North West Wind Ensemble
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The Castle Hill RSL North West Wind Ensemble was established in 2003 to provide musician
s with the opportunity to play an advanced repertoire of modern concert band
music. The band consists of around 50 amateur and professional musicians from around Sydney
. The band has had stunning success at State and National Championships having been named National Champions on more than one occasion and is building a wide repertoire.
, South Australia
for the National Band Championships to perform in the Open A Grade competition. Performing a program of works by Grainger
, de Meij
, Sparke
and Sousa
they scored 489 from a total of 500 points to win the championship for the third time in five attempts.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s with the opportunity to play an advanced repertoire of modern concert band
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
music. The band consists of around 50 amateur and professional musicians from around Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. The band has had stunning success at State and National Championships having been named National Champions on more than one occasion and is building a wide repertoire.
2011 Australian National competition
Over the 2011 Easter weekend the band travelled to AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
for the National Band Championships to perform in the Open A Grade competition. Performing a program of works by Grainger
Percy Grainger
George Percy Aldridge Grainger , known as Percy Grainger, was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. He also made many...
, de Meij
Johan de Meij
Johannes Abraham de Meij is a Dutch conductor, trombonist, and composer, best known for his Symphony No. 1, nicknamed "The Lord of the Rings" symphony.- Biography :...
, Sparke
Philip Sparke
Philip Sparke is a British composer and musician. He is noted for his concert band and brass band music.- Music for Winds :* 1973/1976 Gaudium* 1975 The Prizewinners for Brass-Band* 1978/1995 Fantasy for Euphonium...
and Sousa
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King" or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J....
they scored 489 from a total of 500 points to win the championship for the third time in five attempts.