The 2027 season for MBI Winds starts on November 7th. Join us at:
Christ the King Lutheran Church
1900 7th St NW
New Brighton, MN 55112
November 7th, 2026 – 10AM-5PM
Register today to RSVP! We’ll kick things off with a brunch & social hour, combined with our other winter ensembles: MBI Winter Guard and MBI Indoor Percussion. Then we’ll spend the afternoon together, moving and playing, with a preview of the 2027 MBI Winds creative program.
All-Instruments, All-Ages
MBI Winds is a non-audition ensemble that welcomes new members of all ages that have previous marching experience. We welcome all skill levels on any wind instrument. If you have marching experience and play any of these instruments, we want to hear from you:
- Flute/Piccolo
- Clarinet
- Saxophone (alto, tenor, bari)
- Trumpet
- French Horn/Mellophone
- Trombone/Baritone
- Tuba
New Season, New Arranger
While most of our staff from 2026 is returning, we’re welcoming a new music arranger, Sean Sumwalt to the team for 2027. Sean has experience writing for multiple WGI Winds groups in both scholastic and independent classes. His experience composing scores for TV & movies will bring a fresh new feel to the ensemble.
Details
ℹ️ If you can’t make it on November 7th, we’ll be back at this location from 9AM-4PM on Saturday, November 21st. Register with our interest form so we can start a conversation about when we’ll see you. ℹ️
At the church, we’ll park and enter in the back, closest to the gymnasium:
What to bring
- Comfortable clothes and shoes to move in
- Music stand
- Water bottle
Woodwinds
Bring your own woodwind instrument if you have one available to you. Bring all of them if you have multiple (alto & tenor for example). We’ll figure out instrumentation during the first month. If you don’t have an instrument to bring, contact justin@mbiarts.org ahead to time to make arrangements.
Brass
MBI supplies brass instruments to play but we can’t guarantee there’s enough for everyone unless you register ahead of time. You can always bring your own instrument if you’d like.
Bring mouthpieces for all the instruments you’re able to play. We’ll be figuring out instrumentation during the first month. See you there!
