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.
The mission of Bay Area Youth Winds is to challenge and supplement the quality instruction students receive from their local, school-enrolled music programs and private lesson instructors. Students receive high-quality musical experiences from talented and 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. All students must submit an audition application to be placed into an ability-based ensemble.
The Symphonic Winds is a rich and diverse experience for intermediate students in middle & high school. This ensemble meets each spring.
The Wind Ensemble is the most advanced ensemble, appropriate for students in grades 9 through 12. This ensemble meets each spring.
Summer Breeze welcomes current and alumni BAY Winds Wind Ensemble musicians back to playing their instrument during the summer.
Autumn Winds extends through the fall months. Students in middle & high school explore exciting and challenging band pieces.
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.
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. 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.
Rehearsals take place at the USF School of Music.
Florida Wind Band, Inc. DBA Bay Area Youth Winds is a non-profit 501(c)3 EIN: 26-2517523 #CH39713 A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN THE STATE 1-800-HELP-FLA (800-435-7352) OR OUT OF STATE 850-410-3800 OR GO TO THE WEBSITE WWW.FLORIDACONSUMERHELP.COM REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
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