Music

The german brass band championship is changing the cityscape. 19 bands played for four days in the regentenbau and almost 1,000 young musicians and fans from all over germany played for the 3rd time. Time the spa town to the "woodstock of the brass band scene.
Mayor and city music director agree: this event is a win for bad kissingen. "The city is full of people" is pleased mayor thomas leiner and city music director bernd hammer added with a view of the colorful hustle and bustle in front of the regentenbau: "a sympathetic young audience".
Already to the 3. The german championship of the cultivated brass band is held in the regentenbau for the second time in a row. The music in the style of english mining bands is also finding more and more followers in germany and a dedicated brass band movement has established itself, has dusted off the originally purely british genre and developed its own self-awareness. Therefore also at their 7. The whole german and international brass-band-scene came to bad kissingen. The bavarian radio broadcasts, live stream on the cell phone is offered, the media echo is considerable. For the first time, the german brass band association e. V. As the national umbrella organization, it organizes the championships and, for the gala awards ceremony, has engaged one of the world's best brass bands, the rothwell temperance band from yorkshire in england.
Excellent musicians all together, the cast uppig. On kettledrums, drums, glockenspiel, marimbas and gong three percussionists fire the rhythm. Tuba five times. In silver optics and exactly aligned. Cornet, trumpet, trombone, horn and euphonium. No wood blowers. No bass.
Traditional, as it should be. Elevated clothes with bow tie, even the conductor, musical director
david roberts. Very british. Consensus is a prerequisite for good music within an orchestra, this can be expected from top-class musicians, but if you find a consonance, support each other, cheer each other on, then it can become a great experience. The euphonia in "gota" by peder karlsson carried the listeners off into the endless expanses of swedish forests, and oliver waespi presented his "hypercube and a whole symphony builds up on it, until in an expressive fulminant sound, which the regentenbau has probably never experienced before, the form finally succeeds. Lionel richie, john lennon/paul mccartney and tschaikovsky's march from the 6. The brass band is world class when it comes to playing the 2nd symphony on the podium, and when soloist benjamin godfrey chases his cornet up the stairs of the skyscraper in crazy staccato, or when joseph cook lets the tuba shout, wail and breathe. Brilliantly played, peppered with high difficulties. Crazy tempo. Rough sound, spherical floating. "Absolutely amazing", says conductor david roberts in the finest eton english.
The fact that roberts is unable to increase the grandiose atmosphere in the packed max littmann hall – la-ola, rhythmic clapping and cheering when the band comes on stage – is due to the choice of pieces, which are demanding and superbly played, but still make the audience wait too long for the final results of the betting game. Brass bands must qualify to be successful. At the championship, they had to face an international jury that gave all participating bands an outstanding performance. Tension as the winners are announced. The fact that the third-place winners in the individual categories put on a real veitstanze when they are called up to the stage, and that they sometimes fall in love with the winners, is what makes this award ceremony so immensely likeable.

It is already a good tradition that on the occasion of the "international day of honorary office in the pre-christmas season, the honorary pin of the district of kulmbach is awarded to committed citizens for special services in the honorary field. For their outstanding commitment in honorary office, district administrator klaus peter sollner () honored christine hofmann-niebler, ilona fischer, ingrid burges, christel tischer and katharina munch. In the area of rescue organizations, the district council also awarded the honorary pin to siegfried escher from mainleus, but he was unable to attend the ceremony due to a sudden illness.

District administrator klaus peter sollner said: "here in the district of kulmbach, more than one in two people has had a connection to volunteering for over 14 years. This is of irreplaceable importance for social cohesion. It is the people in honorary office who make our whole country and our district of kulmbach strong."

The helpers have already set up the christmas stage and the sales booths. Tree decorations, lights and culture barn are also already prepared for the rough doreihnacht. "We are very satisfied with the support from the population", says hubert schott, the chairman of the association. This is the organizer of the village community.

But: "we need a lot of helpers in the last days before the event", supplemented schott. The program, exhibitors and technology were discussed beforehand. "We don’t want to leave anything to chance and want to use the experience of the three previous events", explains schott, who himself lends a hand. "It should be again something special, built on village pride and we-feeling." All residents can still join the 30. November from 3 p.M. And on 1. December from 9 a.M. To help out.

The friends of the pilgrimage basilica marienweiher invite you to festive music at christmas time with the choral society streitau under the motto "gloria in excelsis deo" on 2. Advent sunday, 10. December, at 5 p.M. The streitau choir performs for the third time in the basilica of marienweiher.
The choir, founded in 1862, is now known far beyond the borders of the community. He was also able to celebrate great successes at international performances in italy and south korea. Under its choirmaster kai konrad, a trained opera singer, this body of sound grew to a high musical level. In the meantime, many singers from the area around streitau have joined the choir and are enthusiastic about their work.
In the meantime, the streitau choir also has a children's and youth choir as well as various instrumentalists. The versatility of the sangers is also admirable. On 2. On advent there will be choral and instrumental music by bach, mendelssohn, bortnyanski and john lutter. Immersed in wonderful light, the story sets the mood for the upcoming christmas season. With: claudia konrad, mezzo-soprano, instrumentalists, the streitau choir and the youth choir of the streitau choir. The overall direction is held by kai konrad.
Before the beginning of the choir concert, the traditional "herbergssuche" takes place in the basilica. Tickets for this event are available in advance at the klosterladen marienweiher, the branch of the raiffeisenbank oberland in marktleugast, the branch of the sparkasse marktleugast, at schreibwaren muller in gefrees and at the cap-markt stammbach.
Make a note: on 3. Advent sunday, 17. December, the "stanich advent magic" takes place at 5 p.M with the music club stadtsteinach, a contemplative and lively concert with orchestra and choir music, took place in the pilgrimage church marienweiher. 

Also this year, on the first weekend of advent, a pre-christmas martktreiben takes place in three places in the center of town. Three markets offer visitors a special experience and ring in the advent season with their offerings.

The advent market will be held on the market square. When strolling through the marketplace, visitors will be enchanted by the wintry atmosphere and the christmas flair. The handlers offer a rich and varied assortment of goals. The christmas lights around the market square, the big christmas tree, the decorated fountain, lantern lights, candlelight and open fireplaces make for a cozy atmosphere and invite you to stay a while.