Band Handbook

• PDF Version of the Band Handbook

The UW-Eau Claire band program, comprising the Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, University Band, Blugold Marching Band, and basketball pep band offers a rewarding and enriching musical experience for more than 350 UW-Eau Claire students each year. Built on a long tradition of excellence, the UWEC band program offers a variety of concert and athletic bands designed to meet the artistic and educational needs of UW-Eau Claire students, regardless of major area of study.

The Wind Symphony and Symphony Band are the top concert bands at UW-Eau Claire, and their active performance schedules include at least two concerts each semester and an annual concert tour. Each band performs the finest new and traditional concert band works, and both bands are committed to the highest standards of musical excellence. The University Band rehearses once a week and performs one concert each semester, and it offers students an opportunity to participate in a concert band that is rewarding but not very time consuming. The Blugold Marching Band and basketball pep band lend color and spirit to Blugold athletic events throughout the year and provide an excellent opportunity for students to be involved in the larger university community.

We are all musicians, and regardless of your level of participation, you are a valued part of the proud band tradition at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Use the link above to download a PDF version of the Band Handbook.

Richard Mark Heidel, Ed.D.
Director of Bands