The Texan Band rehearses three days per week, and performs at six to seven football games. Recent half-time performance themes have included Classic Rock, James Bond, Western, Classical Composers, and Baseball. Wind Symphony is the premier instrumental ensemble of the program, with a flexible number of approximately forty-five musicians.
Membership is by audition only.
Any member of the Texan Band may audition, regardless of major. The Concert Band is a larger group of fifty to sixty musicians, and is open to all students. The Jazz Ensemble is highly competitive, and membership is by audition only. Chamber Ensembles - These ensembles are the performing organizations which serve as laboratories for learning literature, rehearsal techniques, performance, and theoretical application. The director of the ensemble will give you a handbook outlining the requirements of each group.