The Band's next performance will be an informal concert of Holiday music on
December 11 at 4 pm on the plaza next to Starbucks in downtown PS.
Then, on December 12 at 6 pm, our Jazz Combo will perform at
Old Town Artisan Studios in La Quinta. For more info go HERE
Please scroll down for more information about each of our concerts!
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Desert Winds Special Chamber Music Concert Suggested Donation of $10 at the door. January 12, 2025 at 3 pm Saint Margaret's Episcopal Church 47535 CA Highway 74, Palm Desert, CA 92260 This performance by some of the Desert Winds outstanding soloists and small ensembles, plus featured guest artist and cellist from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Andrew M. Cook will be inspiring. Included will be a Woodwind Trio, Woodwind Quintet, Flute Solo, Clarinet Choir, Flute Choir, Organ Solo, Brass Ensemble and a Cello Solo. A few of the composers will include Brahms, Honnegar, Holst, Bach, Gershwin and Shostakovich We hope you will support the Desert Winds in this special concert set in one of the desert's most beautiful churches with an amazing pipe organ and acoustics. |
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Jazz Band Concert and Gala Fund Raiser The Great American Songbook-Tickets $80 February 9, 2025 from 11 am to 1:30 pm Cascade Lounge of the Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, CA Our Jazz Band Concert and Gala Fund Raiser “The Great American Songbook” will feature fun and familiar tunes to lift your spirits and bring back fond memories. Songs like “Falling in Love with Love”, Straighten Up and Fly Right”, Night and Day”, “Days of Wine and Roses”, “Moon River”, “Misty” and many more. Many of our fine instrumentalists will be featured as well as the sultry vocals of Francesca Amari. This is always a sold-out event, which also has an amazing silent auction and BRUNCH. Get your tickets now!
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Spring Concert A Portrait of America-Tickets $35
March 29, 2025 at 7 pm AND March 30, 2025 at 2 pm Jewish Community Center Palm Springs, CA Our spring concert, “Portrait of America” is inspired by our special guest composer Tyler S. Grant’s musical work “Banner of The Sky” which is based on a painting by Frederic Edwin Church, one of the famous Hudson River School of painters. This work inspired other great musical interpretations of our American landscapes. Therefore, musical selections representing “A Sag Harbor Sunset” off Long Island on the east coast, the “Red Rock Mountains” of Pennsylvania, “Rushmore” and “American River Songs” of middle America, “El Camino Real” in the southwest and “Pacific Grooves” on our west coast, the music will truly represent a portrait of America. |
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Pop, Rock, and Swing Concert-Tickets $30 May 4, 2025 at 2 pm Jewish Community Center Palm Springs, CA This year our final concert “Pop, Rock and Swing” will be an upbeat and fun concert with a little something for everyone. Featuring the music of Marvin Hamlisch, The Beatles, Glenn Miller, Josh Groban, Adele and more. Join us for avfun afternoon to finish our season.
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- Opportunities to see the Desert Winds FREE include:
- December 11 at 4 pm-Desert Winds perform Christmas Music on the plaza outside Starbucks in PS
- February 8 from 1:30 to 3:30-Desert Winds Jazz Band perform at Tour de Palm Springs