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Mission
At Inertia Independent Winds, our mission is to push the boundaries of wind performance by embracing innovation, excellence, and passion. We are dedicated to fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment where every member can grow both as a musician and an individual. Through creative expression, precision, and relentless determination, we aim to set new standards in the world of WGI Winds while captivating audiences with powerful performances. Our commitment to excellence on and off the floor drives us to continuously evolve and leave a lasting impression as a premier independent winds ensemble.
Experience Weekends will be held Sunday, 10 & 17 at:
Emmanuel Christian Academy
2177 Emmanuel Way
Springfield, OH 45502
1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
What is WGI Indoor Winds
WGI Winds is a natural extension of an already existing indoor color guard and percussion ensemble divisions. … Scholastic ensembles are programs that compete on behalf of their school. For both Independent and Scholastic classes, WGI offers competitive divisions of A Class, Open Class and World Class.
About Inertia Independent Winds
Inertia Independent Winds was founded in 2015 by Kriss Davis. The program is a 501c-3 not for profit performing group from Dayton, Ohio. During their first competitive season Inertia Independent Winds would go on to win several MEPA events in Independent A Winds class and end the season by winning the Independent A WGI World Championships.
In their 2nd competitive season Inertia Independent Winds competed in both OIPA and WGI events in Independent A class winning several awards in both. They ended their 2016 campaign by winning the Bronze at WGI Winds World Finals.
2017 was a history making year for Inertia Independent Winds that brought much success, growth and expansion to our award winning program. Through dedication, determination and commitment by our members and staff, new standards and heights were reached that was thought to be unattainable within our class. Inertia Independent Winds was thrilled to have earned many titles and championships through MEPA and WGI Sport of the Arts in 2017. Top honors concluding the season was earning both Championship titles as the 2017 MEPA Open Independent Winds Champions and the 2017 WGI Winds Class-A World Champions!
2018 brought tremendous growth in both Inertia and all WGI Winds. Inertia had a very successful season wining many regional competitions and they received the silver medal in Independent A at the WGI Winds World Championships.
2019 was a unique year where Inertia moved up from A to Open Class.The year brought a gold medal at MEPA in Open Class and Inertia won the WGI Power Regional held at NKU. The season came to a conclusion with a Bronze Medal at the WGI World Championship for their first appearance in WGI Open Class Finals.
2024: Inertia is making a comeback after a period of inactivity following Covid. We are thrilled to reintroduce the program, providing music students in Ohio with the opportunity to perform in an elite group.
As we continue to expand our corps, we will always maintain our passion, integrity, and love of the sport and promise to bring our audience new, innovative, and exciting musical and artistic performances. We look forward to 2019 with our Winds ensemble and to debuting our newest program, Inertia Independent Winterguard!