BAY Winds

BAY WINDS - SPRING 2024

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.

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Ensemble Offerings

Symphonic Winds

The Symphonic Winds is a rich and diverse experience for intermediate students in middle & high school. This ensemble meets each spring.

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Wind Ensemble

Symphonic Winds

The Wind Ensemble is the most advanced ensemble, appropriate for students in grades 9 through 12. This ensemble meets each spring.

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Summer Breeze

Symphonic Winds

Summer Breeze

Summer Breeze welcomes current and alumni BAY Winds Wind Ensemble musicians back to playing their instrument during the summer.

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Autumn Winds

Symphonic Winds

Summer Breeze

Autumn Winds extends through the fall months. Students in middle & high school explore exciting and challenging band pieces.

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Florida Wind Band

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.

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BAY Winds

Florida Wind Band

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.

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Private Lessons

Florida Wind Band

Private Lessons

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.

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About BAY Winds

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.

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