Hosted by Hendrix College and the Hendrix College Wind Ensemble
Dr. Gretchen Renshaw James, conductor

***Due to the school closures and health concerns surrounding the coronavirus, the 2020 Festival of Winds has been cancelled.***

2020 Festival of Winds Guest Conductor
Kelly Watkins
Concert Band Director, Eastern Connecticut State University
Trumpet, United States Coast Guard Band

Saturday, May 2, 2020
Hendrix College
Staples Auditorium

Program for the 2020 Festival of Winds Honor Band
Cait Nishimura: Chasing Sunlight
Kevin Day: A Song for Tomorrow
Pierre LaPlante: American Riversongs
Christopher Theofanidis: Sweet like that

An Invitation

Students from Arkansas and surrounding states will gather to collaborate in a day of music making under the direction of Dr. Gretchen Renshaw James.

In this challenging and musically intensive setting, students will have the opportunity to improve and deepen their musical skills.

Don’t miss this exciting event — come and be a part of it!

Hendrix College Wind Ensemble

The Wind Ensemble is composed of students from a wide variety of majors on campus. 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.