2025 Noma Winds
“Youth are the Winds of Change”
Our Mission
NOMA WINDS offers Sonoma County wide high school and middle school instrumentalists an opportunity for a rich cultural and educational experience. Music students currently enrolled in a band program or those who don’t have a program at their school are welcome. All recently graduated high school wind, brass, and percussionists are also welcome. NOMA WINDS is not an Honor Band. We are a service learning, community outreach program that offers additional opportunities for instrumentalists to broaden their music education.
NOMA WINDS participants will engage in a full Ensemble Performance experience, as well as Masterclasses and Sectional Coaching provided by the finest Sonoma State University Music Education majors and pre-professionals currently enrolled in the California Teacher Credential Program for Music Education.
Repertoire will include works that are relevant, new, classic, reachable, and challenging.
- No Audition
- No Fee
- Students must provide their own instrument.
NOMA WINDS WILL TAKE PLACE ONLY IN THE FALL SEMESTER THIS YEAR
The collegiate and I truly enjoy working with you and we look forward to Season VIII of Noma Winds. Rehearsals are on WEDNESDAYS now Starting Wednesday September 16th
JUST 10 REHEARSALS AND THE CONCERT ON December 16th. Noma Winds will only meet in the Fall semester on Wednesdays from 6:00 – 7:40 in the GMC Band room 1028.
No Fee and No Audition
All Students are required to participate in their Middle or High School Band unless your school does not have a program.
All participants must have at least 1-2 years of playing experience.
I would like to stress the importance of consistent attendance. We have a very limited amount of time to teach and prepare for the concert so punctuality, attendance and remembering to bring your instrument and music is key to our success.
PARKING
Noma Winds players may be dropped off in front of the Green Music Center and parents are welcome to either wait in the lot, perhaps run errands or sit in on the rehearsal but there is a parking fee of $5.00 if you want to leave your car parked for the hour and a half of rehearsal.
Please ask me for a FREE PARKING PASS if you need one. I will forward your email to our administrative assistant in the music department who will contact you with free parking details or you can email her yourself Brooke.Tester@Sonoma.edu
Rehearsal and Performance Schedule
All Rehearsals 6:00 – 7:40 Green Music Center Room 1028
Wednesday September 16h
Wednesday September 23rd
Wednesday September 30th NO REHEARSAL
Wednesday October 7TH
Wednesday October 14TH
Wednesday October 15th
Wednesday October 21st
Wednesday October 28th
Wednesday November 4th
Wednesday November 11th VETERANS DAY NO REHEARSAL
Wednesday November 18th
Wednesday November 25th SSU CAMPUS CLOSSED THANKSGIVING WEEK
Wednesday December 2nd
Wednesday December 9th
Wednesday December 10th CONCERT GREEN MUSIC CENTER
6:00 Student Reporting Time GMC 1028
6:15 Walk to Weill Hall (Bring everything to Green Room)
6:30 Warm Up Quick Run Through and Sound Check
7:00 Hall Opens
7:30 Concert Begins
Tickets are $20.00 (includes parking) will be available online or at the box office
Concert Attire - All Black Dress Clothes - Dress Shoes
Attendance - Consistent Attendance is required to maintain membership in the group
Music Folder - A music folder and music will be provided for each Season and collected at the end of final concert. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR FOLDER
Instruments - Students must provide their own instrument. Please have a pencil.
Registration - Please Register for Noma Winds even if you are a former participant
“We are Music Educators creating a connection with Service Learning, Teacher Preparation, and a Sustainable Musical Connection to the Community of Sonoma.”
- Professor Kim Mieder, Director of Noma Winds