Concert Bands
For more information visit Ensemble Audition Information.
About the Concert Bands
UNIVERSITY BAND/CAMPUS BAND
The University Band and Campus Band offer an opportunity to enjoy creating music with limited
performance demands. The bands perform two concerts per year. A formal audition
is not required.
SYMPHONIC BAND
The Symphonic Band is an ensemble of 70 to 80 select wind and percussion
players. Although many members are music majors, the ensemble includes a
number of undergraduate and graduate students from other disciplines. Symphonic
Band performs four or five concerts each year. Admission is by audition
only.
SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE
The Symphonic Wind Ensemble is a select ensemble comprising 60 of the University’s
finest graduate and undergraduate wind and percussion musicians. The ensemble
performs five to six concerts on and off campus each academic year. Admission
is by audition only.
ENSEMBLE-IN-RESIDENCE:
Bergen Woodwind Quintet
The Bergen Woodwind Quintet is an ensemble-in-residence at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Each fall, the Quintet spends one-week in residence, offering master classes, recitals and one-on-one coaching to students.




