Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble
The season opens with a journey —
and a homecoming.
A program of departures, distances, and return — four works threaded by the shared idea of finding your way back.
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5 concerts.
Free admission, always.
Tap any performance to see the full program, venue map, and a short sample from the score.
We play for the people who raised us — in the halls, churches, and schools where we first heard a band.
The Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit concert band performing free concerts for communities across Hampton Roads. Since 1998, our members have included teachers, active-duty servicemembers, retirees, and working musicians — united by a love of the concert-band repertoire. We partner with local schools and youth programs to mentor young musicians, fund scholarships, and keep American wind music thriving on the tidewater.
From the stage and the rehearsal room.
Every concert we play is free.
That’s possible because of you.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, CBWE relies on individual gifts, community sponsorships, and arts-council grants to cover sheet music, venues, guest soloists, and our scholarship program.
Member organizations and partner arts councils.
