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The Festival Wind orchestra was founded in 1996. In just over twelve years, our membership has grown from a handful of dedicated musicians to over 40 members, resulting in a community wind ensemble of exceptionally high calibre. What makes our non-profit community wind ensemble so special? For one thing, we keep raising the bar of our own musical standards. As more musicians join, their talents and skills combine to enhance the level of FWO's performance. This, in turn, attracts new members who are seeking a musical organization that is more stimulating and challenging than the average community-level band. It also allows us to expose our audiences to a higher quality of performance and a wider spectrum of music. Education has always been a cornerstone of our wind ensemble's existence. We encourage people of all ages and walks of life to join us, from high school students, recent graduates to retired seniors. We seek to enlighten our audiences at every performance, through our choice of music and informative introductions of every piece. We showcase and provide young musicians with stage experience for their talent. We rehearse to perform public concerts two times per year. As part of our dedication to community service, we also perform concerts at local hospitals, seniors' homes and health-care facilities. There's a feeling of family in our wind ensemble and we are always looking for new members to join us. Musicians must know how to read and perform music at a grade 6 or higher RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) level or equivalent. If you play a concert band instrument at an intermediate/advanced level, we invite you to attend our next rehearsal. Our season runs from September through July and we rehearse every Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30. For more information, please call J.P. 416-418-7596.