The UNCG Wind Ensemble is a highly select concert band of fifty performers majoring in music at the UNCG School of Music. Performers range from freshmen through master's and doctoral students in music performance and music education. Membership in the organization is highly competitive. Former members of the Wind Ensemble hold teaching positions in music at all levels including college, as well as professional performing credentials in orchestras, premier military bands, and professional chamber ensembles.

The four works on this recording were commissioned to celebrate the centennial of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Music (1921–2021) by the UNCG School of Music and consortia of partner institutions. These works represent the legacy and evolving traditions of excellence in instrumental music at one of the leading music schools in the United States.