Military music Vorarlberg
The Vorarlberg Military Music primarily serves to train young musicians in Vorarlberg and the neighboring federal states. It has its seat in the barracks command building Colonel Bilgeri in Bregenz . Every year around 40 recruits take advantage of the training opportunity and are then happy to work as Kapellmeister or in similar positions in the local music associations. It was last under the direction of Major Karl Gamper before he died on August 1, 2008.
Formations
Military music Vorarlberg currently appears in the following formations:
Entire chapel
As a full band (approx. 50 musicians) for various occasions such as B. Opening of the Bregenz Festival , receiving high figures in politics, business and culture, concerts at home and abroad, lawn shows on festive occasions, participation in events of the provinces, municipalities, charitable organizations, sporting events, Angelo exercises , Big tattoo of Austria's army , Participation in international military music meetings. The musical highlight is the annual gala concert in the Festspielhaus.
Small harmony
As a small harmony in a small brass band with 20 musicians (Egerland line-up) for bohemian and Egerland light music, morning pints and evening entertainment.
Wind ensemble
The wind ensemble (5 musicians) in chamber music with literature from all epochs for the setting of various kinds of festive occasions (citizenship awards, church services, etc.).
Jazz ensemble
Jazz ensemble From the combo to the big band , jazz standards are presented.
history
When looking back at the history of military music in Vorarlberg , it is noticeable that the number of military musicians fluctuated greatly in the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to the constant change of regiments in the country. Vorarlberg has had its own military music only since the First Republic . It belonged to the independent Alpine Hunter Battalion No. 4 and was led very successfully by Karl von Thann (1877–1946). After the Second World War, the then commandant of the Jäger Battalion No. 23 stationed in Bregenz and Lochau, Major A. Überacker, began setting up a military band on his own initiative. The musicians initially played "on a voluntary basis". Their main use was in the Jäger Battalion. In 1959 , staff sergeant Josef Kohsich was commissioned by the Vienna Guard Battalion to lead the Vorarlberg military band . Since then, this facility has been an integral part of the military and cultural life of Vorarlberg. From 2001 to 2008, Military Music in Vorarlberg was in the hands of Military Music Bandmaster Karl Gamper, especially the musical training and further education of the musicians.
Previous military bandmaster
- Milkplm Obst Prof Franz Reiter 1959–1973
- Music master Vzlt Hans Zaisberger 1973–1976 (entrusted with the leadership)
- Milkplm Oblt Eduard Stallinger 1976–1979
- Milkplm Obst Prof. Erich Hendl 1979–1999
- Milkplm Mjr Ernst Herzog 1999-2000
- Music master Vzlt Alois Jäger 2000 (entrusted with the leadership)
- Milkplm Mjr Karl Gamper 2001-2008
- Milkplm Mjr Johannes Apfolterer 2008-2009
- Milkplm Hptm Wolfram Öller since 2010
Others
From October 2014, the closure of five Austrian military bands, including the Vorarlberg military music band, was discussed for cost reasons. In December 2014, the government agreed to keep the nine locations, but the staff is to be reduced. Instead of the previous 47, there will be 20 musicians per federal state in the future. In May 2016, the Austrian Provincial Governors' Conference, together with Defense Minister Hans Peter Doskozil, decided to stop the army reform: the military music should be preserved in every federal state, each military music should consist of 43 to 47 musicians.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ derStandard.at - Minister Klug saves 13 barracks - future of the Eurofighters open . Article dated October 4, 2014, accessed December 14, 2014.
- ↑ derStandard.at - Federal Army: Government announces agreement . Article dated December 23, 2014, accessed December 23, 2014.
- ↑ diepresse.com - Ombudsman examines savings on military music . APA notification dated February 4, 2015, accessed February 8, 2015.
- ↑ derStandard.at - Bundesheer: Military music and barracks remain . Article dated May 11, 2016, accessed May 11, 2016.
