Education
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
Cypress Winds Community Band performs standard music pieces and challenging new ones.
Cypress Wind Community Band was founded in 2024 to promote music education.
PHOTOS COURTESY CYPRESS WINDS COMMUNITY BAND
Local community band promotes music education
Founded in 2024 to promote professional devel- opment and community engagement through music, the Cypress Winds Community Band is composed of music educators from Cy-Fair ISD. The inspiration The community band idea was brought in by Rowe Middle School music directors who partici- pated in a community band concert in Austin. “The thing that happens when you become a teacher is all of a sudden the day-to-day changes, because you’re not playing your instrument, you’re teaching other people to play,” Cypress Winds Director Todd Clearwater said.
The impact The community band is made up of over 70 CFISD educators and former educators from several schools. Clearwater and co-director Tom Harrington said the ensemble oers a creative and inspiring environment for musicians passionate about performing wind band literature while providing students with the opportunity to see their teachers perform. Performances take place starting in December and continue through May with various themed performances. Clearwater said Cypress Winds is in the process of becoming a nonprot organization to fund its community and education initiatives.
The band is made up of Cy-Fair ISD music educators.
The community band performs free concerts as well as a variety of themed performances.
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