Concerts 2003

May 18

Concert in Rijkevorsel

September 16

Concert at the Lemmensinstitute - Leuven (19h)

November 2

Try-out Concert VITO - Mol (19h)

November 16

Concert with trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti, Feest- en Kultuurpaleis - Oostende (11h)

November 16

Concert with trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti, Conservatory - Brussels (20h)

November 30

National Brass Band Championships, Conservatory - Brussels

December 13

Christmas Concert in Parochiekerk Kaulille-Bocholt (20h)

December 20

Christmas Concert in Parochiekerk Kaulille-Bocholt (20h)

Previous concerts and Band Info (2002)

Previous concerts and Band Info (2001)

Previous concerts and Band Info (1999-2000)

Band Info

Brass Band Midden Brabant is looking for talented & motivated musicians to join the band. If you're interested don't hesitate to contact one of the musicians or send a mail to brassbandmiddenbrabant@hotmail.com.

Brass Band Midden Brabant is op zoek naar gemotiveerde & getalenteerde muzikanten om de band te vervoegen. Ben je geïnteresseerd? Aarzel dan niet om 1 van onze muzikanten te contacteren of zend een mail naar brassbandmiddenbrabant@hotmail.com.

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After a decade of intense and constructive cooperation, Brass Band Midden Brabant, Belgium, and its conductor Benny Wiame have come to an amicable agreement to follow separate paths. BBMB aims to continue in the direction it followed under Benny, and is therefore looking for:

A CONDUCTOR (M/F)

What can we offer:

- A Championship-section band, with a rich history and a clutch of awards (including several Belgian championship titles)

- A complete and motivated band, consisting of some very fine amateur players, conservatoire students and professional musicians

- A dynamic board to aid in administrative and technical matters

- A pleasant working environment

What are we looking for?:

- A conductor with an in-depth knowledge of the Brass Band world, who can back up this knowledge with experience and artistic mastery

- A conductor who can commit to an intense rehearsal schedule in the lead-up to the national Brass Band contest in December, who is also able to prepare five concerts during the course of the year

- A conductor who doesn't neglect the social dimension of the band, giving young, talented players the opportunity to develop and grow into the band and allowing soloists from within the band to perform with the band.

- Someone who is available on Wednesday evenings, starting as soon as possible, to lead the weekly rehearsals in Zaventem.

Applicants should send a copy of their CV, together with an outline of their expected remuneration, to Jan de Bondt, p/a LEMCA, Bisschoppenhoflaan 486, 2100 Deurne or to brassbandmiddenbrabant@hotmail.com

The closing date is 22nd February 2004.

All applications will be carefully evaluated and promising candidates will be invited for an interview and a rehearsal.

Any suggestions or comments regarding this vacancy should be sent to either the address or the e-mail address given above.

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Na 10 jaar intensief en constructief samenwerken hebben Brass Band Midden Brabant en haar dirigent Benny Wiame besloten in vriendschap de samenwerking te beëindigen. BBMB wil verder op het elan van Benny, en is daarom op zoek naar:

EEN DIRIGENT (M/V)

Wat bieden wij:

- Een Belgische A-band, diverse malen Belgisch kampioen en Vice-Belgisch kampioen

- Een volledige, dynamische en gemotiveerde bezetting

- Administratieve en technische ondersteuning door het bestuur

- Een aangename werkomgeving, waar samen muziek spelen op hoog niveau van prioritair belang is

Wat verwachten wij:

- een dirigent die de Brass Band-wereld zeer goed kent, en die kan bogen op zowel artistiek meesterschap als ervaring

- een dirigent die bereid is om in de voorbereiding op het Belgische kampioenschap tot het uiterste te gaan, en die tegelijkertijd voldoende aandacht weet te schenken aan een 5 tal concerten die plaatshebben buiten deze voorbereiding op het kampioenschap.

- Een dirigent die de sociale factor van dee amateurmuziek niet onderkent, en die aan jonge getalenteerde musici van de band de kans geeft om te groeien en zich te profileren als solist.

- Een dirigent die met onmiddellijke ingangg kan beginnen met de wekelijkse repetitie op woensdagavond in Zaventem

Geinteresseerde kandidaten kunnen zich richten tot Jan de Bondt, p/a Lemca, Bisschoppenhoflaan 486, 2100 Deurne of tot brassbandmiddenbrabant@hotmail.com

Wij verwachten een CV en uw voorstel qua vergoeding uiterlijk op 22 februari. Daarna zullen alle ingezonden kandidaturen beoordeeld worden, en de weerhouden kandidaten gecontacteerd worden voor een 2de gesprek en een proefrepetitie.

Vragen of opmerkingen omtrent deze vacature kunnen uitsluitend schriftelijk gesteld worden op bovenstaand post- of emailadres.

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The 16th of November 2003, Brass Band Midden-Brabant played two concerts featuring the American trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti.

In the morning Brass Band Midden-Brabant played an educational concert in front of teachers and students from the Conservatory in Oostende.

The main purpose of the concert was to introduce the big family of brass instruments to the younger students of the Conservatory. And what an introduction they received!! They heard one of the world's biggest trumpet virtuoso's together with one Belgium's top brass bands, so we can only guess that the brass class of the Conservatory in Oostende will be packed next year with new students...

In the evening, the concert hall of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels was packed to see and hear Brass Band Midden-Brabant perform a mix of entertainment pieces, the test pieces for the upcoming Belgian National Brass Band Championships, and of course for the world-famous Allen Vizzutti.

After the first opening pieces by BBMB, Benny Wiame joined Allen Vizzutti on piccolo trumpet to play the Concerto for two trumpets by Antonio Vivaldi, specially arranged for the occasion by Kevin Houben, a young & talented musician/conductor/arranger who has just recently joined the band.

From the very start it was clear that Mr. Vizzutti was in top form and this was going to be an evening to remember.

Allen Vizzutti then went on to perform the Trumpet Concerto by Harry James and after the break his own composition, "The Rising Sun". The performance was breathtaking: totally different musical styles, played effortless and with a mastery that neared perfection on different instruments (piccolo trumpet, flugel horn, Bb trumpet). The audience went wild and Allen Vizzutti thanked the public with three spectacular encores.

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The new solo compact disc of Benny Wiame has just been released!

Take Your Pick features Benny on a variety of instruments and different styles of music, accompanied by Brass Band Midden-Brabant and the "Ensemble de Cuivres de Valaisan" (Switzerland), conducted by Christophe Jeanbourquin. Click here to go to the details page of the compact disc (full track listing and audio excerpts...).

Click the following link to hear an mp3-excerpt from the title track "Take Your Pick" (B. Fraser):

Audio: Take Your Pick (MP3 file - 490kB)

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