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The Renaissance City Winds has been one of Pennsylvania’s leading chamber music ensembles for fifty years. Whether you’re a presenter looking for unique and engaging programming for your arts series, a music lover looking for something new and different on a CD, an educator searching for resources to enhance your music program, or a listener in southwestern Pennsylvania looking for a rewarding concert-going experience, we think you will find information of interest to you on this site. Chamber music aficionados and wind players should discover helpful repertoire and programming ideas. If you have questions or comments, we’d love to hear from you; please email or call!
NEXT CONCERT: Nov 28, 2026.
America 250 –
The Party Continues
This year’s Renaissance City Winds annual holiday concert celebrates the country’s birthday through two and a half centuries of wind chamber music. Founded in 1975 as the United States was gearing up for the Bicentennial, the Winds have been researching, commissioning, and promoting American music for all of their 51 years. This program reaches back to the 1770s and early 1800s with pieces by William Billings and Oliver Shaw, and includes a major Romantic wind quintet by George Templeton Strong, son of the noted Civil-War-era lawyer and diarist of the the same name. A sampling of the riches of the 20th century round out the program. As usual, the evening includes a post-concert reception and a tour of the toy train museum on the upper floors of the building. Note the 7:30 start time.
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PROGRAM:
William Billings: Chester
Oliver Shaw: For the Gentlemen
George Templeton Strong:
. . . Cinq Aquarelles
Roger Goeb: Prairie Songs
Mabel Daniels:Three Observations
Scott Joplin:The Cascades
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7:30 pm Saturday, November 28, 2026
.. Holmes Hall, Allegheny West
. . . .719 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
For tickets, follow this link:
https://www.rcwinds/purchase tickets
Winds’ concerts are supported in part by grants from the Pennsylvania Councilon the Arts, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council,the H. O. Peet Foundations, and many generous
individual contributors.
In Memoriam:
We remember our long-time good friend, host, and supporter John DeSantis (1952-2022). Thanks to his family, we return to his home, Holmes Hall, for our annual Thanksgiving weekend performances.
Fall 2026 office hours:
Open hours October 2 through December 18, 2026:
. . . . .Mon – Wed – Fri, 10am-4pm
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Last updated October 2, 2026
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