YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLE OF WESTCHESTER
We are very excited to be celebrating the 16th season
for the Senior Wind ensemble, as well as the 7th full season for Junior Winds.
Youth Wind Ensemble of Westchester (Senior Winds)
For high school students (or the very advanced middle school student)
Conducted by Bradley Morrison (Director of Cultural Arts for the Ossining School System)
Junior Wind Ensemble of Westchester
For students grades 5-8
Students should play at about a level 2 NYSSMA to join
(although they don’t have to have actually played at NYSSMA).
Conducted by Micah Sprague (Sleepy Hollow Middle School Band Dir. & Dept. Chair)
Junior Winds (Grades 5 - 8)
Students interested in performing with the Junior Winds should play at a NYSSMA level 2, however participation in NYSSMA is not a requirement. There is no audition for the Junior Winds.
Students who would like to register for the Junior Winds can do so by filling out this form.
Senior Winds (Grades 9-12)
If you have played with YWEW in the past, you do not need to provide an audition video. If you are new to YWEW you will need to include in the application an uploaded video of the student performing any piece that shows off their playing. Senior Winds players should play at a NYSSMA level 4 or higher level (again, NYSSMA participation is not required).
Registration and application for the Senior Winds may be done by filling out this form.
ABOUT
YOUTH WIND ENSEMBLE OF WESTCHESTER
Youth Wind Ensemble of Westchester, in Ossining, NY, Bradley Morrison, conductor, achieved Second Place in The American Prize in Band Performance competition, 2017-18, in the youth division.
Youth Wind Ensemble of Westchester is an ensemble of highly motivated high school students interested in playing music from the Wind Ensemble/Concert Band literature. The ensemble is comprised of Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion students from all around Westchester County and represents students from over a dozen different area high schools.
Mr. Bradley Morrison is the founder, conductor, and director of YWEW. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the Fredonia School of Music at SUNY Fredonia, as well as a Master’s Degree and an Advanced Diploma in Educational Leadership from Mercy College and The College of New Rochelle, respectively.
Mr. Morrison currently serves as the Middle School Band Director at Anne M. Dorner Middle School in the Ossining Union Free School District. He previously served as the district’s Director of Cultural Arts for 13 years, where he supervised curriculum and instruction in Theater, Art, Music, and Dance throughout the school district. He transitioned back to the classroom to spend more time with his young family while continuing to focus on music-making, conducting, and his ongoing studies in theology.
A strong believer in a life of service to others, Mr. Morrison has held numerous leadership roles in music and arts education at the local and state levels. He is Past-President of the New York State Band Directors Association and the Westchester County Arts Leadership Association, and has served on the executive boards of the Westchester County School Music Association and the New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education. He is also the Founder of the Rivertowns Middle School Honor Band and Orchestra Festival. Through these roles, Mr. Morrison remains connected to the broader arts education community beyond his own school district. He maintains active membership in the New York State School Music Association and the National Association for Music Education, and is active as a clinician and guest conductor throughout the region.
Winter 2017
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