The mission of the San Diego Winds and affiliated projects is to further though performance and education, the artistic, aesthetic and expressive capabilities of the wind band.

San Diego Winds is a professional wind ensemble. Our musicians from the Southern California region dedicate themselves to the advancement of great music for winds and the promotion of the wind ensemble as an artistic medium.

The San Diego Winds Project was founded by passionate music educators who know the transformative power of great music. They have devised innovative educational programs which bring people in direct contact with great music for the purpose of enhancing creativity and self-expression. These programs include:

San Diego Summer Music Institute
Composer’s Festival
Conductor’s Symposium
Music Memory
Take 5 for Music
Interactive Open Rehearsals
Power of Music Festival