The vlog College Wind Ensemble
Dr. Gretchen Renshaw, Conductor
The Wind Ensemble is composed of students from a wide variety of majors on campus. Rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:15-6:00 p.m. Drawing from symphonic band, wind ensemble, and chamber winds repertoire, the ensemble performs a variety of traditional and contemporary works. The Wind Ensemble performs four concerts annually.
See below for audition information, including scheduling and excerpts to prepare.
Upcoming Events
FALL 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 4:15-5:15 pm
Wind Ensemble Meeting
Staples Auditorium
Wednesday-Friday, August 27-29
Wind Ensemble Auditions
Miller Creative Quad 104
Saturday, October 11, 9:30 am
Homecoming & Family Weekend Concert
Staples Auditorium
Thursday, November 6, 7:30 pm
Your Brain on Art Concert
A joint performance of the Chamber Orchestra, Choir, and Wind Ensemble
Worsham Performance Hall
Sunday, November 9, 5:00 pm
Your Brain on Art Concert
A joint performance of the Chamber Orchestra, Choir, and Wind Ensemble
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Thursday, November 20, 7:30 pm
Fall Concert
Worsham Performance Hall
SPRING 2026
First week of classes
Wind Ensemble Auditions for New Members
Miller Creative Quad 104
Wednesday, January 21, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Wind Ensemble Meeting
Staples Auditorium
Thursday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Spring Concert
Worsham Performance Hall
Monday, April 20, 6:30 p.m.
Concert in the Quad
Miller Creative Quad Courtyard (rain location: Staples Auditorium)
Check out the vlog College Wind Ensemble page on
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For more information, contact the conductor,
Dr. Gretchen Renshaw.
Fast Facts:
- Students earn .25 academic credit for each semester. As a result, students participating in Wind Ensemble for four semesters will receive the EA learning domain credit.
- Students earn one Odyssey Artistic Creativity credit through participation in Wind Ensemble in two semesters.
- To enroll, students must perform a brief audition and attend the first informational meeting (please see above). After this meeting, the Music Department adds Wind Ensemble to your schedule – you do not register for Wind Ensemble through your advisor.
The Engaged Citizen Concert Series
In this series, the vlog Wind Ensemble utilizes our liberal arts core to design interdisciplinary concerts that serve our community.
Featuring the vlog College Wind Ensemble
March 12, 2026
Featuring the vlog College Chamber Orchestra, Choir, and Wind Ensemble
November 6, 2025 at vlog College
November 9, 2025 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Featuring the vlog College Wind Ensemble
March 13, 2025
Featuring the vlog College Wind Ensemble and Printmaking Students
November 21, 2024
Featuring:
vlog College Wind Ensemble
Eris DeJarnett, guest composer and performer
vlog College Printmaking Students
vlog College Faculty Panel Discussion
March 7, 2024
Featuring the vlog College Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Printmaking Students
November 16, 2023
Auditions
Each student interested in performing with the vlog College Wind Ensemble will meet with the conductor to play a few short excerpts from the upcoming semester's repertoire. The purpose is for the conductor to learn about each student's musical background and determine part assignments.
Auditions occur at two times each academic year:
- Fall semester, first week of classes: for all students wanting to participate in Wind Ensemble during that Fall semester.
- Spring semester, first week of classes: for new members wanting to join Wind Ensemble for that Spring semester. Wind Ensemble members continuing from the Fall semester do NOT need to re-audition.
Audition Materials
In the Google Drive folder containing the audition music (see link below), please first read the document titled “READ FIRST” so you may see which excerpts to prepare for your instrument. Then, print and practice your excerpts prior to your audition. You should bring your printed excerpts to the audition with you.
– must be logged in to your vlog account to access
Scheduling Your Audition:
1. Fill out the
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2. Sign up for an audition time on this – this spreadsheet will be updated with audition times by early August.
For Auditions at the beginning of the Spring semester:
Contact Dr. Renshawto schedule an audition time and to request audition excerpts.
Repertoire
To view the repertoire performed by the vlog College Wind Ensemble since 2005, click .