Music association "Cäcilia" Herrlingen
The Blaustein City Wind Philharmonic / Musikverein Cäcilia Herrlingen is a wind orchestra near Ulm in the Alb-Donau district .
history
The association was founded in 1922 as the music association “Cäcilia” Herrlingen and received the Pro-Musica badge in 2006 from Federal President Horst Köhler . On July 30, 2014, the name of the association was changed in an extraordinary general meeting in Blaustein's Wind Philharmonic / Music Association Cäcilia Herrlingen. The musical focus of the Wind Philharmonic is in the field of symphonic wind music . In addition to the spring concert in the Kornhaus Ulm and the Christmas concert in the Pauluskirche in Ulm , the annual program also includes participation in national and international competitions. In order to introduce children and young people to music, the association maintains its own music school, two wind classes , a pre-orchestra and youth orchestra.
conductor
From 2004 to 2019 the Blaustein City Wind Philharmonic was directed by Manuel Epli. Manuel Epli led the orchestra from the upper level (category 4) to the top class (category 6) and to 1st place in the 2016 German orchestra competition . For this performance he was appointed Honorary Conductor of the Blaustein City Wind Philharmonic at the 2019 Spring Concert.
Manuel Epli studied conducting at the Vorarlberg State Conservatory and at the Art and Music Academy of Arnhem, Enschede and Zwolle and graduated with a Bachelor of Music . He is completing a master's degree in conducting at the Mozarteum Music University in Salzburg . In July 2019, Manuel Epli left the Blaustein City Wind Philharmonic as musical director. Since then he has been working as a principal lecturer for conducting at the Upper and Lower Bavarian Music Association and is active as a lecturer, juror and speaker.
Competitions
- German orchestra competition of the German Music Council, Ulm, 2016:
- 1st place, "Participated with outstanding success" (24.6 out of 25 points)
- State orchestra competition of the State Music Council of Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe, 2015:
- 2nd place, "Participated with outstanding success" (23.6 out of 25 points)
- Competition of the Allgäu-Swabian Music Association, District 5 (Kaufbeuren), 2014:
- Extra class, "participated with excellent success" (97 out of 100 points)
- State orchestra competition of the State Music Council Baden-Württemberg, Trossingen, 2011:
- 3rd place, "Participated with very good success" (21 out of 25 points)
- Competition of the Allgäu-Swabian Music Association, District 12 (Günzburg), 2011:
- Highest level, "Participated with excellent success" (93 out of 100 points)
- International Concert Band Competition Prague 2009:
- Gold medal and 2nd place (469 out of 500 points), special price for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece, special price for the best conductor performance in the competition
Individual evidence
- ↑ press release adoption Manuel Epli
- ↑ Announcement of the conducting course
- ^ Result list of the German Music Council ( Memento from May 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Result list of the State Music Council of Baden-Württemberg
- ^ Results of the 57th District Music Festival
- ^ Website Landesmusikrat Baden-Württemberg ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Article Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung