Is the wind band – with its varied assortment of reeds (so much richer than the reeds of the symphony orchestra), its complete saxophone family that is found nowhere else ... its army of brass – not the equal of any medium ever conceived? As a vehicle of deeply emotional expression it seems to me unrivalled.
- Percy Grainger
Announcing the 2025 - 2026 Season!
October 26, 2025
When Dawn Lights the Sky
​​
Pecos Pueblo • Kah Chun Wong
Intrinsic Light • Cait Nishimura
Nature’s Way • Gunther Schuller
Luminescence • David Biedenbender
Blue Dawn into White Heat • Gunther Schuller
The Seer • Erik Santos
David Jiles Jr., Tenor Soloist
March 29, 2026
Soul to Soul
​​​
Sinfonietta • Ryan Fillinger
​
Soul to Soul • Quinn Mason
​
Symphony No. 10, “The River of Time”
David Maslanka
January 25, 2026
Dance Until You Drop!
​​
Vintage Collection • Kevin Beaver
World Premier
​
Zagorski Slike • Davor Bobic
​
Concertango • Luis Alarcon
Ana Diaz Asencio, Alto Saxophone Soloist
​
March! • Jennifer Jolley​
June 7, 2026
Inspired by Art
​​
Scenes from the Louvre • Norman Dello Joio
Les Couleurs Fauves • Karel Husa
River of Stars • Barbara York
Impressionist Prints • Aldo Rafael Forte
An Eternal Glimpse • Ching-Shan Chang
All Concerts are at 3 PM at
300 Hammond Pond Parkway Auditorium
Chestnut Hill MA 02467
Free Parking • Free Admission
Programs my be subject to change.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Newton Cultural Council for our program of June 4, 2023.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Newton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
CRWE
Boston’s Premier Community Wind Ensemble
The Charles River Wind Ensemble (CRWE) is the premiere community wind ensemble of the Greater Boston metropolitan area dedicated to the performance of classical and contemporary repertoire originally conceived for winds and percussion. Our members are chosen through selective audition and represent a wide-variety of professions, backgrounds and ages.