Wind Ensemble Tour History & Highlights
The South Pointe Wind Ensemble takes a tour each year to various locations. Trips have included college visits, clinics, masterclasses, festival competitions and performances, museum visits, broadway musicals, White House visits, historical tours, formal dinners, and much more. Life skills, college connections and high level opportunities are top priorities for these trips. Members are encouraged to be apart of this “once in a life time” opportunity. Attendance on the trip is not a requirement to be in Wind Ensemble.
2023- Boston, Massachusetts, Symphony Hall
Clinic with: Charles Peltz, New England Conservatory
Guest Conductor: Jody Dunn
Tour: Harvard, Boston Freedom Trail Tour, Museum of Science, USS Constitution Museum, Lexington & Concord
Show: Blue Man Group
Musical Selections: Ghost Apparatus, I Am, & Concord
2022- San Diego, California
Clinic with: Jeanne Christensen, SCSBOA President, Mira Mesa HS
Tour: Sea World, Seaport Village, Speed Circuit Family Fun Center, Mira Mesa HS, Bowlero Bowling, Buca di Bepo, and California Center for the Performing Arts performance with Mira Mesa HS and Diamond Bar High School
Musical Highlight: World Premiere of Commissioned piece "Life Eternal" by Rossano Galante
Musical Selections: Choreography, Sheltering Sky, Second Suite, mvmt 4 & Life Eternal
2019- Washington DC, Kennedy Center
Clinic with: Dr. James McRoy, Long Island University Post
Tour: Arlington National Cemetery, Washington Memorial, National Archives, the White House, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Mount Vernon, African-American Museum, American History Museum, Natural History Museum, Udvar-Hazy Space Museums, Capitol Building, Placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown, Dinner Cruise down the Potomac
Musical Selections: Shepherd's Hey, Song for Lyndsay & Variations on a Korean Folksong
2018- Carnegie Hall, New York City
Clinic with: Curt Ebersole, Westchester Symphonic Winds
Tour: City Tour, Top of the Rock, NBC Studio Tour, 911 Memorial, Lunch Cruise around the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Time Square, Greenwich Village
Show: Wicked on Broadway
2017- Chicago, Ill, Chicago Symphony Hall
University Visited: Northwestern University
Clinic with: Dan Farris, She-e Wu- Percussion, Gail Williams- French Horn, Taimur Sullivan- Saxophone, and Peter Boonshaft
Tour: City Tour, Museum of Science and Industry, Willis Tower, Cruise on Lake Michigan, Chicago Museum of Art
Show: Blue Man Group
2016- Washington DC, Heritage Festivals Concert
Tour: The White House Gardens, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington Memorial, Jefferson Memorial,
National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Mount Vernon, Smithsonian
Museums, Capitol Building
2016- San Jose, Ca- CASMEC Conference
(California All-State Music Educators' Conference)
Guest Conductors: Rossano Galante (Composer), & Phil Mortensen (VAPA Coordinator for PYLUSD)
Guest Soloist: Dr. Timothy Tesh (Trumpet)
2015- Carnegie Hall, New York City
Clinic with: Allan McMurray (University of Colorado, Boulder), & Christopher Bush (New York University)
Tour: City Tour, Top of the Rock & Radio City Music Hall
Show: Lion King
2014- Chicago, Ill, Chicago Symphony Hall
Clinic with: She-e Wu (percussion), Steve Cohen (clarinet), Gail Williams (french horn),
& Dan Farris (Northwestern University)
University visited: Northwestern
Guest Conductor: Jon Noworyta
Tour: City Tour, Museum of Science & Industry, Willis Tower
Show: Blue Man Group
2013- Washington DC, Kennedy Center
Clinic with: Anthony Melillo (George Mason University) & Peter Booshaft
University visited: George Mason
Guest Conductor: Jon Noworyta
Toured: The White House Gardens, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington Memorial, Jefferson Memorial,
National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Mount Vernon, Smithsonian Museums
2012- Boston, MA, Heritage Festivals Concert
Clinic with: Charles Peltz (New England Conservatory), Tom Everett (Harvard University),
Sebastian Bonaiuto (Boston College) & Suzanne Nelson (Bassoonist in the Boston Symphony)
University visited: Harvard, New England Conservatory & Boston College
Tour: Fenway Park, Harvard, Boston Duck Tour, Freedom Trail Tour
Show: Blue Man Group
2011- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
University visited: Columbia & Julliard
Student Teacher/Guest Conductor: Marie Sato
Tour: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral
Show: Wicked
2010- Chicago, Ill, Chicago Symphony Hall
Clinic with: Ryan Nelson (Northwestern) & Erica Niedlinger (De Paul)
University visited: De Paul & Northwestern
Tour: City Tour, Museum of Science & Industry, Willis Tower, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium
Show: Blue Man Group
2009- Seattle, WA, Heritage Festivals Concert
Clinic with: Tim Salzman (Univ of Washington)
University visited: University of Washington
Tour: Space Needle, Seattle Duck Tour, Underground Tour, Fish Market, Benaroya Hall
Show: Cats
2008- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
Clinic with: Virginia Allen (Julliard School of Music)
Tour: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral
Show: Lion King
2007- Chicago, Ill, Heritage Festivals Concert
Clinic with: Ryan Nelson (Northwestern) & Gene Pokorny (Tubist with the Chicago Symphony)
University visited: De Paul, Northwestern & Roosevelt University
Tour: City Tour, Museum of Science & Industry, Willis Tower
Show: Wicked
2006- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall & Boston, MA, Harvard
2005- Orlando, Florida
2004- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
2003- San Diego
2002- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
2001- London, England
2000- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
1999- San Diego, CA
2023- Boston, Massachusetts, Symphony Hall
Clinic with: Charles Peltz, New England Conservatory
Guest Conductor: Jody Dunn
Tour: Harvard, Boston Freedom Trail Tour, Museum of Science, USS Constitution Museum, Lexington & Concord
Show: Blue Man Group
Musical Selections: Ghost Apparatus, I Am, & Concord
2022- San Diego, California
Clinic with: Jeanne Christensen, SCSBOA President, Mira Mesa HS
Tour: Sea World, Seaport Village, Speed Circuit Family Fun Center, Mira Mesa HS, Bowlero Bowling, Buca di Bepo, and California Center for the Performing Arts performance with Mira Mesa HS and Diamond Bar High School
Musical Highlight: World Premiere of Commissioned piece "Life Eternal" by Rossano Galante
Musical Selections: Choreography, Sheltering Sky, Second Suite, mvmt 4 & Life Eternal
2019- Washington DC, Kennedy Center
Clinic with: Dr. James McRoy, Long Island University Post
Tour: Arlington National Cemetery, Washington Memorial, National Archives, the White House, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Mount Vernon, African-American Museum, American History Museum, Natural History Museum, Udvar-Hazy Space Museums, Capitol Building, Placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown, Dinner Cruise down the Potomac
Musical Selections: Shepherd's Hey, Song for Lyndsay & Variations on a Korean Folksong
2018- Carnegie Hall, New York City
Clinic with: Curt Ebersole, Westchester Symphonic Winds
Tour: City Tour, Top of the Rock, NBC Studio Tour, 911 Memorial, Lunch Cruise around the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Time Square, Greenwich Village
Show: Wicked on Broadway
2017- Chicago, Ill, Chicago Symphony Hall
University Visited: Northwestern University
Clinic with: Dan Farris, She-e Wu- Percussion, Gail Williams- French Horn, Taimur Sullivan- Saxophone, and Peter Boonshaft
Tour: City Tour, Museum of Science and Industry, Willis Tower, Cruise on Lake Michigan, Chicago Museum of Art
Show: Blue Man Group
2016- Washington DC, Heritage Festivals Concert
Tour: The White House Gardens, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington Memorial, Jefferson Memorial,
National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Mount Vernon, Smithsonian
Museums, Capitol Building
2016- San Jose, Ca- CASMEC Conference
(California All-State Music Educators' Conference)
Guest Conductors: Rossano Galante (Composer), & Phil Mortensen (VAPA Coordinator for PYLUSD)
Guest Soloist: Dr. Timothy Tesh (Trumpet)
2015- Carnegie Hall, New York City
Clinic with: Allan McMurray (University of Colorado, Boulder), & Christopher Bush (New York University)
Tour: City Tour, Top of the Rock & Radio City Music Hall
Show: Lion King
2014- Chicago, Ill, Chicago Symphony Hall
Clinic with: She-e Wu (percussion), Steve Cohen (clarinet), Gail Williams (french horn),
& Dan Farris (Northwestern University)
University visited: Northwestern
Guest Conductor: Jon Noworyta
Tour: City Tour, Museum of Science & Industry, Willis Tower
Show: Blue Man Group
2013- Washington DC, Kennedy Center
Clinic with: Anthony Melillo (George Mason University) & Peter Booshaft
University visited: George Mason
Guest Conductor: Jon Noworyta
Toured: The White House Gardens, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington Memorial, Jefferson Memorial,
National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Korean Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Mount Vernon, Smithsonian Museums
2012- Boston, MA, Heritage Festivals Concert
Clinic with: Charles Peltz (New England Conservatory), Tom Everett (Harvard University),
Sebastian Bonaiuto (Boston College) & Suzanne Nelson (Bassoonist in the Boston Symphony)
University visited: Harvard, New England Conservatory & Boston College
Tour: Fenway Park, Harvard, Boston Duck Tour, Freedom Trail Tour
Show: Blue Man Group
2011- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
University visited: Columbia & Julliard
Student Teacher/Guest Conductor: Marie Sato
Tour: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral
Show: Wicked
2010- Chicago, Ill, Chicago Symphony Hall
Clinic with: Ryan Nelson (Northwestern) & Erica Niedlinger (De Paul)
University visited: De Paul & Northwestern
Tour: City Tour, Museum of Science & Industry, Willis Tower, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium
Show: Blue Man Group
2009- Seattle, WA, Heritage Festivals Concert
Clinic with: Tim Salzman (Univ of Washington)
University visited: University of Washington
Tour: Space Needle, Seattle Duck Tour, Underground Tour, Fish Market, Benaroya Hall
Show: Cats
2008- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
Clinic with: Virginia Allen (Julliard School of Music)
Tour: Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral
Show: Lion King
2007- Chicago, Ill, Heritage Festivals Concert
Clinic with: Ryan Nelson (Northwestern) & Gene Pokorny (Tubist with the Chicago Symphony)
University visited: De Paul, Northwestern & Roosevelt University
Tour: City Tour, Museum of Science & Industry, Willis Tower
Show: Wicked
2006- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall & Boston, MA, Harvard
2005- Orlando, Florida
2004- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
2003- San Diego
2002- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
2001- London, England
2000- New York, NY, Carnegie Hall
1999- San Diego, CA
