Wind Philharmonic Regensburg
The Regensburg Wind Philharmonic is a Regensburg wind orchestra . It acts as a registered association .
history
The orchestra was originally founded at the end of 1993 as a project of the Regensburg City Singing and Music School under the name of Regensburg Symphonic Wind Orchestra . The abbreviation sbor is still used. The founder and first conductor until August 2000 was the director of the music school Wolfgang Graef-Fograscher (* 1959 in Kronstadt ), who has been in charge since 1993 and who previously directed the town band and the youth band in Isny im Allgäu . He has also been the chairman of the State Committee on Youth Music since 2014 .
On July 4, 1994, the first concert was held in the Neuhaussaal of the Regensburg Theater . The original amateur orchestra is now one of the largest ensembles in the entire region and has a line-up of 60 to 70 wood and brass players as well as percussionists from the entire Eastern Bavarian region. Even today talented amateur musicians are accepted into the ensemble.
The orchestra has already represented the city in several national and international competitions. Guest stars included Steven Mead and Helmut Eisel .
Discography
Albums:
- 2007: The Lord of the Rings (Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings" by Johan de Meij )
- 2013: the challenge
- 2014: Der Wundervogel (Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk ; dedicated to Franz Xaver von Schönwerth )
Achievements and Awards
- 2004: 2nd place in the brass band at the German Orchestra Competition in Osnabrück
- 2004: 1st place in the competition of the Allgäu-Swabian Music Association
- 2011: Culture Prize of the Upper Palatinate District in the "Brass Music" category
- 2012: 1st place at the CISM competition in Bamberg
- 2013: 2nd prize at the international wind orchestra competition "Flicorno d'Oro" in Riva del Garda
- 2015: 2nd place at the Bavarian Orchestra Competition in Munich; Forwarding to the German Orchestra Competition
- 2016: 5th place at the German Orchestra Competition in Ulm
Personnel
Conductors
| Period | Surname |
|---|---|
| 1993-2000 | Wolfgang Graef-Fograscher |
| 2001-2016 | Jörg Seggelke |
| since 2016 | Alejandro Vila |
Board of Directors
| 1. Chairman | Florian Herzog |
| 2nd chairman | Johannes Boßle, Angelika Treutwein |
| Assessor | Eva-Maria Boßle, Karin Bergbach, Konrad Kaiser |
| Treasurer | Joachim Sudbrock, Patrick Czech |
| Secretary | Martin Meier |
Web links
- Official website
- Stephan Ametsbichler: A portrait of the Regensburg Wind Philharmonic ( Memento from August 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) , BR-Klassik , January 6, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Wind Philharmonic Regensburg e. V. , City of Regensburg.
- ^ The founder: Wolfgang Graef , Bläserphilharmonie Regensburg.
- ^ Conductors , Wind Philharmonic Regensburg.
- ↑ Regensburg City Singing and Music School: Director , City of Regensburg.
- ↑ History of the SJK ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Stadtkapelle Isny im Allgäu.
- ↑ Wolfgang Graef-Fograscher new chairman of `` Jugend musiziert '' , Wochenblatt , October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Hans Scherrer: The city's musical ambassadors , Mittelbayerische Zeitung , February 24, 2014.
- ↑ Discography , Regensburg Wind Philharmonic Orchestra.
- ↑ When miracle birds fly , OberpfalzNetz.de, November 2, 2013.
- ↑ Board of Directors , Wind Philharmonic Regensburg.
