Summer Winds 2023

Wednesday Nights in July at Heritage Landing Summer WINDs Concert Series

2025 Summer WINDs Commitment Form

Concert Call Time: 5:15pm
Sit down for Rehearsal: 5:30pm

Summer Dues

Dues for this summer will be $15 per concert.  

Dues may be paid with cash or Check at the first rehearsal.  You may also pay online.

Pay Summer Dues Online

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Note: When paying online.  When you see "Help keep Zeffy free for West Michigan Concert Winds" you can select Custom unless you would like to support Zeffy.  The amount in this area goes directly to Zeffy.

Star Spangled Banner - All Parts
Michigan On Parade - All Parts
Tuebor Suite - All Parts
National Game March - All Parts
Waltz of the Clipper Ships - All Parts
Hackley March - All Parts
Winter Milky Way - All Parts - alpha
When You Wish Upon A Star - All Parts
Wolverine Summer - All Parts
Grand Rapids March- All Parts
Silversides - All Parts
Reflective Mood- All Parts
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - All Parts
Bugler's Holiday - All Parts
Thanks For the Memories- All Parts
Pride of the Wolverines- All Parts

Star Spangled Banner - All Parts
Strike Up the Band - All Parts
Ol’ Blue Eyes - All Parts
Trombone King March - All Parts
My Kind of Towns - All Parts
Jersey Boys - All Parts
Grease!- All Parts
Mary Poppins - All Parts
All You Need is Love - All Parts
Wonka- All Parts
Gonna Fly Now - All Parts
Encanto- All Parts
September- All Parts
Queen in Concert- All Parts

Summer Winds Rehearsals & Concerts

  • 8 Jan 2026
  • 15 Jan 2026
    • Sectional - Percussion 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM
      Sectional - Percussion
      Date: Jan 15
      Time: 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM
      Location: MCC Large Band Room
      Calendar: WMCW Rehearsal Calendar
    • Rehearsal Full Band - MCC Large Band Room
      Date: Jan 15
      Time: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
      Location: MCC Large Band Room
      Calendar: WMCW Rehearsal Calendar
  • 22 Jan 2026
  • 29 Jan 2026
  • 5 Feb 2026
  • 7 Feb 2026
    • Family Concert Sound Check
      Date: Feb 7
      Time: 2:00 PM
      Location: Frauenthal
      Calendar: WMCW Rehearsal Calendar
    • Open a Book for Musical Adventures! - A Family Concert for Kids of All Ages
      Date: Feb 7
      Time: 4:00 PM
      Location: Frauenthal Center, 425 West Western Ave. Muskegon, MI 49440
      Cost: Individual $15 - Group Tickets (8+ people) $10/person - Children $5
      Calendar: WMCW Rehearsal Calendar

      We invite you to come with your family to spend a day in the imagination of your childhood. Come get lost in your favorite books narrated by our own WBLV radio hostess Judy Wagley.  And brought to life musically by your West Michigan Concert WINDS!

      Musical Selections

      • Start this day with a ‘Mother Goose March’ by John Philip Sousa
      • Experience the outdoors with an all-time favorite ‘Peter and the Wolf’ – Sergei Prokofiev
      • While in Europe be brave with ‘The Bremen Town Musicians’ – A Grimm Fairy Tale
      • Have lunch at a ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ – performed by WINDS Bassoon Ensemble
      • Then it’s off to the Zoo to see Elephants, ‘Baby Elephant Walk’ - Mancini, Tigers ‘Tuba Tiger Rag’ DeCosta & more Bears, with Berlioz the Bear and ‘A Time to Dance’ by Giroux.
      • Finally going home after a wonderful day together to say “Goodnight Moon” by Ticheli - with Soprano, Dana Harris.

      Area schools and music classes will have the opportunity to learn from and receive the following nine books and curriculum before attending this wonderful afternoon concert with their family.

      • Mother Goose Fairy Tales
      • Peter & the Wolf
      • Bremen Town Musicians
      • Peanut & Jelly
      • Teddy Bears Picnic
      • Elephants Can’t Dance
      • Berlioz the Bear
      • Don’t Think About Tigers
      • Good Night Moon

      We can’t wait to ‘Open A Book for Musical Adventures!’ – WITH YOU!!!

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  • 12 Feb 2026
  • 19 Feb 2026
  • 26 Feb 2026
  • 28 Feb 2026
    • Red Cedar Festival
      Date: Feb 28
      Location: Okemos HS
      Calendar: WMCW Rehearsal Calendar

Questions

Gail A, Brechting
Conductor/Music Director
616-502-0554