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- EIN 51-0186032
- 250 W 100th St New York NY 10025-5325 USA
- www.westernwind.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Bands & Ensembles
Mission: The western wind devotes itself to the beauty and variety of a cappella music. The ensembles repertoire includes renaissance motets to fifties rock n roll, from medieval carols to duke ellington, from complex works by avant-garde composers to the simplest folk melodies.
Programs: The western wind has devoted itself to the special beauty and variety of a cappella music. The ensembles repertoire includes renaissance motets to fifties rock n roll, from medieval carols to duke ellington, from complex works by avant-garde composers to the simplest folk melodies. The western wind maintains a demanding performance schedule. The western wind regularly conducts workshops in ensemble singing. The workshops, attended by vocalists ranging from novice to professional, address the the particular challenges of singing in small, largely un-conducted arts-in-education program in the new york city public school system called the western wind goes to school for children ages 8-18. The curriculum ranges from the fundamentals of music notation and rhythm to highly-refined interpretation of challenging vocal repertoire.