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The University of New Mexico Bands program offers an oustanding discipline in performance, conducting, composition, and music education.
The Wind Symphony has released five recordings on Summit Records, featuring the Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, Philip Smith, and the Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic, Joseph Alessi, as well as members of the University of New Mexico woodwind and brass faculty. The Wind Symphony performs approximately six concerts on campus each year and several Chamber
Winds and Brass Choir concerts.
UNM's Symphonic Band provides a place for the serious player to explore classic and contemporary repertoire for the wind band. This group is open to talented musicians regardless of academic major, and performs four to five concerts per year on campus. The Symphonic Band regularly shares programs with the Wind Symphony and other musical ensembles in the Department of Music.
In addition to the concert ensembles, the University of New Mexico is home to two of the Southwest's most dynamic pep bands: the Spirit Marching Band and Soundpack.
The best basketball pep band in the Mountain West Conference, Soundpack performs at
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