From the Chair

The Lorax and I welcome you to the 37th season of the First Coast Wind Symphony!

We've got lots of good things planned in Season 37! Highlights include a new work written for us by the noted composer Rossano Galante; guest composer Robert Longfield conducting his own music in a joint concert in St. Johns with the Beachside High School Band; the 27th anniversary Holiday Concert with the Don Thompson Chorale; the 17th annual Concerto Competition; and a trip to North Carolina to perform with the Hendersonville Community Band. And, of course, we wrap up the season with our traditional Mother's Day at the Cathedral!

We are also planning a June 2027 trip to London for ten days of music-making and sightseeing. Musicians outside of First Coast Wind Symphony are invited to join us for this epic experience! Email us at ArtieClifton@FCWinds.org to request additional information.

The First Coast Wind Symphony has been the lifetime musical home for many of our musicians, some of whom are charter members or who have been members for over thirty years. Our membership is also made up of a wonderful group of young people with families, jobs, and mortgages just beginning their musical journeys. What the young and the young-at-heart hold in common is the commitment to providing outstanding musical performances of quality wind symphony music to the greater Jacksonville area.

Come and hear the First Coast Wind Symphony for the first - or the hundredth - time and I guarantee you’ll be back for more! Concerts are always free. The Lorax and l will be looking for you!

Ann
acareyholt@gmail.com

Ann Carey Holt
Chair, Board of Directors