In Austria so far 100,000 children and young people have taken part in the competitions! Prima la Musica’s Austrian youth music competitions are aimed at all children and young people who want to achieve something special in music and who enjoy making music and competing in music. The competitions are…
prima la musica – Successful since 1995 Weiterlesen »
Conductor Michael Gielen 91-year-old deceased Born in Dresden (Germany), conductor and composer Michael Gielen died at the age of 91 at his residence in Mondsee (Upper Austria). As early as 2014, Gielen had to retire from the conductor’s podium due to health problems. He was not only regarded as a
It’s been a very long road, a hard fight. (M. Gielen) Weiterlesen »
Gabriel Nicolás Mendieta Correa – sounds Spanish, but is German. Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany) is the seat of a new publishing house: The music publishing house Mendieta was founded by Gabriel Nicolás Mendieta Correa and distributes various works for wind orchestra. Special emphasis is among other things the treatment of
New star in the publishing sky? Weiterlesen »
Interesting works – rarely heard Under the motto “listened – played” we want to present extraordinary works from case to case, which we have discovered in the course of our archive work and which – to our knowledge – are played only rarely. Now you will believe that these are
Letter from Japan, or – how a conductor becomes a tamer Weiterlesen »
The German-American musician André Previn died at the age of 89. André Previn was one of the most important conductors of the Vienna Philharmonic – but he was an extraordinary multi-talent, world-famous as an entertainer, jazz and film musician. The London Symphony Orchestra was deeply shocked by the death of
The highly decorated musician, composer and conductor André Previn is dead. Weiterlesen »
What do cacti and a stolen gramophone have in common? Of course: the needle. And Billy Bluemoon is terrified of these cactus needles. He has to look for the stolen gramophone in the Wild West. This is the home of the bison and the cacti, the Indians and the sheriffs.
Why is Billy Bluemoon afraid of cacti? Weiterlesen »
Celebration of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ In the liturgy the feast is called “High Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ”, regionally it is also called Prangertag or Blood Day. In English and other languages the Latin name of the Hochfest, Corpus Christi, is used.
Corpus Christi – a high festival in the Catholic church year Weiterlesen »
The whole orchestra is excited. The concert begins. First title – well played. But there is no applause. After the second title: no applause. The conductor and the musicians are nervous. What’s the matter, everyone asks themselves?
A concert without applause? Weiterlesen »
Compositions by authors under the zodiac sign of Aries are powerful, strong and impetuous. Composers under the sign of Aries were born between 21 March and 20 April. During this spring-like period, the day and night equinox takes place on 20 March, and the following day the ram enters the
In the zodiac sign of Aries Weiterlesen »
Topic at the 2nd Styrian Symphonic Band Congress: Literature Selection for Film Music-Musical-Pop (Lecturer Anton Mauerhofer) It is precisely this topic around popular music that is discussed very differently in brass music circles. But if you take a closer look at the subject, you will find very different music. I
Brass Music Congress: Literature Selection for Film Music-Musical-Pop Weiterlesen »
