MetWinds Concert: "There's a First Time for Everything!"

Join the MetWinds for a concert celebrating firsts in the band world! Most of the works are the first pieces written or arranged for band by some of our most important composers, including John Mackey, Frank Ticheli, and Dana Wilson. These works offer an exciting insight into the styles and unique ideas these composers bring to the medium. We’ll also perform one of the most important “firsts” in the history of the concert band: Gustav Holst’s First Suite in E♭. This groundbreaking work helped establish the wind band as a serious musical ensemble, on par with the orchestra. And, of course, this concert marks another first: our first performance with new Music Director Gabe Southard!

The Metropolitan Wind Symphony was Founded by Jerry Gardner in 1971, and was awarded the prestigious 2015 Sudler Silver Scroll Award for Community Concert Bands by the John Philip Sousa Foundation. Currently celebrating its 55th anniversary, MetWinds comprises over 60 talented woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists who audition for membership and seating. MetWinds makes a significant contribution to the cultural life of the Greater Boston community by providing its audiences with high quality concerts and its members with opportunities for musical growth.