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Robert Simon, Artistic Director 



FREE Labor Day Concert at the Children's Museum
Monday, September 7th at 6:00 pm

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Photography by Kevin Slusher
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Piedmont Wind Symphony

“Win a Symphony” - Raffle

The Piedmont Wind Symphony held its first ever raffle!   The winners are:

1st Place - Charles Williams of W-S, of a PWS performance
2nd Place - David Deese, winner of $500 Gift Certificate Windsor Jewelers
3rd Place - Art Bloom, winner of complete PWS CD collection

PWS Raffle

For further questions you may contact the PWS office at 336.722.9328.

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2008 WS Journal - Reader's Choice Award BEST LOCAL MUSIC / FESTIVAL
Piedmont Wind Symphony
www.PiedmontWindSymphony.com
  Comprised of Piedmont professionals, amateur and student musicians, the Piedmont Wind Symphony has been performing since its inception in 1990. Founded and directed by Robert Simon, the goal of the Piedmont Wind Symphony is to further adult music education and provide performance opportunities for adult musicians in the Triad. (full article HERE!)

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Winston-Salem Living article - March 2007  

On April 10, 1990 the Piedmont Wind Symphony (PWS) gave its first performance as the Piedmont Symphonic Wind Ensemble.  Robert Simon, conductor and music director, formed the group with the intention of giving outstanding performances that challenge the standard band repertory. The Piedmont Wind Symphony now performs music of all types and styles, from Renaissance to Contemporary including Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Pops and Jazz. ... (Read the full article HERE!)

 

 Community Arts Cafe article - April 2007  

The musicians of the Piedmont Wind Symphony share one passion: making excellent music from a variety of genres.  According to Robert simon, artistic director, “We do tremendous symphonic works.  We do orchestral transcriptions and a lot of original works.  We custom arrange works that we perform with our guest artists.  We’re like a symphony orchestra minus the string sections.”  ... (Read the full article HERE!)
CommunityArtsCafe.com - April 2007

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Welcome! We love making music and pursue excellence in our performances of works for the wind symphony. Our repertory, as illustrated on our CDs, includes all types and styles of music, from the ridiculous (works by 'P.D.Q. Bach') to the sublime (Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor by J.S. Bach) to hits from Broadway, and jazz selections. Enjoy your visit and come back often!

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