Dates
Fall & Spring Sessions
Ages
18+ or approved minor
Location
Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts (Room 280)
Contact
community-band@uwm.edu
There is no formal audition, but previous band experience is required. The band performs one concert each semester with repertoire including standard and contemporary pieces.
University Community Band is open to UWM students and community members of all skill levels. Performances take place each semester and the repertoire include both standard and contemporary band literature.
Ensemble Director
- Associate Professor, Instrumental Conducting
- Director, Wind Ensemble, New Music Ensemble, University Community Band
- gamboa@uwm.edu
- 414-251-6182
- Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts 348
Rehearsals & Performances
Rehearsals are on Mondays from 7–9 p.m. starting the first Monday of each semester. Rehearsals run throughout Fall and Spring semesters with final concerts to celebrate each session. Instruments are required at the first rehearsal.
December 1, 2025, 7:30 pm
University Community Band Fall Concert
Join the University Community Band as we perform our 2025 fall semester concert.
March 15, 1:00 pm
Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert
The UWM Wind Band Conducting Symposium Concert is the climax to a weekend of intense conducting, score study, and wind band pedagogy. Symposium participants, each carefully selected from a pool of local and international talent, will conduct the Wind Ensemble and University Community Band in concert following two days of study under Dr. Thomas Gamboa, Director of Bands at UW-Milwaukee; Dr. Scott Corley, Associate Director of Bands at UW-Milwaukee; and a guest clinician to be announced at a later time.
April 27, 7:30 pm
University Community Band Spring Concert
Join the University Community Band for their final concert of the academic year!
Auditions & Membership
Open to UWM students and community members of all skill levels (musicians under 18 accepted with instructor permission). There is no formal audition, however participants perform a placement reading each semester to determine part assignments. Previous experience on a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument is required. Enrollment is on a first come first served basis with an opportunity to be placed on a waiting list.
Students seeking college credit should register via PAWS in one of the following: MUS 30 (non-music majors for 1 unit), MUS 334 (music majors or non-music majors for 3 units), MUS 730 (grad students). First-year and transfer students should register with their advisor during New Student Orientation. Music majors cannot take this in place of their assigned ensemble.
Non-credit students and community members should register through the School of Continuing Education.