DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY
The Dallas Wind Symphony brings joy to people through band music by producing and presenting live performances, education programs, and media content.
About DALLAS WIND SYMPHONY
The Dallas Wind Symphony (also known publicly as Dallas Winds) is a professional concert band based in Dallas, Texas, founded in 1985. The organization performs a full subscription season at major local venues, produces recordings, and runs education initiatives that serve youth and community musicians across North Texas. In recent years the Dallas Winds has resumed regular live programming and media broadcasts, expanded its education offerings (including a Windband Festival, Band Camp, and scholarship programs), and refreshed leadership with an Executive Director appointment in March 2024. The ensemble maintains an active recording program and commissions new works while presenting community-facing events and radio broadcasts to broaden access to wind-band repertoire. The organization positions itself as a national leader among professional civilian wind bands, combining a long discography and notable recordings with ongoing local partnerships and outreach to sustain music education and audience development in the Dallas area.
Notable achievements
Grammy‑nominated recordings
Dallas Winds has a long recording history; multiple Dallas Winds/Reference Recordings releases have earned Grammy nominations (several recordings and the recent John Williams: At the Movies project received multi‑category nominations).
Extensive discography
Since its founding the ensemble has released more than twenty studio recordings and numerous projects on Reference Recordings, establishing a significant recorded legacy for wind‑band repertoire.
World record piccolo event
As part of its patriotic programming the organization organized a large‑scale piccolo participation event that set a recognized world record for the most piccolos performing together on a single piece (The Stars and Stripes Forever), highlighting creative community engagement.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $736K
- Annual revenue
- $987K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 75-2076805
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Website
- dallaswinds.org
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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