Windjammers? What's that?

Circus marches are called "screamers" because they are traditionally so high, loud & fast! Circus Band members are often called "windjammers" because they jam so much wind into their instruments in the process of playing these screamers. Playing the circus requires incredible endurance & skills on your instrument.

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.

Preservation: Our summer meet/convention is July 15-20. Musicians from other states will be coming in on the 15th and leaving on the 20th. Our rehearsals and recording sessions will be held in between those dates on Wed-Sat. We will read and record music including marches, galops, waltzes, serenades, overtures. Musicians will need to join Windjammers to participate in this part of the meet. We actually are actively recruiting members during these summer meets.

Special Invitation to YOU for Saturday morning's session!

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!

Sign Up Here to attend Saturday only

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 -- Windjammers July 19

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

Below is even more information if you would like to join us for the entire Convention in Gainesville

Would like to participate in the full convention? Please join us!

Use this registration link below:

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)

Special Discount for you if

you've never belonged to Windjammers before!

• In the historic circus days, new band members traveling with the circus for the first time were called "First of Mays" ... and if you register by May 1st we'll surprise you with a registration and Windjammers membership discount to attend all 4 days of the convention!
• Send us an email to request this discount: WindjammersGA@gmail.com

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!

"Stay Tuned" for more info about Windjammers Summer Meet in GA!

If you add your name to our list (click button below), we'll email you with more updated details when available!

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 friends to receive more information