussion | Claude T. Smith | Wind Symphony 3 | 2024 CPA |
| English Folk Song Suite | Ralph Vaughan Williams | Wind Symphony 3 | 2024 CPA |
| Rhythm of the Winds | Frank Erickson | Wind Symphony 3 | 2024 CPA |
| On the Mall | Edwin Franko Goldman | Wind Symphony 2 | 2024 CPA |
| Divertimento for Band | Vincent Persichetti | Wind Symphony 2 | 2024 CPA |
| Sketches on a Tudor Psalm | Fisher Tull | Wind Symphony 2 | 2024 CPA |
| Deciduous | Viet Cuong | Wind Symphony 1 | 2024 CPA |
| Music for Prague, 1968 | Karel Husa | Wind Symphony 1 | 2024 CPA |
| The Stars and Stripes Forever | John Philip Sousa | Wind Symphony 1 | 2024 CPA |
2024 Winter Concert
| Axon | Jared Spears | Wind Symphony 3 |
| Cajun Folk Songs I | Frank Ticheli | Wind Symphony 3 |
| Nemesis | Gary Ziek | Wind Symphony 3 |
| Fanfare Preceding La Péri | Paul Dukas | Wind Symphony 2 |
| Second Suite in F | Gustav Holst | Wind Symphony 2 |
| Cajun Folk Songs II | Frank Ticheli | Wind Symphony 2 |
| Horror Vacui | Andrew David Perkins | Wind Symphony 1 |
| Wild Nights | Frank Ticheli | Wind Symphony 1 |
| Bayou Breakdown | Brant Karrick | Wind Symphony 1 |
| The Stars and Stripes Forever | John Philip Sousa | Wind Symphony 1 |
2022
| Title | Composer/Arranger | Ensemble | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage of Figaro Overture | W.A. Mozart trbd. Earl Slocum | Wind Symphony 2 | 2022 Spring Concert |
| KHAN | Julie Giroux | Wind Symphony 2 | 2022 Spring Concert |
| Cool from West Side Story | Leonard Bernstein | Wind Symphony 2 | 2022 Spring Concert |
| Halo Theme | Martin O’Donnell arr. Ralph Ford | Wind Symphony 2 | 2022 Spring Concert |
| Children’s March | Percy Grainger | Wind Symphony 2 | 2022 Spring Concert |
| Raider’s March | John Williams trbd. Paul Lavender | Wind Symphony 2 | 2022 Spring Concert |
| Undertow | John Mackey | Wind Symphony 2 | 2022 Spring Concert |