The Wind Symphony is a concert ensemble comprised of the finest wind and percussion musicians attending the university. Committed to the highest standards of performance of the prominent wind repertoire, the Wind Symphony explores the richness and variety of contemporary and traditional music for the wind band. Recent guest artists have included John Bruce Yeh, clarinet, Chicago Symphony; Philip Smith, trumpet, New York Philharmonic; Eric Ruske, horn, formerly of the Cleveland Orchestra; Scott A. Hartman, trombone, Yale University; Cameron Gates, principal tuba, The United States Marine Band; and Brian Bowman, euphonium, University of North Texas.
The Wind Symphony was selected as one of only four ensembles to perform at the 2013 Percy Grainger Wind Band Festival in Chicago’s famed Orchestra Hall. Past honors have included performances at the Southern Regional Conference of the College Band Directors National Association & National Band Association in Atlanta in 2004, as well as the University Honor Group at the 2007 State Convention of the Louisiana Music Educators Association in Baton Rouge.