Reunion Info
The dates for the Santa Ana Winds Reunion were: August 18, 19, 20 of 2006.
Activities included a reception, concert, and formal banquet.
Reunion Photos!
For those interested, Renere Lopez, professional photographer and Winds alumni, has made available a photo CD with 350 photos taken during the events of the reunion (rehearsal, banquet, concert, and other gatherings).
The cost of this photo CD is $25. To order one, please contact Renere by email, or by US Mail:
Renere Studios
940 E. Santa Ana Blvd
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Please do NOT contact the SAWinds webmaster about ordering photos.
Here is what the cover of the CD will look like.
If any of you have pictures of the band from previous years, please feel free to email us with the photos, or post them to a photo hosting site such as Flickr or Yahoo Photos, and send us the link.
Alumni Archives
We want alumni to send stories. If you have a special memory of the Santa Ana Winds, please email us with the story in your own words and the approximate year of the event, and we will add your cherished memory to our archives.
Any stories are appreciated: band trips, personal jokes, or the many love stories that we see even now. Also, to members who later became band directors, teachers, lawyers, doctors, politicians, computer techs, whatever profession, please tell us how the Winds made you into who you are today. Old photos are helpful as they bring the past to life.
I believe the future should learn from the past, and with over 3,000 members having passed under Mr. Ward's baton, I know there is much we can learn!
The following are the stories that have been emailed so far. Also read our Guestbook
for more fascinating stories from alumni around the world and current Winds members!
Louisa Martinez:
I joined the Winds in the summer of 1974. Something I have to share are the words to the theme song we made up during the Cavalcade of Bands tour in 1976.
To the tune of "The Ants go Marching One by One"
The Winds go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The Winds go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The Winds go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
To see the sights of Washington
2 by 2 if you don't move we'll go over you
3 by 3 paying such a tremendous fee
4 by 4 carrying suitcases through the door
5 by 5 from New York City we stayed alive
6 by 6 as new friendships began to mix
7 by 7 and Washington Monument stretches to heaven
8 by 8 as we head for our Golden Gate
9 by 9 as everyone tries to march in line
10 by 10 the Annex is called home again.
Rick Vermillion-Salsbury:
I'm a Santa Ana Winds alumnus ('86-'87 seasons), and I've dug up a photo you may be interested in.
It's a posed shot of the entire band -- taken in front of the White House on July 4th, 1986.
The Santa Ana Winds Trip to Washington D.C. in 1986
Here's a picture given to us by Flag member Sarah.
Orange County Fair standing concert 1989
