With support from the California Arts Council, SAN DIEGO WINDS will provide high quality, immersive music instruction to a diverse group of young people, with an emphasis on students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds, through the San Diego Summer Music Institute (SDSMI), a summer music camp.
SDSMI- Founded in 2010 in partnership with San Diego State University, School of Music and Dance this comprehensive summer music camp has become one of
the elite camps of its kind in the Western United States.
Composer Festival- Wind Band festival for school music students that has given students the opportunity to work with some of the most prolific composers and conductors on the planet in San Diego.
Music Memory- Music Memory is a nationally recognized program that
gives children in the 3rd through 6th grades the opportunity to learn 16 pieces of classical music each year.
Take 5 for Music- Take 5 for Music is designed to introduce young people to great works of
classical music.
Showcases- Performances by professional musicians of wind band music. Students are invited to rehearsals held at San Diego public schools and incorporated into the concerts as guest performers and are given free or reduced price tickets.

