Formed in 1997, the Indiana Wind Symphony has achieved the following notable accomplishments:
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World premiere performances of Czech composer Jiri Laburda's Symphony #2, David Sartor's Veni Emmanuel, Daniel Gall's chamber work Melancholy and two works of Hoosier composer Dr. David Mruzek, The Boy Scout Centennial and Variations on a Welsh Folksong.
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American premiere performances of significant works, including Save the Sea Symphony, Concerto for Four Saxophones and Band, and Concerto for Symphonic Band of Hungarian composer Frigyes Hidas, Werner Bruggemann's Piano Concerto Rike, Nocturne by Thomas Doss and Hardy Mertens' Sinfonisches Variaziones.
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High acclaim at the 1998 International Conference of the Society for the Promotion and Investigation of Band Music (IGEB) in Slovakia for recordings of original manuscripts from the John Philip Sousa archives, featuring soprano soloist Ann Conrad.
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Heralded for expertise on the study of band history and performance practice of band and wind ensemble music of all styles and time periods, with emphasis on the band history of Indiana.
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Participation in the 2003 Circus Historical Society's National Conference, accompanying scholars Dr. Clifford Watkins and Indiana Wind Symphony Music Director Dr. Charles Conrad in recreations of historic circus bands.
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Featured national seminar ensemble on the History of the March in 2006 and John Philip Sousa in 2011 at the Great American Brass Band Festival in Danville, KY.
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Recordings of original band works written in 1909 for the Abraham Lincoln centennial, presented by Dr. Conrad at the 2008 International Society for the Promotion and Investigation of Band Music (IGEB) in Luxemburg.
- Original resident ensemble of the Palladium at The Center for the Performing Arts, along with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra.