Waukee Northwest Bands

09/30/2026

This Saturday, come out and support the Royal Brigade in South Dakota! 5:00 pm performance time.

09/27/2026

Great day for the Royal Brigade in Nebraska!

Finishing up our day taking home first place 5A in prelims and outstanding percussion and second place finals! Way to go Royal Brigade!

09/19/2026

Check out these awesome Senior Banners! Mollie Logan Photography did an awesome job with them!

08/18/2026

We need your help! Whether you are artistically-inclined or not, we need help painting our props. Please consider coming to help!

08/02/2026

And finally, we hope you enjoy "Barnum & Tesla's Tandem Bicycle," the fourth and final movement of Erika Svanoe's Steampunk Suite, recorded by the Northwest Wind Symphony in May of 2026.

Special thanks to Vince Kenney, Bob Meunier, David Breese, and Voce Custom Recording for helping to make this project happen, to Erika Svanoe for writing such a fun and layered piece, and especially to the outstanding members of this ensemble for creating such a wonderful experience for all of us.

Steampunk Suite by Erika SvanoeMvt. 4 Barnum & Tesla's Tandem Bicy...

08/02/2026

Please enjoy "Bertie Wells attends Mr. Verne's Lecture on Flying Machines," the third movement of Erika Svanoe's Steampunk Suite, recorded by the Northwest Wind Symphony in May, 2026.

Special thanks to Vince Kenney, Bob Meunier, David Breese, and Voce Custom Recording for helping to make this project happen, to Erika Svanoe for writing such a fun and layered piece, and especially to the outstanding members of this ensemble for creating such a wonderful experience for all of us.

Steampunk Suite by Erika SvanoeMvt. 3 Bertie Wells attends Mr. Ver...

08/02/2026

Please enjoy "The Strange Case of Dr. Curie and Madam Hyde," the second movement of Erika Svanoe's Steampunk Suite, recorded in May 2026 by the Northwest Wind Symphony.

Special thanks to Vince Kenney, Bob Meunier, David Breese, and Voce Custom Recording for helping to make this project happen, to Erika Svanoe for writing such a fun and layered piece, and especially to the outstanding members of this ensemble for creating such a wonderful experience for all of us.

Steampunk Suite by Erika SvanoeMvt. 2 The Strange Case of Dr. Curi...

08/02/2026

Last May, the Northwest Wind Symphony recorded the Steampunk Suite by Erika Svanoe. It was a wonderful experience for the band and we are really proud of the students for creating such a great recording. Special thanks to Vince Kenney, Bob Meunier, David Breese, and Voce Custom Recording for helping to make this project happen, to Erika Svanoe for writing such a fun and layered piece, and especially to the outstanding members of this ensemble for creating such a wonderful experience for all of us.

The first movement, "Charlie and the Mechanical Man Marching Band," is linked here, but please check out the other three movements as well.

Steampunk Suite by Erika SvanoeMvt. 1 Charlie and the Mechanical M...

04/17/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Royal Brigade Leadership Team!

03/25/2026

Fantastic honor for Northwest Band student Braden Standard. Congratulations, Braden!