Saxon Wind Philharmonic
The Saxon Wind Philharmonic (formerly the Leipzig Radio Wind Orchestra) in Bad Lausick was founded in 1950. It is the only German professional brass orchestra under civil sponsorship. The orchestra is funded by the Leipziger Raum cultural area .
history
In 1948, the Leipziger Rundfunk formed freelance musicians into a loose ensemble that broadcast live for half an hour a week. Since the program was well received, a radio-own was on June 3, 1950 Concert for the production of popular light music established: the Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig. Initially conceived as an entertainment orchestra , the 35 musicians subsequently also increasingly developed concert and symphonic brass music . However, the focus remained on light music according to the broadcasting needs.
In addition to the orchestral work, several small ensembles formed at the request of the radio, which became popular with folk brass music and dance music. This is how the Pleißentaler Musikanten , the Scherbelberger Musikanten and the Original Rosenthaler Musikanten came into being .
After the German reunification , the newly founded Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) did not take over all the sounding bodies of the old broadcasting company. On July 31, 1992, the musicians of the RBO received the notice. A small circle of remaining members of the orchestra struggled successfully to keep it going. Government agencies granted financial support, the MDR allowed the continuation of the name “Rundfunk-Blasorchester Leipzig” and made the sheet music available. Since 1995 the orchestra has been financed by the Saxon Cultural Area Act .
The three popular groups were dissolved in 2001 and the New Scherbelberger came into being. The orchestra's repertoire also changed, with classical transcriptions and original compositions for wind ensembles now taking up more space. The Wind Philharmonic Orchestra occasionally produces recordings of new releases on CD for sheet music publishers .
Conductors
- 1950–1958 Werner Krumbein
- 1958–1959 Gerhard Baumann
- 1959–1969 Otto Kayser
- 1972–1981 Edgar Brand
- 1982–1988 Klaus Wiese
- 1988–1991 Colonel a. D. Gerhard Baumann (acting chief conductor)
- 1992–1994 Harald Weigel
- 1994–2001 Jochen Wehner
- 2002–2008 Jan Cober
- since 2011 Thomas Clamor
occupation
The cast does not correspond to any of today's international standards. Rather, it is the classic German-Austrian instrumentation (more precisely the Prussian norm of the 19th century) without the obligatory saxophone setting, which, however, was the rule well into the 20th century in Central Europe and also in Eastern Europe - especially in Russia. Even in Scandinavia and also in the Netherlands this form of instrumentation was followed for a long time. The chapels of the state police and the Federal Border Guard in the FRG were built similarly around 1950. A large part of the works played have therefore been arranged for the orchestra to be cast .
- 1 piccolo
- 1 flute
- 1 oboe
- 1 Eb clarinet
- 5 Bb clarinets
- 1 bass clarinet
- 1 bassoon
- 4 horns
- 4 trumpets
- 4 trumpets
- 2 flugelhorns
- 2 tenor horns
- 1 baritone horn
- 2 tubes
- 1 double bass
- 1 timpani
- 2 drums
German Wind Academy
The German Wind Academy is a music educational institution of the Wind Philharmonic founded in 1995. It offers qualification and further training opportunities for interested amateur and professional musicians , including orchestra courses and the so-called D, C and B courses. All permanent musicians of the orchestra are also lecturers at the German Wind Academy.