WindSync

Over nearly two decades of performing, WindSync has proven itself "a major force in the American chamber music landscape" (Arts and Culture Texas). The wind quintet--made up of flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, and bassoon--has appeared on some of North America's most prestigious stages, including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Library of Congress, at Chamber Music Northwest and the Ravinia, Moab, and Phoenix Chamber Music Festivals, and internationally in China, Taiwan, Panama, Mexico and Canada. Their repertoire covers classic, familiar, and newly commissioned pieces, all aiming to share captivating stories from music history and human experiences. WindSync was founded at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music and maintains an artistic home base in Houston. The ensemble embarked on a touring career after winning the Concert Artists Guild's 2012 Competition and the 2016 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, while continuing their work in Houston through a main stage classical series, the annual Onstage Offstage Chamber Music Festival, and a year-round educational partnership with the Houston Youth Symphony. WindSync has served as guest faculty at universities and festivals across the country and in 2022 was honored with the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association's Ann Divine Educator Award. Photo by Philip Greenberg.