Highlight for the next generation of brass musicians
On June 15 and 16, over 5000 young musicians met in Zug for the competition in Zug. President Ueli Maurer honored the Swiss champions.
The Swiss Youth Music Festival takes place every five years and is a highlight of the Swiss Youth Music Association's program of activities. jugendmusik.ch. As a member of the Swiss Wind Music Association and as a supporting member of jugend+musik, jugendmusik.ch is an important link between youth music-making in general and wind music.
On the weekend of June 15th and 16th, 112 youth bands with over 5000 children and young people performed in Zug in the categories of parade music, indoor show, taboure, percussion, brass band and harmony. Fifteen Swiss champions were crowned, who were honored by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer, in the final on Sunday afternoon in Zug's Bossard Arena.
The aim of the entertainment program was to bring generations together. Under the direction of Mario Venuti, the Kadettenmusik, Stadtmusik and Harmoniemusik of the city of Zug jointly performed Mathias Rüegg's The story of the piccolo and the hundred tubes on.
Swiss champions in the respective categories:
Parade Music Small: BML Talents (Bürgermusik Luzern)
Parade music medium: Liberty Brass Band Junior
Parade Music Large: Boys' Music of the City of St. Gallen
Parade music evolutions: Youth Music Kreuzlingen
Indoor show: Tambouren Knabenmusik der Stadt St. Gallen
Tambours S1J: Boys' music of the city of St. Gallen
Tambours S2J: Windband Biberist
Tambours S3J: Youth music Ringgenberg-Goldswil
Percussion: Stadtjugendmusik Zürich
Brass Band Intermediate: Future Band
Brass Band highest level: BML Talents (Lucerne)
Harmony lower level: Jugendmusik Frauenfeld
Harmony intermediate level: Jugendmusik Sursee
Harmonie Oberstufe: Youth Wind Orchestra of the City of Lucerne
Harmony highest level: Jugendmusik Kreuzlingen
