San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra - by Kathryn Bumpass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra is a one-time column about the orchestra - its founding, its music, and some of the talented people involved.

 

 

October, 2013     Introducing the San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra

 

What is the San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra and what's a wind orchestra anyway? The SLO Wind Orchestra is a performing ensemble made up of highly trained musicians playing woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments and directed by Dr. William Johnson, Professor Emeritus of Music at Cal Poly. You sometimes hear such groups called by other names, such as symphonic band, concert band, and wind ensemble.