Chengdu No.7 High School - The Wind Orchestra

The Wind Orchestra

Chengdu No.7 High School Wind Orchestra is the biggest and most historic(established in 1988) one in Sichuan,and it has gained a lot of honors.The orchestra unarguably plays an important role in the history of Chengdu no.7 high school.It was chose to represent the school's music level，so its members have to be more intelligent and flexible than other teenage amateur music players.

In the year of 1989, the orchestra held a performance to commemorate Nie Er in Kunming,which was its first display out of Sichuan. It was a huge success,then the orchestra went out once or more annually to give concerts or displays. With its fame increasing, the orchestra was invited to Australia in 2004. The orchestra left an excellent impression on Sydney's medias. This successful event represented the musical level of all Sichuan's middle school students. 2 years later,in July 2004,the band went to Vienna to join the 2004 World Cup for Band. Here they received a bronze cup. Then, the orchestra went to Singapore to participate another international music competition，and it . And in July 2011,the orchestra went to Switzerland to celebrate the music festival held in Jungfrau, and got a silver cup.

Besides those out-province achievements, the orchestra also earned reputation in Sichuan. It joins Sichuan students' musical competition every year and rarely fell into the second rank. Though it stopped activities during the 2003 "SARS" period and the 2009 H1N1 influenza period, it still attends the closing ceremony for artistic festival in CD no.7 high school.