Upcoming Concerts

Sheltering Sky — 20th Anniversary Celebration

Cary Arts Center
Evan Feldman, conductor
Saturday, April 13, 2019    7:30pm
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This season, the Triangle Wind Ensemble is celebrating our 20th Anniversary Season. While many groups commission compositions for such milestone anniversaries, we decided to take a different approach. We have instead chosen to give ourselves, and the wind band community as a whole, the present of an original Fantasia-like animation specifically created to accompany an already existing piece of wind band music. We hope that this gift will help engage audiences both at its premiere at our concert on April 13, 2019, and also across the globe when we make the film available to high school, college, and other community concert bands and wind ensembles.

We have partnered with NCSU Associate Professor of Art + Design Marc Russo to develop this original 3D animation to accompany Sheltering Sky, an extraordinarily beautiful composition by the talented and widely-performed composer John Mackey.

This concert will also feature band favorites including Robert Russell Bennett's Suite of Old American Dances, Gustav Holst's Suite in E-flat, Arturo Marquez's Danzón No. 2, and more!

An American Celebration: 
​      Through Time & Space

Booth Amphitheatre
Evan Feldman, conductor
Sunday, May 26, 2019    7:00pm
While this season marks TWE's 20th Anniversary, it also happens to be the 50th Anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, which landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon. We celebrate this American achievement through a concert of music devoted to and inspired by space, the planets, stars, and the final frontier.

20th Anniversary Animation Project

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This season, the Triangle Wind Ensemble is celebrating our 20th Anniversary Season. While many groups commission compositions for such milestone anniversaries, we decided to take a different approach. We have instead chosen to give ourselves, and the wind band community as a whole, the present of an original Fantasia-like animation specifically created to accompany an already existing piece of wind band music. We hope that this gift will help engage audiences both at its premiere at our concert on April 13, 2019, and also across the globe when we make the film available to high school, college, and other community concert bands and wind ensembles.

We have partnered with NCSU Associate Professor of Art + Design Marc Russo to develop this original 3D animation to accompany Sheltering Sky, an extraordinarily beautiful composition by the talented and widely-performed composer John Mackey.

The project is well underway, and the and personality of the compassionate and adorable, main character, Sebastian (shown in the image to the right) is being created in the 3D world of the final animation.

​To help finance this ambitious project, we are seeking sponsors who are willing to help us make this vision become reality. Sponsorships are tax deductible and also come with various rewards depending on the contribution level. Contribution levels and rewards are listed below...
  • Executive Producer Level    –   $1,000 and up
                 Rewards:  Three plush 8" Sebastian characters (while supplies last)
                                  Your name listed as Executive Producer in the animation's closing credits
                                  One Limited Edition Canvas print of animation "cels"
                                  Limited Edition glossy print of animation "cels"
  • Producer Level  –   $500 - $999​
                 Rewards:  One plush 8" Sebastian character (while supplies last)
                                  Your name in listed as Producer in the animation's closing credits,
                                  Limited Edition glossy print of animation "cels"
  • Contributors   –   $20 - $499
                 Reward:  One plush, 8" Sebastian character (while supplies last)

To contribute to this project please click the "Donate" button below, or for more information and details, please email us at treasurer@trianglewind.org or call 919.960.1893. 

Own Your Own Sebastian!

While the lovable hero of our Sheltering Sky Animation, Sebastian, won't make his film debut until our April 13 concert, you have the opportunity to get your hands on him now! Not one to be confined within a 3D animation, this adorable little guy now also exists in our world as an eight inch plush toy which you can take into your own home in exchange for your donation of $20 or more (plus shipping and handling, if needed). All funds raised from these donations will go directly toward the funding of this ambitious animation project. 

To get your own Sebastian, Contact us or visit us in concert on April 13, 2019!

20th Anniversary Season Sponsors

Triangle Wind Ensemble members are all volunteers, but our aspirations are to present the finest professional musical experiences for our audiences. We are seeking additional Season Sponsors to help us maintain our high standards and secure our future.

TWE members' dues and contributions generate enough each year to cover the costs of renting weekly rehearsal space from Wake County Public Schools and to pay a modest stipend to our wonderful Music Director/Conductor. We receive a small annual operating grant from the Town of Cary, and we in turn pay the Town for use of the performance facilities and technical services to produce our concerts at the Cary Arts Center and Booth Amphitheatre. All other expenses must paid for by from ticket sales, grants, matching gifts from the employers of some of our members, program advertisers, and private donations. Here is where you can help!

The Triangle Wind Ensemble is seeking additional Sponsors for our 20th Anniversary Season. Donations of any amount are welcome — annual donors of $10 or more are listed on each concert program. 

Donors of $200 or more will receive these perks:
  • Listing as a Season Sponsor on each concert program during the season.
  • Prominent Listing on our website throught the year.
  • Four complimentary tickets to every TWE concert during the 20th Anniversary Season
  • A chance to conduct TWE at one of our concerts (optional)

​Will you help us create great music? Please click the donate button below. Thanks!
The Triangle Wind Ensemble is an adult wind ensemble based in North Carolina's Triangle region. Many of the area's most talented wind and percussion players join together to practice and perform an exciting range of music for audiences in both formal and informal settings. Our repertoire includes transcriptions of classical orchestral music, original compositions for wind band, small ensemble pieces, popular medleys and arrangements, as well as holiday and patriotic music for special occasions. We present multiple concerts each season in locations across the Triangle, including Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill.