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Music affects your brain

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Food, sex and drugs have nothing on music. Playing a musical instrument can make you smarter. Music affects attention and reading ability.

When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more…

Associate Conductor Gary Kehaulani Sapp

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Although from Kailua, Hawai'i, Gary comes to us from Germany, where he worked for twenty years conducting concert and jazz bands, and playing woodwinds in classical, jazz and pop ensembles. He is also a 22-year veteran of U.S. Air Force bands as a French hornist, trumpeter, arranger and then…

Trombone section

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Part of the trombone section

Flute section

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Flutes in rehearsal

Tuba power

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Instruments of all shapes and sizes

Rehearsal are fun!

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Come rehearse with us!

Clarinet choir

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ACWE's clarinet section forms a choir.

Constitution and bylaws

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On this page, you can read our constitution and bylaws. Read the full bylaws in PDF format.


Constitution

ARTICLE I: Name

The name…

Membership policies and fees

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Membership Fees

The membership fee is $50 per year for regular members and $30 for full-time students and retirees. Membership fees are payable each September for the fiscal year, September through August. New members prorate their first year's fees, depending on the number…

Spring concert at the Daugherty Arts Center

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Que viva España! Our spring concert series starts at the Daugherty Arts Center on Friday, May 6th, at 7:30pm Our Spring, 2016 concerts invoke a Spanish theme and…

Texas Community Music Festival 11

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Note: This concert was canceled due to inclement weather

The 11th Texas Community Music Festival will be held April 15-24 at Central Market North. ACWE has been proud to play host to this eclectic event showcasing the diversity of music to be found in Central Texas. ACWE…