Delaware Youth Wind Ensemble

Now accepting registrations for the Spring 1-Day Honor Band, April 14, 2024!

Registration will close 1-week prior to the event.​​

The Delaware Youth Wind Ensemble (DYWE) brings together outstanding high school musicians (grades 8-12) from the greater Delaware area to rehearse and perform exciting and high-quality wind band literature. Open to students who play flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, string bass, piano, and percussion, DYWE offers an enrichment experience aimed to supplement (but not replace) students’ experiences in their own school bands.

DYWE is directed by UD professor and Wind Ensemble conductor Dr. Lauren Reynolds. We are also proud to hire UD Music Education students as interns, providing them with developmental job experiences during their college years. When you sign up for CMS, you're not only supporting your own child's music education, you are supporting the next generation of music teachers!

Join us for a day of ensemble playing, small group sectionals led by UD School of Music students, guest artist performances, social time, pizza lunch, and an evening concert!​

• Participant Ages: 8th grade - 12th grade

• Date: April 14, 2024

• Time: 8:30am check-in; 9am-5:30pm festival, 5:30pm concert

• Registration Fee: $40 (includes pizza lunch, afternoon snack, and a DYWE t-shirt to be worn at the concert)

• Location: Puglisi Recital Hall, Roselle Center for the Arts ; Drop-off at the curb in the "horseshoe" outside the CFA parking garage/adjacent to the Roselle Center for the Arts

• Parking: Please visit the Parking Page​
  

• What to bring: instrument and all supplies, consent forms (will be sent via email as date nears), concert attire (see below)

• Lunch/Snacks/Allergies: CMS will provide a pizza lunch and a light pre-concert snack for participants. Note about allergies: There will be a food allergy google survey included in our welcome email when the date draws near. If your child has food allergies, please complete the form so CMS staff can assess the feasibility of accommodating the menu. Students are welcome to bring their own food for the day but refrigeration is not available. 
  

• Concert: 5:30pm, Puglisi Recital Hall, open to the public, no tickets required

• Concert Attire: DYWE t-shirt (provided), black dress slacks (no jeans, please) or ankle-length solid black skirt, black dress shoes with black socks or black sandals.

• Registration and Payment: Registration and payment is a 2-step process: 1) click the below link to register (no payment due at registration), 2) you will receive a confirmation email with a link to payment. The payment link will take a few business days to process. For registration or payment questions, please contact the CMS Administrative Assistant at communitymusicschool@udel.edu.

If you previously registered for the Fall '24 weekly DYWE session, and you chose the reimbursement option to include tuition for the 4/14/24 Honor Band, you are already registered and do not need to re-register.

We welcome all families! Scholarships may be available. Please contact CMS Director, Mary Margaret Wilson, for inquiries: mmbw@udel.edu.

We look forward to seeing you on stage!​

Click here to register!​

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