Upcoming Events

The University of Florida Symphonic Band presents: "A November to Remember"    Join us on Wednesday, November 20th at 7:20 p.m. in the University Auditorium for a thoughtful and powerful performance by the UF Symphonic Band, under the direction of Prof. John M. Watkins Jr. and graduate conductors Colby Vasquez and Jacob McGovern. The ensemble […]

The University of Florida Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band presents "The Promise of Living" with conductors Dr. David Waybright and Professor John M. Watkins Jr. featuring guest composer, John Mackey! Selections include works by John Mackey, Aaron Copland, David Maslanka, and more. The concert will be held in the University Auditorium on Thursday, September 19th […]

Join us as the UF Concert Bands close out the semester with their last concert!

Join us as the UF Symphonic Band puts on it's final concert of the semester! This concert will feature University of South Carolina Assistant Director, Dr. Jay Jacobs and the Satellite High School Band.

Join the UF Wind Symphony for our first concert of the semester: "WASBE Look Back, 1983." Our program is a replica of the finale concert performed at the first W.A.S.B.E (World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) Convention in Norway. Under the baton of Dr. David Waybright, Stan Hettinger and two other conductors, this 1983 […]

The University of Florida Wind Symphony is proud to announce their final concert of the semester, "Sketches and Impressions". The concert will include lectures and conducting by graduate students, Josh Pace and Joseph McFarland. Pieces by Copland, Respighi, and more!

The UF Wind Symphony is proud to announce it's second concert of the Fall Season, Beyond the Mountains. This concert will showcase several premiere works of the Wind Band world such as Joseph Schwantner's ...and the mountains rising nowhere and Leonard Bernstein's Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs. Alongside these two works, the Wind Symphony will also be performing works […]

Tracing the flows of people, material items, and digital content between Havana and Miami, as well as between Cuba and Panama, Guyana, and Mexico, Circulating Culture explores how and why these circuits are a part of everyday life for millions of Cubans. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research in these locations, Jennifer Cearns highlights groups of Cuban society […]

University of Florida Symphonic Band is proud to announce it's second concert of the Fall Semester. Taking place on October 26, 2023 at 7:20pm in the University Auditorium, the concert will showcase several new works and premieres from Ward Dierick, Sonya Leonore Stahl, Donald W. Sorah, and more!

The UF Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band will be opening their 2023-2024 Concert Series together with their concert, Musical Metamorphosis! They will be performing works by Ives, Bernstein, Milhaud, Strauss, and Hindemith, among many other prominent composers. The concert is free and open to the public!