About SWY

In 2015, Winter Guard International created its first-ever WGI Winds Circuit.  STRYKE jumped on the opportunity to impact more students in the South Florida Community and created STRYKE Wynds (SWY).  Under the 2019 direction of Josh Bishop, the wind ensemble provides members with the highest quality instruction in South Florida.  Their mission is to help each member develop their fundamental technique throughout the season.  At the end of the 2015 season, SWY earned the WGI Winds Open Class Silver Medal.  In 2016, Wynds captured gold at the WGI Winds Championships and the coveted Fan Favorite Award.  In 2017 Wynds was promoted to WGI Winds World Class and earned the WIW Silver Medal. In 2018, SWY was awarded the WIW Bronze Medal; in 2019 & 2022 were awarded the WIW Silver Medal. In 2023, SWY was awarded their first WIW Gold Medalist. In 2024, SWY received their second WGI WIW Championship with a record-breaking score of 97.525.

Productions & Achievements

• 2024: Prisoners of Time - WGI Gold Medalist, and FloMarching Fan Favorite

• 2023: Beyond The Veil - WGI Gold Medalist

• 2022: Hiding In Plain Sight - WGI Silver Medalist

• 2020: Operatic Underground

• 2019: The First Gift - WGI Silver Medalist, and WGI Fan Favorite

• 2018: Cirque Electrique - WGI Bronze Medalist

• 2017: Radiohead Jazz Project - Promoted to WIW*, WGI Silver Medalist

• 2016: Déjà vu - WGI (WIO) Gold Medalist, and WGI Fan Favorite

• 2015: fOreVER - Inaugural year in WIO*, WGI (WIO) Silver Medalist

WIW* = Winds Independent World Class

WIO* = Winds Independent Open Class

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