Many of the best examples of wind music have not been recorded for general circulation because so much of this music has been excluded from symphony orchestra programming. The Wisconsin Wind Orchestra has embarked on a recording project that will commit some of the world's greatest music to compact disc. These recordings are marketed both nationally and internationally; there is great interest, particularly in European countries, in this repertoire.

In 1997, the orchestra released its first CD, entitled "Romantic Sensibilities." In a review of the disc, the American Record Guide called the ensemble "top quality" with a conductor "with fine command over both the music and musicians." The recording was also given praise by the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, and is distributed internationally through Walking Frog Records. This recording features the full compliment of 40 players throughout and includes the very rarely heard masterpiece by Paul Fauchet, the Symphony Pour Harmonie. The CD was recorded and engineered by prominent producer, Bruce Leek, of California.

The ensemble released their second CD, "Old Wine in New Bottles," in fall, 2002. In a review of that CD, The American Record Guide said, "Listening to these readings of excellent wind band literature is a lovely listening experience," and called the conductor "a stickler for detail, a motivator, and a first-rate musician who brings nuance and insight to a piece of music." This disc features the core members of the ensemble playing elegant, well-known chamber winds music by Gounod, Kurka, and Hahn. The leading producer of wind music in the world, Mark Morette of Mark Custom Records, edited and recorded this CD of top-quality.

The newest project by the Wisconsin Wind Orchestra is entitled Wind Consorts. It was released in March 2006 and was again recorded by Mark Custom Records.   The disc features the following works:


Notturno - Felix Mendelssohn

Petite Suite - Claude Debussy

Bassoon Concerto - Bernard van Beurden

Consorts for Ten Winds - Robert Spittal

Carmina Burana - Carl Orff