Windjammers Unlimited is The Circus Music Historical Society whose mission is to Preserve, Educate and Perform music from the Golden Era of the American Circus.

***** 1st FREE Option -- Full Convention Scholarship

Preservation:  Windjammers Unlimited is an organization committed to the preservation of circus music. Our organization is having our 53^rd Annual Summer Meet in Gainesville, GA, July 15 – 20, 2025. We have daily playing sessions where we rehearse traditional circus music. During the week the group will perform several concerts in the Gainesville area.

As a way to recruit new members for our organization we are awarding scholarships to band directors in the Gainesville and surrounding metro area who are interested in joining us for the meet. The scholarships include a free one-year membership ($50.00 value) for Windjammers Unlimited and free registration ($120.00 value) for the Summer Convention which includes performance in the band and Friday evening banquet.

I welcome you to call me at 678-316-1508 so that I can answer your questions about Windjammers. I am a retired band director and have been a member of Windjammers since the early 2000’s (clarinet). I really enjoy playing with the group and networking with the rest of the members.

Dianasue Walton, Summer WJU Convention Chair

***** 2nd FREE Option -- Saturday, July 19, 9 am to 12 noon

Can't join us for all or part of the Convention? Then at least take advantage of our Educational Outreach seminar on Saturday!

Educate:  There will be an educational outreach seminar on Saturday, July 19 from 9am-12noon. These Saturday-morning-only participants do not need to join Windjammers to participate in this seminar. We plan to tell a little history and play some music.

Students, teachers, community band members are all invited to attend this session. They can sit in the audience and listen - OR - they can join us to play the music! We will make sure to have sheet music for those who want to play.

Be sure to register using the link below so that your music will be printed and waiting for you!

Perform: We will finish out our summer meet with a circus-themed carnival and Windjammers concert at the Smithgall Arts Depot in downtown Gainesville. The Arts Council has sponsored the group and it is posted on their summer music series:

Link to Summer Music Series Performance -- Windjammers July 19

Please share this info with other band directors, music teachers, musician friends, students, etc. This will be a fun and successful 'adventure' for us. 

Musicians are traveling to this national event

from around the country!

• Convenient free parking deck is adjacent to the Windjammers rehearsal space at the Brenau Downtown Center and big Saturday night performance at Smithgall Arts Pavilion
• Hotel rooms are still available if you prefer (more details to come)

What happens at Windjammers Conventions?

LOTS! Lots of Notes and Lots of Fun!

You'll enjoy playing over 60 historic circus music selections during the convention. We run through each piece once at tempo, maybe woodshed a couple of measures, then it's professionally recorded and becomes musical history of the circus.

You'll meet musicians from around the country who love to perform this fast-paced music!

You'll learn the history of each piece from the six conductors at the Summer Meet. PDFs of each piece will be emailed to you ahead of time.

A special Educational Outreach Session is planned for Saturday morning for Band Directors, Students and Local Community Band Members.

Saturday evening is our FREE big performance for the community at Smithgall Arts Pavilion -- with lots of circus-themed acts! Fun for the whole family!

And even with this busy musical schedule, there's also free time to network with your new circus band friends at the convention!

Register NOW for one of these unique musical options nearby!

Registration Links for both options are above

Have a friend who might be interested to join us? Add them using this link, and we'll add them to our list for more information:

CLICK HERE to sign up Band Director friends to receive more information

May all your days be circus days!