Sinfonisches Blasorchester Ulm
Sinfonisches Blasorchester Ulm is an independent, supra-regional symphonic wind orchestra based in Ulm, Germany, founded in 1992.
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Overview
The Sinfonisches Blasorchester Ulm (SBU) is an independent, supra-regional symphonic wind orchestra based in Ulm (Donau), Germany. It was founded at the end of 1992 under the musical direction of Kreso Pascuttini, initially under the umbrella of the Ulmer Knabenmusik (ukm) youth wind orchestra. The aim was to provide a musical home for musicians who had to leave the ukm for reasons of age and for whom no comparable orchestra existed in the region. From the beginning, however, the SBU was open to all musicians in the region interested in high-quality symphonic wind music. The first public concert took place on 9 May 1993 in the Ulmer Kornhaus together with the Sinfonisches Orchester der Ulmer Knabenmusik. In early 1994 the orchestra became independent and, in the two working phases I/96 and II/96 under the internationally active conductor Douglas Bostock, comprised around fifty musicians from the entire southern German region. Since early 1997, the SBU has been a registered non-profit association for legal and organizational reasons. The orchestra works on a project basis in two working phases per year, each consisting of several rehearsal weekends and one or more final concerts. It does not offer instrumental lessons for its members. Because of this working structure and the lack of instrumental tuition, the SBU does not see itself as competition to regularly rehearsing wind orchestras in the region, but rather as an additional and complementary offering for ambitious musicians of these orchestras, who can further develop through their participation in the SBU and pass on valuable musical impulses to their own orchestras. After the death of founding conductor Kreso Pascuttini, the leadership of the Sinfonisches Blasorchester Ulm was taken over in 1996 by the internationally active conductor Douglas Bostock (who has worked with, among others, the Tōkyō Kōsei Wind Orchestra and the Aargauer Symphonie Orchester). In addition to soloists from its own ranks, internationally recognized soloists regularly appear at SBU concerts; the orchestra has performed several times with the Italian pianist Antonio Piricone and the Danish percussionist Mikel Ibb. The orchestra's repertoire now encompasses almost all major original works of symphonic wind music. It repeatedly sets focal points over several concerts with works by individual composers (e.g. Malcolm Arnold, Joseph Horovitz). Furthermore, the orchestra repeatedly presents little-known works from the Asian/Japanese region in Europe and the Western world. The SBU is also responsible for a whole series of first performances and world premieres.
History
The Sinfonisches Blasorchester Ulm was founded at the end of 1992 under the musical direction of Kreso Pascuttini and under the umbrella of the Ulmer Jugendblasorchester Ulmer Knabenmusik (ukm). The goal was to provide a musical home for musicians who had to leave the ukm for reasons of age and for whom no comparable orchestra existed in the region. From the beginning, however, the SBU was open to all musicians in the region interested in high-quality symphonic wind music. The first public concert took place on 9 May 1993 in the Ulmer Kornhaus together with the Sinfonisches Orchester der Ulmer Knabenmusik. In early 1994 the orchestra became independent and, in the two working phases I/96 and II/96 under the internationally active conductor Douglas Bostock, comprised around fifty musicians from the entire southern German region. Since early 1997, the SBU has been a registered non-profit association for legal and organizational reasons. After the death of founding conductor Kreso Pascuttini, the leadership was taken over in 1996 by the internationally active conductor Douglas Bostock (who has worked with, among others, the Tōkyō Kōsei Wind Orchestra and the Aargauer Symphonie Orchester). The orchestra works on a project basis in two working phases per year, each consisting of several rehearsal weekends and one or more final concerts. It does not offer instrumental lessons for its members. Because of this working structure and the lack of instrumental tuition, the SBU does not see itself as competition to regularly rehearsing wind orchestras in the region, but rather as an additional and complementary offering for ambitious musicians of these orchestras, who can further develop through their participation in the SBU and pass on valuable musical impulses to their own orchestras. In addition to soloists from its own ranks, internationally recognized soloists regularly appear at SBU concerts; the orchestra has performed several times with the Italian pianist Antonio Piricone and the Danish percussionist Mikel Ibb. The orchestra's repertoire now encompasses almost all major original works of symphonic wind music. It repeatedly sets focal points over several concerts with works by individual composers (e.g. Malcolm Arnold, Joseph Horovitz). Furthermore, the orchestra repeatedly presents little-known works from the Asian/Japanese region in Europe and the Western world. The SBU is also responsible for a whole series of first performances and world premieres.
- 1997
Became a registered non-profit association in early 1997.
- 1996
Douglas Bostock took over as conductor after the death of Kreso Pascuttini.
- 1994
Became independent in early 1994.
- 1993
First public concert on 9 May 1993 in the Ulmer Kornhaus.
- 1992
Founded at the end of 1992 under Kreso Pascuttini, initially under the umbrella of Ulmer Knabenmusik.
Products and positioning
Independent, supra-regional symphonic wind orchestra offering project-based, high-quality performances for ambitious musicians.
Product categories. Symphonic wind music concerts · World premieres and first performances · Project-based concert cycles
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