The Hopkins Westwind Concert Band’s mission is to provide the community with live concert band entertainment while engaging adult musicians in lifelong musical learning. The Hopkins Westwind Concert Band (HWCB) was organized in 1983 by Minnetonka resident R. G. Wolf to provide a place in the western suburbs of Minneapolis for adult musicians to play. Don Bates was the Principal Conductor for 30 years, from the band’s inception to June 2013. The band has grown steadily from 13 to more than 75 musicians on its active roster. Serving as “Goodwill Ambassadors,” the HWCB performs throughout the area in parks, senior centers, churches, festivals, and concert halls. The HWCB was honored to be selected to perform the opening day concert at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in November 1997.
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