The Symphonic Wind Ensemble features 45-50 of the finest wind and percussion performers at the University. Composed primarily of graduate and undergraduate music majors, the group performs for the Conductor's Symposium and the Invitational Band Festival. In addition, the ensemble tours frequently and will produce a debut compact disc in the near future. They can be heard performing the finest repertory for winds in concert on the University campus and throughout the United States.
Membership is by audition.
The Symphonic Band has a proud tradition of excellence and many prestigious performances to its credit. The group performs the literature of the large sumphonic band from contemporary music to transcriptions of the large symphonic ensemble. Membership is by audition. The Pride of the Sunshine' begins rehearsals in the summer. The band appears at all home games, travels to many away games. and always appears at bowl games.