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.”
“You can cage the singer but not the song.”
