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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231118T193000
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SUMMARY:2023 Fall Concert - Lord of the Rings
DESCRIPTION:Concert Details \nLink to Streaming \nConcert Program \nJoin Windy City Winds as we kick off our 9th formal concert season and welcome renowned Dutch composer\, arranger and conductor Johan De Meij to conduct his Symphony #1 “The Lord of the Rings” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday\, November 18. The concert will mark the 35th anniversary of his composing this enormously popular five-movement symphony\, inspired by the trilogy of books by J.R.R. Tolkien – an epic piece of music\, befitting an epic story. First performed in 1988\, the symphony won the Sudler Composition Prize and has been recorded by top-tier ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra. De Meij and Windy City Winds will perform the new 2023 Revised Edition\, reorchestrated by the composer. De Meij will also conduct his Windy City Overture and Downtown Divertimento (3rd mvt. – “Hitting the Highline”). The program will open with the Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare by Richard Strauss. The concert will be at St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N Orchard in Chicago\, and admission is free.  Audience members can meet the composer at a reception immediately after the concert\, celebrating Johan De Meij’s 70th birthday.
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/2023-fall-concert-lord-rings/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240308T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240308T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
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SUMMARY:Winter 2024 Concert - A European Tour
DESCRIPTION:WINDY CITY WINDS CONCERT – FRIDAY MARCH 8 @ 7:30 pm \nLivestream Link \nConcert Program \nWindy City Winds\, “Chicago’s Community Band\,” invites you to their Winter Concert\, “A European Tour\,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday March 8 at St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard Ave. in Lincoln Park. \nWorld-famous Chicago Symphony Orchestra clarinetist John Bruce Yeh will be their guest soloist\, performing works by Weber and Debussy. The concert will feature music from Spain\, Greece\, Germany\, France\, Ireland and Italy.  The concert program includes “Flores de Espana” (a Spanish paso doble march)\, “Aegean Festival Overture” (Andreas Makris)\, “Concertino for Clarinet” (Weber)\, “Premiere Rhapsodie” (Debussy)\,  “Celtic Wedding” (Jeremy Bell) and “Italian Rhapsody” (Julie Giroux). \nAdmission is free\, and the concert will be Livestreamed.  In person audience members can participate in WCW’s annual raffle for valuable prizes.
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/a-european-tour/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240517T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240517T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
CREATED:20240411T014103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T211949Z
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SUMMARY:The Great Outdoors
DESCRIPTION:Windy City Winds\, “Chicago’s Community Band”\, invites you to our Spring Concert\, “The Great Outdoors”\, at 7:30 pm on Friday evening May 17. \n\nLivestream Link \nConcert Program \n\n\nThe music will include: \n\nAaron Copland’s “An Outdoor Overture”\nRon Nelson’s “Rocky Point Holiday”\nCait Nishimura’s “Boreal Pines”\nMichael Daugherty’s “Alligator Alley”\nThe world premiere of a new work written for Windy City Winds by Douglas Brandt.\n\n  \nAdmission is free\, and the concert will be Livestreamed. \n 
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/the-great-outdoors/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240621T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
CREATED:20240611T212333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T215004Z
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SUMMARY:Make Music Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Windy City Winds Presents\nPop Stars Through the Eras: From Sousa to Taylor Swift \nWhat do The Beatles\, Taylor Swift\, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon have in common? They all have songs that will be performed by Windy City Winds at our Summer concert series! \nCome and hear Windy City Winds outdoors this summer performing music of POP STARS – FROM SOUSA TO TAYLOR SWIFT\, plus The Beatles\, Paul Simon\, Michael Jackson\, Stevie Wonder and Chicago!  Each concert will feature guest stars from the St. Pauls United Church of Christ Chancel Choir! \nBring a blanket and a picnic and join us in one of Chicago’s beautiful parks this Summer as we perform the greatest pop hits from Sousa to Taylor Swift
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/make-music-chicago-2/
LOCATION:Chicago Women’s Park\, 1801 S. Indiana Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240713T200000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
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SUMMARY:Bucktown Garden Walk
DESCRIPTION:Windy City Winds Presents\nPop Stars Through the Eras: From Sousa to Taylor Swift \nWhat do The Beatles\, Taylor Swift\, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon have in common? They all have songs that will be performed by Windy City Winds at our Summer concert series! \nCome and hear Windy City Winds\, outdoors this summer performing music of POP STARS – FROM SOUSA TO TAYLOR SWIFT\, plus The Beatles\, Paul Simon\, Michael Jackson\, Stevie Wonder and Chicago!  Each concert will feature guest stars from the St. Pauls United Church of Christ Chancel Choir! \nBring a blanket and a picnic and join us in one of Chicago’s beautiful parks this Summer as we perform the greatest pop hits from Sousa to Taylor Swift
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/bucktown-garden-walk/
LOCATION:Churchhill Field\, 2007 W. Churchill\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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SUMMARY:Washington Square Park
DESCRIPTION:Windy City Winds Presents\nPop Stars Through the Eras: From Sousa to Taylor Swift \nWhat do The Beatles\, Taylor Swift\, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon have in common? They all have songs that will be performed by Windy City Winds at our Summer concert series! \nCome and hear Windy City Winds\, outdoors this summer performing music of POP STARS – FROM SOUSA TO TAYLOR SWIFT\, plus The Beatles\, Paul Simon\, Michael Jackson\, Stevie Wonder and Chicago!  Each concert will feature guest stars from the St. Pauls United Church of Christ Chancel Choir! \nBring a blanket and a picnic and join us in one of Chicago’s beautiful parks this Summer as we perform the greatest pop hits from Sousa to Taylor Swift
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/washington-square-park/
LOCATION:Newberry Library/Washington Square Park\, 901 N. Clark Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241122T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
CREATED:20241030T223146Z
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SUMMARY:By Request - Fall 2024
DESCRIPTION:WINDY CITY WINDS FALL 2024 CONCERT – “BY REQUEST” \nLIVESTREAM Link \nConcert Program Link \n  \nCelebrating the start of our 10th season\, Windy City Winds will perform our Fall Concert on Friday evening\, November 22\, 2024\, at 7:30 pm at St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. \nThe theme of our concert is “By Request: Music Suggested by Band Members”. Each year we ask all band members for their music recommendations. Our concert will feature music by Edward Elgar (Enigma Variations)\, Frank Ticheli (Vesuvius)\, Ryan George (Firefly)\, Claude T. Smith (Emperata Overture)\,  Julius Fucik (Florentiner March)\, and the Midwest premiere of a new work by Aaron Perrine (To Hope). \nAdmission is free and the concert will be Livestreamed at www.windycitywinds.org/concerts.  Come and hear “Chicago’s Community Band!”
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/by-request/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250314T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
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SUMMARY:Looking Upward
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to hear Windy City Winds\, “Chicago’s Community Band”\, in a free concert on Friday evening March 14th at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary at St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. The concert will also be live-streamed at spucc.org/streaming. \nLIVESTREAM Link     \nConcert Program Link \nThe concert program theme will be “Looking Upward: Music Inspired by Gazing at Stars and Planets”\, featuring music by Gustav Holst (“Mars” and “Jupiter” from The Planets)\, John Philip Sousa (“By the Light of the Polar Star” from Sousa’s Looking Upward suite)\, John Williams (“Adventures on Earth” from the film E.T. -The Extraterrestrial)\, and two contemporary composers\, Kevin Day (“Rocketship!”) and Julie Giroux (“Journey Through Orion”). \nDr. Kevin Geraldi\, Director of Bands at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, will be the guest conductor. \nThe concert will also include the band’s annual raffle where audience members can win fabulous prizes – concerts\, ballgames\, restaurants and more! \nWindy City Winds is a 60-piece symphonic band celebrating its 10th season\, conducted by its founders Mark Mosley and Sarah Good Mosley.
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/looking-upward/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
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SUMMARY:Looking Back
DESCRIPTION:LIVESTREAM Link \nConcert Program Link \nYou are cordially invited to hear Windy City Winds\, “Chicago’s Community Band”\, in a free concert on Friday evening May 16th at 7:30 pm in the sanctuary at St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. \nThe concert will also be live-streamed at spucc.org/streaming. \nAdmission is free\, but street parking is always a challenge in Lincoln Park\, and the church is making major renovations which limit street parking.  We recommend parking at Lincoln Commons Garage\, 2316 N. Lincoln Ave.\, operated by SP Parking. You can reserve a spot there using SpotHero.  It’s a very short walk from there to the church – just walk across Lincoln Ave. and through the Lincoln Commons\, past Philz Coffee and around the corner and the children’s playlot\, then cross Orchard St. to enter the church sanctuary.  Enjoy the concert! \nDr. Kimberly Fleming\, Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, will be the guest conductor. \nThe concert will feature a new work composed by Ronald Hill\, “The Man in the Arena” with soloist William Powers\, leading bass-baritone of the Metropolitan Opera of New York. \nThe concert program theme will be “Looking Back: Favorite Music from our first 3 seasons”\, featuring music by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins (“American Overture for Band”)\, Eric Whitacre (“October”)\, Leonard Bernstein (“Overture to Candide”)\, Robert Sheldon (“The Red Covered Bridge”)\, Howard Hanson (“Choral and Alleluia”)\, John Phillip Sousa (“Black Horse Troop”). \nWindy City Winds is a 60-piece symphonic band celebrating its 10th season\, conducted by its founders Mark Mosley and Sarah Good Mosley. \nAdmission is free and the concert will be Livestreamed.  Come and hear “Chicago’s Community Band!” \nDr. Kimberly Fleming\, Assistant Director of Bands at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\, will be the guest conductor. \nThe concert will feature a new work composed by Ronald Hill\, “The Man in the Arena” with soloist William Powers\, leading bass-baritone of the Metropolitan Opera of New York. \nThe concert program theme will be “Looking Back: Favorite Music from our first 3 seasons”\, featuring music by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins (“American Overture for Band”)\, Eric Whitacre (“October”)\, Leonard Bernstein (“Overture to Candide”)\, Robert Sheldon (“The Red Covered Bridge”)\, Howard Hanson (“Choral and Alleluia”)\, John Phillip Sousa (“Black Horse Troop”). \nWindy City Winds is a 60-piece symphonic band celebrating its 10th season\, conducted by its founders Mark Mosley and Sarah Good Mosley.
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/looking-back/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
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SUMMARY:10th Anniversary Concert
DESCRIPTION:Windy City Winds\, “Chicago’s Community Band”\, will present their 10th Anniversary Concert in the gymnasium at St. Pauls UCC on Saturday evening November 15th at 7:30 pm. The concert will be LiveStreamed at www.spucc.org/streaming. \nLIVESTREAM CLICK HERE\n  \nPROGRAM BOOK CLICK HERE\n  \nSt. Pauls members Mark and Sarah Mosley will conduct an exciting program of music by Beethoven\, John Philip Sousa\, British composer Haydn Wood\, and American composers Alfred Reed and Fisher Tull. \nTo help celebrate this milestone\, 20 former WCW members will join the band in the second half of the concert. \nAdmission is free! Looking ahead\, please save Friday evening March 13 and Friday evening May 15 for WCW concerts later this season.
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/10th-anniversary-concert/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T210000
DTSTAMP:20260612T182018
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SUMMARY:The Red\, White and Blue
DESCRIPTION:March Concert – Friday 3/13/2026\, 7:30 pm St. Pauls United Church of Christ \n\nLIVESTREAM CLICK HERE \n\n\n\nPROGRAM BOOK CLICK HERE \nThis concert will also feature our annual Audience Raffle for fabulous prizes! \n\nIn 2026\, Windy City Winds celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 — the birth of our nation. We celebrate the principles of our founding fathers\, the leadership of our greatest citizens\, and the rich cultural diversity of America and our city. Throughout our history\, the American flag has served as “the emblem of the land we love”\, and it   continues to be an “emblem of unity.”  Our March 13 concert “The Red\, White and Blue”\, features music inspired by the American flag\, including our national march The Stars and Stripes Forever. Our program will include: \n\nThe Stars and Stripes Fanfare\, by Chicago area composer James Stephenson\nRedwood\, by composer Ryan George (inspired by the tranquility of California’s sequoia trees)\nBlue Shades\, by Frank Ticheli (incorporating blues and jazz motifs)\nFlag of Stars\, by Gordon Jacob (captivates with its robust and patriotic melodies)\nOne movement from Symphony #2 by Charles Ives (America’s first great composer — this music quotes “America the Beautiful” and “Columbia\, the Gem of the Ocean”)\n\n 
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/red-white-blue/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260515T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260515T210000
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SUMMARY:American Portraits
DESCRIPTION:May Concert – Friday 5/15/2026\, 7:30 pm \nSt. Pauls United Church of Christ \nLIVESTREAM CLICK HERE \n\n\n\nPROGRAM BOOK CLICK HERE \nJoin Windy City Winds\, Chicago’s Community Band\, for a free concert featuring music that is bold\, nostalgic and unmistakably American. Our lively program\, American Portraits\, is part of our 11th concert season celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—honoring the spirit\, progress and diversity of our nation. \nThe program features several works that paint a picture of our nation and its history\, including Aaron Copland’s inspiring tribute to Abraham Lincoln\, Lincoln Portrait. The piece culminates in a narration of Lincoln’s own words\, and Windy City Winds is proud to welcome Henry Dominic Godinez\, professor and chair of theater at Northwestern University\, as our guest narrator. \nOur concert is FREE and takes place at St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Lincoln Park at 2335 N. Orchard Street. The performance will also be livestreamed. \nConcert Program \nAmericans We\, Henry Fillmore \nAmazing Grace\, Frank Ticheli \nGod Of Our Fathers\, Claude T. Smith \nSymphony No. 2 (3rd Mvmt)\, Charles E. Ives \nUnidad en Ritmo\, Michele Fernandez \nLincoln Portrait\, Aaron Copland
URL:https://windycitywinds.org/concert/american-portraits/
LOCATION:St. Pauls United Church of Christ\, 2335 N. Orchard St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Mosley & Sarah Good Mosley%2C conductors":MAILTO:mwsgmosley@outlook.com
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