Its membership consists largely of music educators and amateur musicians throughout the Wasatch Front and Cache County, Utah.
It is incorporated as a non-profit performing organization under the laws of the State of Utah, governed by a board of trustees and administered by a president, a president-elect, a secretary, and a treasurer.
The Salt Lake Symphonic Winds was founded in 1992 by Dr. Barry Kopetz of the University of Utah, who served as the organization's first conductor until departure in 2002 to serve as the director of bands at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
The organization follows a standard American wind band, including brass, woodwinds, and percussion, plus one string bass.
The band conducts weekly rehearsals at Highland High School of Salt Lake City, Utah.