Rhode Island Wind Ensemble

Entertaining. Inspiring. Illuminating.

Core Beliefs and Mission Statement


Founded in 1969, the Rhode Island Wind Ensemble is a concert wind band of fifty skilled professional and avocational adult musicians who believe that live music brings people together, and that it is a gift all people deserve. We aspire to faithfully present the best in traditional wind band repertoire alongside music of underrepresented and historically disenfranchised communities.


We believe:

  • Live music expresses what words alone cannot.

  • Live music creates and sustains a sense of community among people.

  • Live music is a gift that all people deserve.

  • Live music should entertain, inspire, and enlighten.

 

Our mission:

  • To provide audiences of diverse ages and cultural backgrounds access to live music of the highest quality.

  • To faithfully present the best in traditional wind band repertoire alongside music of underrepresented and historically disenfranchised communities.

  • To support the musical education of all students through partnerships with public school music educators.

  • To exemplify the benefits and opportunities for life-long avocational music making.

 
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
— Aldous Huxley
You can cage the singer but not the song.
— Harry Belafonte