Membership is available to all SIUC students who perform on band instruments at an advanced level.
Members receive two hours academic credit per semester by enrolling in Music 014. The Wind Ensemble meets during both fall and spring semesters. Spring semester rehearsals are one hour later. The group performs two or three campus concerts each semester as well as an annual spring concert tour in the region. The Wind Ensemble performs the finest in advanced contemporary and traditional music for concert band and symphonic winds.