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"Pursue your playing
with enthusiasm and let
the results take you
where they will.
Your efforts will be repaid
many times over
as your instrument takes
on an entity and
personality,
which like any other true
friend, can enrich
and
vitalize your entire life..."
Philip Farkas
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music,
Indiana University
Solo Hornist,
Chicago
Symphony Orchestra
1947 - 1960
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The Metropolitan Winds performs traditional and contemporary symphonic band music in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
The Metropolitan Winds was founded in 1993 by volunteer musicians with interests in performing classical transcriptions, contemporary wind band literature, and traditional military band selections. The original name of the ensemble was the Coppell Symphonic Band, and was later changed to the Coppell Civic Wind Symphony. The final name change to the Metropolitan Winds was an acknowledgment of our musical and physical growth, attracting musicians and fans from across North Texas.
The Mission Statement of the Metropolitan Winds is to enhance the sense of community and foster music appreciation in the area through regular performances of the world's great music, and to provide area musicians the opportunity to collaborate with friends, express themselves artistically, and pursue a favorite passion.
The Metropolitan Winds is a member in good standing of the Association of Concert Bands (ACB), The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI).
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Our usual repertoire leans more toward challenging concert literature than toward light classical and pops, but we endeavor to present balanced programs that have the twofold objective to entertain and to enlighten our audiences. Concert genres have included:
- "Serious" band literature of Hindemith, Dahl, and Husa
- Traditional orchestral transcriptions from Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Berlioz, Moussorgsky, Wagner, and Shostakovich
- Military band war-horses by Vaughan-Williams, Holst, and Grainger
- American band classics by Dello Joio, Giannini, and Persichetti
- Light classical sounds of Rossini, von Suppe, and Mozart
- Jazz-inspired programs featuring the works of Ticheli, Lyle Mays and Patrick Williams
- Guest Composer and Conductor, Guest Soloist and Tribute programs
- Popular favorites from stage and screen
The last category has become a specialty of the Metropolitan Winds. Emceed by such TV personalities Joe Bob Briggs and Gary Cogill, we have played well-received concerts of the music of John Williams, as well as Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith and Mel Brooks. We have also performed a selection of band transcriptions for the music from Disney's Fantasia, and have featured film composer Bruce Broughton as a guest artist, conducting wind transcriptions of the suite from Silverado and other selections from Broughton scores.
The Metropolitan Winds is a tax exempt, non profit, 501(c)3 organization.
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