Delaware Youth Wind Ensemble
Mary Margaret Wilson
Director
Emme Whisner
Administrative Assistant
About the Delaware Youth Wind Ensemble
Registration is now closed and the ensemble is full! DYWE will be offered again in Fall 2025.
NEW THIS SEMESTER: DYWE will be joined by the UD Wind Ensemble for a side-by-side experience with UD's premier wind ensemble! This will be a wonderful opportunity for the younger musicians to learn from, and be inspired by, the college students! Time will be allotted for socializing, questions and answers, as well as music-making!
The Delaware Youth Wind Ensemble (DYWE) brings together outstanding high school musicians (grades 8-12) from the greater Delaware area to rehearse and perform exciting and high-quality wind band literature. Open to students who play flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, string bass, piano, and percussion, DYWE offers an enrichment experience aimed to supplement (but not replace) students’ experiences in their own school bands.
DYWE is directed by UD professor and Wind Ensemble conductor Lauren Reynolds. We are also proud to hire UD Music Education students as interns, providing them with developmental job experiences during their college years. When you sign up for CMS, you're not only supporting your own child's music education, you are supporting the next generation of music teachers!
Join us for a day of ensemble playing, small group sectionals, guest performances, DYWE & UD Wind Ensemble collaborations, social time, pizza lunch, and an evening concert!
Participant Ages: 8th grade - 12th grade
Date: November 17, 2024
Time: 8:30am check-in; 9am-5:30pm festival, 5:30pm concert (duration approximately 60-minutes)
Registration Fee: $40 (includes pizza lunch, afternoon snack, and a DYWE t-shirt to be worn at the concert)
Location: Puglisi Recital Hall, Roselle Center for the Arts ; Drop-off at the curb in the "horseshoe" outside the CFA parking garage/adjacent to the Roselle Center for the Arts
What to bring: instrument and all supplies, consent forms (will be sent via email as date nears), concert attire (see below)
Lunch/Snacks/Allergies: CMS will provide a pizza lunch and a light pre-concert snack for participants. Note about allergies: There will be a food allergy google survey included in our welcome email when the date draws near. If your child has food allergies, please complete the form so CMS staff can assess the feasibility of accommodating the menu. Students are welcome to bring their own food for the day but refrigeration is not available.
Concert: 5:30pm, Puglisi Recital Hall, open to the public, no tickets required
Concert Attire: DYWE t-shirt (provided), black dress slacks (no jeans, please) or ankle-length solid black skirt, black dress shoes with black socks or black sandals.
Registration and Payment: Registration and payment is a 2-step process: 1) click the below link to register (no payment due at registration), 2) you will receive a confirmation email with a link to payment. The payment link will take a few business days to process. For registration or payment questions, please contact the CMS Administrative Assistant at communitymusicschool@udel.edu.
We welcome all families! Scholarships may be available. Please contact CMS Director, Mary Margaret Wilson, for inquiries: mmbw@udel.edu.
We look forward to seeing you on stage!
