UGDA
The UGDA (Union Grand-Duc Adolphe) is the umbrella organization for those interested in music in Luxembourg and represents more than 17,000 members from around 340 organizations (choirs, brass bands , bands , music schools , folklore and theater groups ) in the Grand Duchy .
history
Origins
Ugda emerged from the General Luxembourg Music Association (ALM) founded in 1863.
On September 6th, the representatives of 26 societies gather to found the umbrella organization for all of the country's singing and music associations. Prince Heinrich of the Netherlands takes over the honorary presidency of the newly founded music association.
On the occasion of the first foundation festival of the ALM (June 5, 1864) the song “ Ons Heemecht ”, today's national anthem of the Grand Duchy, was performed by a choir for the first time. Johann-Anton Zinnen set the text by the Luxembourg poet Michel Lentz to music. On June 25, 1865 at an ALM music festival in Vianden , the national anthem was performed for the first time with instrumental accompaniment.
New start of the association
On March 30, 1891, the representatives of 116 societies meet to reorganize the umbrella organization, which is now under the protectorate of Grand Duke Adolph and will in future be called the “Adolph Association”.
In 1919 Grand Duchess Charlotte took over the high protectorate of the Adolph Association, which is now run under the name “Union Adolphe”. In 1947 the name of the association was changed again. From now on it bears the current name Union Grand-Duc Adolphe (UGDA). In 1958 the UGDA introduced solfège exams and conducting courses, and in 1970 founded an independent mutuality fund for the members of the UGDA.
music school
The UGDA music school is recognized as an institution of public benefit in 1991. Just two years later she is teaching 2,000 students in 90 localities. Today there are almost 4,000 students in 65 municipalities in the Grand Duchy.
Music competitions
The first competition for children's and youth choirs as well as for youth wind orchestras took place in 2006 in the municipality of Rambrouch. Today there are two major competitions every year:
- Luxembourg competition for young soloists in the fields of wood, brass and string instruments, piano and chamber music (Concours Luxembourgeois pour jeunes solistes - bois, cuivres, piano, cordes et musique de chambre)
- European competition for choral singing and music (Concours Européen de Chant et de Musique)
Symphonic Youth Brass Orchestra of the European Union
The European Union Youth Wind Orchestra (Orchester d'harmonie des Jeunes de l'Union Européenne) is under the direction of the Dutch conductor Jan Cober and comprises 66 young European musicians aged between 15 and 33 who are either or are already professional musicians but amateur musicians with a very high level of education and proven expertise for their instrument.
Individual evidence
- ^ Luxembourgish competition for young soloists
- ↑ European Competition for Choral Singing and Music ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Symphonic Youth Wind Orchestra of the European Union
