Winds Across the Bay

Winds Across the Bay
Background information
Also known as	Winds, WAB, W.A.B, Winds Across the Bay Youth Orchestra
Origin	El Cerrito, California, United States
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Youth Symphony Orchestra
Years active	1993–present
Website	windsacrossthebay.org

Winds Across the Bay (Winds) is a non-profit youth orchestra founded in 1993 in the East Bay Area city of El Cerrito, California, with the philosophy that "opportunities must be provided to support and encourage youth in the study and love of instrumental music". It is open to middle and high school students who display a high-intermediate to advanced musical proficiency in any wind, brass or percussion instrument, as well as, a desire to enhance their ability in the instrumental performing arts.

Winds features The Minors, a middle-school ensemble designed for entry-level and intermediate. Winds also has The Majors, an ensemble for advanced and experienced musicians.

Winds offers Tuesday rehearsal starting in September thru May. Winds has three concerts for each year. There is a winter concert, spring concert, and a concert in which students get to perform at a various location.

Winds works closely with many local schools to augment the musical instruction being provided, and to afford youth musicians the opportunity to play high-profile performances in their own communities, such as the Lesher Center for the Performing Arts.

Member schools

Member organizations include:

• El Cerrito High School
• El Sobrante Christian School
• Albany High School
• Berkeley High School
• Piedmont High School
• St. Mary's High School
• School of the Madeleine
• Marin Academy
• Pinole Valley High School
• Holy Names High School
• Del Valle High School
• Pacific Academy
• Portola Middle School
• Hercules High School
• Albany Middle School
• Kensington Hilltop School

External links

• Winds Across the Bay Youth Orchestra website
• WAB performing Winds of Poseidon in 2013
• Parchment Extra Curricular Profile
• 2007 Benefit Concert