
Starting in June 2020, the Lakeshore Wind Ensemble and Lakeshore Big Band will become fully private.
The Lakeshore Wind Ensemble Association (LWEA) will become the governing body of both the wind ensemble and big band.
Since the ensembles will no longer be part of the UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus, participation in the band will no longer be offered for credit to university students and the campus will no longer provide a music faculty member as the conductor/music director. Professor Marc Sackman has served as the conductor and music director of the UW-Green Bay, Manitowoc Campus Lakeshore Wind Ensemble since January 2016.
The ensemble will continue making music to delight audiences and also continue to honor exemplary community members who substantially contribute to the arts with the Wes Teply Community Service Award in the Arts and also host the biennial LWEA Young Artist Competition which provides financial scholarships to college students and an opportunity to perform with the band.
The LWEA is undergoing a conductor search for the 2020-2021 season which begins in September 2020. Paul Sucherman will continue to be the conductor of the LBB.
All qualified candidates are invited to submit a letter of interest and a resume by May 1, 2020, to LWEA.MJA83@gmail.com. Visit the “News” page on www.lakeshorewindensemble.org to view a full job description of the LWE conductor search. For questions, please contact David Scherer, LWEA Board President, 920-684-0870.