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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 29, 2025.
50th Anniversary Concert
The Renaissance City Winds’ annual concert
in Holmes Hall will again feature great
chamber music, fine food at the reception,
and a tour of the incredible electric train
collection and display on site, not
ordinarily open to the public.
. . .. .
PROGRAM:
J. S. Bach: Contrapunctus VI
Alexander Zemlinsky: Humoresque
Frederick Jacobi: Scherzo
Heinrich Kaspar Schmid: Laendler
R. James Whipple: Classical Gavotte & Trio
Nolan Medalla: “Divergent Conversations”
Eric Barndollar: “Reverie”
Julia Niebergall:Hoosier Rag
Traditional: I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
. . . .
7:30 am Saturday Nov 29, 2025
. .. Holmes Hall
. . . . .719 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
For tickets:
rcwinds.org/purchase-tickets-and-merchandise-copy
Winds’ concerts are supported in part by grants from the Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts, the Heinz Endowments, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council,
the Opportunity Fund, the H. O. Peet Foundations, and many generous
individual contributors.
In Memoriam:
We remember our good friend, host, and supporter John De Santis (1952-2022). Thanks to his family, we return to his home, Holmes Hall, for our annual Thanksgiving weekend performances.
Fall 2025 office hours:
Open hours Sept through Dec 17, 2025:
. . . . .Mon & Wed, 9am-4pm
Fridays 9am-11am
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At other times, please leave a phone message or send an email.
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!
Please write the winds at
rcw@rcwinds.org
Last updated November 14, 2025
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