Bay Area Youth Winds
Bay Area Youth Winds is Tampa Bay’s premier outlet for outstanding middle and high school students.
Bay Area Youth Winds is Tampa Bay’s premier outlet for outstanding middle and high school students.
Each spring, students audition for acceptance into an ability-based BAY Winds ensemble, including the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds. Each ensemble serves intermediate and advanced students in middle and high school band.
The Florida Wind Band proudly supports furthering music education opportunities for school-aged musicians. Bay Area Youth (BAY) Winds is Tampa Bay’s premier outlet for middle and high school students to receive exceptional performance opportunities for intermediate and advanced musicians. Student participants come from all over the Tampa Bay Area including Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Hernando counties.
BAY Winds ensembles are designed to challenge and supplement the quality instruction students receive from their local, school-enrolled music programs and private lesson instructors. Students in BAY Winds experience quality training and instruction from well decorated professional musicians and educators, as well as the opportunity to study and perform outstanding and challenging literature with like-minded peers from the Tampa Bay Area. Throughout the year, this organization offers three semesters of ensemble offerings . Rehearsals and concerts take place at the USF School of Music located at 3755 USF Holly Drive, Tampa, FL.
Autumn Winds extends through the fall with an 8-week intensive exploring exciting and challenging repertoire.
The Symphonic Winds is a rich and diverse experience for intermediate students. This ensemble meets each spring.
The Wind Ensemble meets each spring and is the most advanced ensemble performing collegiate-level repertoire.
Summer Breeze welcomes current and alumni BAY Winds musicians back to playing their instrument during the summer.
The Florida Wind Band is the parent organization for BAY Winds. As the host organization, we proudly support furthering music education opportunities for school-aged musicians in the Tampa Bay area.
BAY Winds is the educational outreach program organized by the Florida Wind Band. Learn more about our mission and vision for students across Tampa Bay.
Private lessons enable instructors to teach techniques in a customized setting that align with learning goals set for each individual student. View our endorsed instructors.
Rehearsals take place at the USF School of Music.
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