Eastman Wind Ensemble has been played on NTS in shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, featured first on 18 April 2021. Songs played include Octet for Wind Instruments.

The Eastman Wind Ensemble is America’s leading wind ensemble. Its core of about 50 performers includes undergraduate and graduate students of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.

Frederick Fennell first formulated the general concept of the wind ensemble at Eastman more than 50 years ago. Under his leadership the group became known as the pioneering force in the symphonic wind band movement in the United States and abroad. A. Clyde Roller served as…