East Winds Symphonic Band

The East Winds Symphonic Band (EWSB) is a community concert band based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1981, the band's membership includes more than 80 amateur, volunteer musicians from the greater Pittsburgh area. The band has performed at national conventions of the Association of Concert Bands (ACB) as well as annual local concerts at the historic Rodef Shalom Temple,Kennywood Park's Celebrate America series, and as part of the Three Rivers Community Band Festival.

The band was founded in 1981 by Roger Schneider, Ed Dzenis, and Ron Johnson. The first conductor of the band was Jay Stivanson, followed by Jim Rosetti. Susan Sands has been the conductor of the East Winds Symphonic Band since 1990. The band initially rehearsed in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania before moving to Forest Hills in 1993.

The band's mission relates to initiatives in Pittsburgh to "provide people of different backgrounds and economic levels to enjoy the arts" and it participates in several free concert series in support of community music initiatives. For this work, in 2008, the band received the Sudler Silver Scroll Award from the John Philip Sousa Foundation. That same year, the band had its first performance outside of the Pittsburgh area at the annual Association of Concert Bands national convention in Corning, New York. In 2011, the EWSB again performed at the ACB national convention in Muskegon, Michigan. The band has performed twice at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York, including the final concert at the "Sunday Afternoon in the Amphitheater" concert series. The East Winds Symphonic Band was the host organization for the national Association of Concert Bands convention in 2016.

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