Austin Civic Wind Ensemble

09/12/2025

ACWE rehearsals are groovin' and we've had an amazing turn out so far of over 110 musicians. It's never too late to join in the fun on Tuesday nights! (Ya know ya wanna) 😉😁

08/24/2025

🎺 It's about that time to do a little dusting off those horns and all that beautiful percussion equipment!! 🥁 We will be in full-swing again rehearsing for our fall concert season. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings, and we begin this Tuesday, August 26th, 7:30PM-9:30PM at Covenant United Methodist Church in north Austin.

We look forward to seeing many returning musicians as well as many new faces! If you've been meaning to pick up your instrument for a number of years, this is a calling to you and a great opportunity to come play again. 🎷 See you there, it's gonna be a fun and only slightly "absurd" season!😄🎶

08/17/2025

100 year old former Air Force Band conductor Arnald Gabriel conducts the Wheaton Municipal Band.

07/05/2025

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07/05/2025

Despite the rain, the show still went on at Balcones Park for our July 4 morning performance. The rain didn't keep the audience away either. Thanks to everyone who came out. Milwood Neighborhood Association

07/04/2025

Our concert for this evening at Rattan Creek has been cancelled due to standing water in the park and calls for more rain.

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06/24/2025

* * PLEASE NOTE: The 6:30 CONCERT AT RATTAN CREEK PARK HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER * *

05/31/2025

One of the great men of the wind band world, Col. Arnald Gabriel turns 100 years old today. For 21 years he was the conductor of the US Air Force Band.

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05/25/2025

50 years ago today, on May 25, 1975, ACWE played its first concert at Wooldridge Square Park in downtown Austin. Last weekend we celebrated 50 years of ACWE with a pair of concerts. Here is video of the concert from Bates Recital Hall on the UT campus.

The Austin Civic Wind Ensemble 50th anniversary concert at Bates Recital Hall at the University of Texas at Austin, May 17, 2025. Robert Laguna, conductor, R...

05/22/2025

50th anniversary after concert photos

05/22/2025

Some more photos from our 50th anniversary concerts last weekend.

05/13/2025

This coming weekend we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble. ACWE played its first concert on May 25, 1975, at Wooldridge Square Park in downtown Austin. The concert was broadcast at a later date on K*T radio. The band had been recruiting players since the previous fall and had been rehearsing since February. It was a small group performing at that first concert, and for many of them, it would be their only concert with ACWE. One member from that first concert was Marilyn Good. She was very helpful in getting ACWE going and later went on to be part of the startup of the Austin Symphonic Band. Another member from that first concert, Karl Schuster, stayed with ACWE for more than 20 years, well outlasting other members who played with ACWE in its first two years.

ACWE performs Saturday, May 17, 5:00pm at Bates Recital Hall on the UT campus and Sunday, May 18, 5:00pm at Covenant United Methodist Church. The concerts will feature music performed on the very first ACWE concert as well as former ACWE director Rick Glascock leading the band in Wagner's Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral. The Saturday concert will be followed by a public reception. We hope to see you there!

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