SECOND SECTION - Thrusday 1th July Palau de la Música 18:00 h Compulsory piece: “Paisaje Levantino” by José María Cervera Lloret. Societat Musical Centre Eslava de Albuixech (Valencia) Conductor: José Suñer Oriola Pasodoble: “La Marcelina” by Bernardo Adam Ferrero Free Choice: “Gilgamesh” Sinfonía nº 1 (1.- Gilgamesh & Enkidu, 2.- Battle of Titans, 3.- Adventures in the Forest) by Bert Appermont Unión Musical Santa Cecilia de Enguera (Valencia) Conductor: Teo Aparicio Barberán Pasodoble: “La Corte del Faraón” by Vicente Lleó (Arr: Teo Aparicio) Free Choice: “States of Mind” Symphony nº 2 (1.- Logos. 3.- Ethos), Op. 87 by Teo Aparicio Barberán Banda Xuvenil de Barro (Pontevedra) Conductor: Alejandro Cimadevila Louzao Pasodoble: “Al meu Iaio” by Ferrer Ferran Free Choice: “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” (1.- The Temple of Artemis. 2.- The great Pyramid of Cheops. 3.- The Statue of Zeus) by Alex Poelman Stadtmusikkapelle Landeck (Austria) Conductor: Helmut Schmid Pasodoble: “Pepita Greus” by Pascual Pérez Choví Free Choice: “Praise Jerusalem” by Alfred Reed Societat Musical de la Llosa de Ranes (Valencia) Conductor: Francisco José Sánchez Roca Pasodoble: “La Calesera” by Francisco Alonso Free Choice: “The Rise of the Phoenix” (1.- Lacerated heart. 2.- The man I want to be. 3.- New times) by Teo Aparicio Barberán Banda Sinfónica Amizade de Aveiro (Portugal) Conductor: Carlos Marques Pasodoble: “Amigas de La Armónica” by Francisco José Martínez Gallego Free Choice: “Sidus” by Thomas Doss The International Clarinets, The Clarinet Choir of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Gent (Belgium) - (Guest Band) Conductor: Eddy Vanoosthuyse Programe: “Festive Overture” by Dimitri Shostakovich “La Soledad” by Dirk Brossé (Clarinete Bajo solista: Jan Guns) “Young @ Heart” by Bart Picqueur “Zebus” de J. Favoreel (Clarinete Bajo solista: Jan Guns) “Impromptu” by Aug. De Boeck “Czardas” by V. Monti “Encore: Tango” by Fr. Devreese (Clarinete Bajo solista: Jan Guns)

Societat Musical Centre Eslava de Albuixech (Valencia) HISTORY OF THE BAND The Eslava Music Association was founded in 1928 to "promote music education and support a band." This band started to gain renown in 1943 when they participated in the Civil Band Contest in Valencia, winning First Prize in Division Two. In the same year they won Second Prize in the pasodoble contest organized by CIFESA. Since 1982 the Band has enjoyed a period of great success, thanks to the work of the Music School, directed by Maria Pilar Ruiz i Bueno. Under the baton of Pascual Balaguer Echevarría, the band won various prizes: -First Prize, Valencia Provincial Contest -First Prize, Autonomous Region of Valencia Contest -First Prize in Division Three of the International Band Contest City of Valencia -Second Prize in Division Three of the International Band Contest City of Valencia In 1985, and under the leadership of José Miguel Peñarrocha Arastey, the Band won First Prize at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade (Holland). In 1997 the musicians of the Eslava Music Association, conducted by José Ricardo Molins Castelló, won First Prize at the International Band Contest City of Valencia and First Prize at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade (Holland). In 2004 and 2007, under the baton of José Suñer Oriola, the Band won First Prize in Division Three of the International Band Contest City of Valencia. The Band has given concerts in cities such as Inssbruck y Bregenc (Austria), Loures (Portugal), Schönau and Lörache (Germany), Shanghai (China) and Castro-Urdiales, Pastrana (Spain). The Band's prestigious conductors have included José Goterris, José Mir, Julio Ribelles, Franscisco Hernández Guirado, Salvador Seguí and José Cervera. They have also been conducted by the Dutch composer Jeff Penders. Since January 2002, the Band of the Eslava Music Association of Albuixech has been conducted by José Suñer Oriola. The Association's President is José Ramon Granell Devís. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR JOSÉ SUÑER-ORIOLA José Suñer-Oriola was born in El Puig de Santa María and studied music at the Valencia Superior Conservatory of Music. He later went on to study Conducting and Composition with maestro Julio Ribelles. He has taken part in music festivals in Europe, the United States, China and Japan. He has been a member (through public examination) of the San Sebastian Municipal Band, the Conservatory of San Sebastian, the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatro de Liceo in Barcelona. Currently he is the teacher of the Valencia Municipal Band and the conductor of the "Eslava" Albuixech Music Association Band. His works have been published by Catalana d'Edicions Musicals (Barcelona), Blas-Basen (Stockholm, Sweden) and Rivera Editores (Valencia). He is a member of WASBE. He has been awarded: the Fennell Special Prize in The First Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Composition Competition, 2006; the SACEM prize; third prize at the 2008 Coups de Vents Composition Competition in Lille (France); and recently he was a finalist in the Second Frank Ticheli Composition Competition in New York, 2009.

Unión Musical Santa Cecilia de Enguera (Valencia) HISTORY OF THE BAND The first musical performances in Enguera date to the 17th century. The first written reference to the town's band dates to 1807: as a result it is believed to be one of the oldest bands in the Autonomous Region of Valencia. Three of the Association's fundamental pillars of the post-war decades were the maestros Joaquín Ventura, Jaime Palomares and Fernando Penella. In the 1960s the Band's conductors were Angel Taverner, Bernabé Sanchís Sanz and Bernardo Adam Ferrero. For these last two conductors this was the start of their professional careers. During the 1970s and 1980s the Band was led by the much-loved maestro Manuel Vidal Pérez, the maestro who reinvigorated the Music School, helping it to achieve very high student numbers, particularly when the scare resources of the time are taken into account. The School also trained the majority of the professional musicians in the band today. In 1989 maestro Pérez was succeeded by a native of Enguera, Teo Aparicio-Barberán, the maestro with whom the band won their two most important prizes in the provincial contests in 1990 and 1991. In the following years the work of maestros Juan Fco. Tortosa and Salvador Vidal is worthy of special note. In 2004 Teo Aparacio returned to conduct the band and has held the position ever since. Under his baton the band took part in the W.M.C in 2009 and was judged to be the best Spanish band in its Division. The Band gives a cycle of twelve concerts every year and also takes part in various local festivals. It is impossible to overemphasize the important social work that the various Managing Boards of the Association have carried out during all its years. Currently the Sta. Cecilia Musical Association has almost 400 members and a Music School attended by some 100 students. The current band is made up of 75 musicians, of which almost twenty are professional musicians. The current President of the Association is Julián Aparicio Calatayud. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR TEO APARICIO BARBERÁN Teo Aparicio-Barberán was born in Enguera in 1967. He began studying the saxophone with M. Vidal and Francisco Moral. He also studied Double Bass, Piano, Harmony, Counterpoint and Fugue, Composition and Orchestra Conducting, receiving honorable mentions at the end of his studies. He names Luis Blanes as the true mentor of his musical career. He has been head conductor of the bands of Enguera, Fte. La Higuera, Vva. de Castellón, Quart de Poblet and Alaquàs, and guest conductor of numerous instrumental groups (the Lliria Primitiva Band, L´Ampurda Orchestra, the Albacete Symphony Orchestra, the Palma de Mallorca Municipal Band, the Monserrat Music Association, the Sta. María da Feira Symphonic Band in Portugal, the Alicante Municipal Band, and the Buñol "La Artística", among others). He directed the Havana National Concert Band for their 105th Anniversary performance and the San José de Costa Rica National Band. For the 2007 and 2009 seasons he was head conductor of the F.S.M.C.V. Band. He has composed more than a hundred musical works for different instrumental groups. Some of these have been performed in Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, Japan, Holland and the United States. His Works have been performed in numerous national and international competitions such as the International Band Contest of Valencia, the W.M.C, the Fliscorno de Oro in Italy or that held in Lichtensteig. His music can be found on more than 15 CDs and has been released by Piles, Albadoc and Beriato. He taught Band Conducting and Orchestration in the prestigious Ibero-American courses organized by the University of Costa Rica. Furthermore, during 2008 and 2009 he gave classes in Conducting and Orchestration in various workshops organized by the Colombian Ministry of Culture. Since 1994 he has been a secondary school music teacher and teacher of Instrumentation at the University of Piaget de Viseu (Portugal). Currently he is the conductor of the Enguera Santa Cecilia Music Association and the Primitiva Setabense Symphonic Band.

Banda Xuvenil de Barro (Pontevedra) HISTORY OF THE BAND The Barro Youth Band (BXB) was founded in December 1992 by a group of parents in the Barro Culture and Youth Association. The initial aim of this initiative was to promote a music culture in Barro, but soon the project's scope extended to the entire Galician Region. The BXB grew swiftly, and in just 15 years it has a stable membership of 60 musicians from Barro and its surrounding areas. In addition to this initiative, the Association also founded a Music School to train the musicians and ensure the musical development of its students, and consequently of the Band. The success of these initiatives is easy to appreciate when listening to the Barro Youth Band. Further recognition has come in the form of the numerous prizes that the Band has won in various contests over the last few years. Various conductors have led the Band since its foundation: the first was José Bugallo Senra; he was succeeded by Milagros Valiño, Manuel Martínez, Daniel Portas, José Varela and, currently, Alejandro Cimadevila, who has been in post since December 2008. The Xira Auditorium project is one of the group's most successful. It involves the Band visiting different concert halls throughout Galicia in order to promote the band and encourage the performance of symphonic works in an environment that is ideal both for their performance and hearing. In the three editions they have completed, the Barro Youth Band have taken their music to concert halls such as the Pazo da Cultura in Pontevedra, and others in Vilagarcía de Arousa, Merza, Lalín, Valga, and Meis, to name a few. During their last tour the average auditorium occupancy was 75%. Like other popular bands, the Barro Youth Band performs in traditional festivities and religious events all over Galicia. They bring a broad and varied repertoire to these events; this has gained the band recognition in every aspect and all over our country. However, they have also performed in Portugal, so demonstrating the universal nature of music. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR ALEJANDRO CIMADEVILA LOUZAO When he was eight years old, Alejandro Cimadevila Louzao began studying music in his hometown of A Estrada (Pontevedra), where he was taught saxophone by Xabier Comesaña. When he was eighteen he became a member of the Municipal Band. He later entered the A Coruña Superior Conservatory of Music where he studied under maestro Narciso Pillo. Here he finished his Intermediate studies with the highest possible marks, and at Advanced level he graduated with Honors after the End of Degree Concert. He has also taken part in performance and further training courses with teachers such as Claude Delangle, Marie-Bernadette Charrier and Arno Bornkamp, among others. In 2006 he won the First Prize for Musical Excellence, awarded by the Galicia Ministry for Education and Universities and the Paideia Foundation. In January 2007 he recorded a CD entitled Variations Pathetiques with pianist Gabriel López. Since 2002 he has been a saxophonist in the Ourense Municipal Band and he is also a member of the Cimadevila - Mariño Saxophone Duo, with which he has given numerous concerts all over Galicia. He has collaborated with various chamber ensembles and Galician music bands, with the Siglo XX instrumental group and, since 2000, with the Galicia Symphony Orchestra, performing under the baton of great conductors such as: Victor Pablo Pérez, Alberto Zedda, William Boughton, José Ramón Encinar, Josep Pons, Elmer Bernstein, Vasily Petrenko, Yan Pascal Tortelier, James Ross and Libor Pesek He has completed several courses in conducting and instrumentation with maestros Jan Cober, Javier Viceiro, Hardy Mertens and José Rafael Pascual Vilaplana. Currently he combines his work as a performer with teaching (at the Ourense Professional Conservatory of Music), and more recently he has also been conducting. In December 2008 he became Head Conductor of the Barro Youth Band.

Stadtmusikkapelle Landeck (Austria) HISTORY OF THE BAND The Landeck Municipal Band is the oldest in the Tyrol and an indispensible pillar of the cultural life of this district. After a long musical tradition, in the last 30 years the band has been able to create a musical language that can be identified by its great performance quality and the level of discipline among its musicians. The Band is very innovative in its music and organization and is always looking to pursue new avenues through the continual broadening of its musical understanding, always trying to bring new accents to the Tyrol and Austrian cultural scene and perform different styles of musical at an excellent level. One of the central activities among the diverse works of a Tyrolean band is the performance of symphonic music for bands. Since November 2000 the Landeck Municipal Band has been under the direction of Helmut Schmid. Prizes: Bavaria International Contest (Germany), 2003. Division D. Awarded the maximum score on the day of their performance. National Contest of Voralberg (Austria), 2004. Division D. Awarded the maximum score. World Music Contest 2005 Kerkrade (Holland). 2nd Division. Awarded the Gold Medal. National Band Contest in Innsbruck (Austria), 2005. Division D. Awarded the maximum score. Fliscorno de Oro International Contest in Riva (Italy), 2007. Superior Category. Second place in the Superior Category. Austrian Federal Contest in Feldkirchen (Austria), 2008. Awarded 91.75 points out of the total of 100. They have recorded numerous CDs and DVDs with great soloists. The motto of the Landeck Municipal Band has always been to achieve the highest level of quality in the performance of good music. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR HELMUT SCHMID Helmut Schmid was born in 1970. After finishing his musical studies in the Conservatory of Innsbruck he took charge of the direction of the Pitztal Music School. During this period he gave various concerts as a soloist and was a part of many projects with orchestras and renowned musicians at an international level. Since 2000 he has been the inspector of music schools in the Tyrol and is in charge of the organization and coordination of said schools from the central department in Innsbruck. He is also the youth representative in the Band Society both for the Tyrol and all Austria, where he puts all his efforts into the encouragement of musical education and supporting young people. He has been the director of the Landeck Municipal Band since November 2000.

Societat Musical de la Llosa de Ranes (Valencia) HISTORY OF THE BAND The Band of La Llosa de Ranes Music Association was created in 1921: coinciding with the boom in band activity across Spain and abroad. A group, led by Félix Soler, a school teacher, decided to buy the first instruments and embark on an exciting project to form a band. As with the majority of projects, the beginnings were difficult times, but seven years later, in 1928, the first internal regulation statutes were approved. These would establish the group as a Music Association. Many of the town's inhabitants have been musicians in the band. Its presidents have put their enthusiasm and hard work into the Association, ensuring its continued growth. Its virtuoso conductors have caused the musical tradition to grow in popularity since the band's beginnings. The maestros who have guided the Music Association artistically throughout its history include: Félix Soler, José García Pastor, Evaristo Roig, Ricardo Bolinches, Francisco Forés, Miguel Esparza, Vicente Tortosa, Serafín Martínez, José Barberá, Ferran Miralles i Martínez and Miguel Ángel García Boscá. Currently the band is conducted by maestro Francisco José Sánchez Roca. The prizes they have won include: Processional First Prize in the Band Contest of Xàtiva; a First Prize in Villanueva de Castellón; three Third Prizes, one in the Valencia Provincial Contest, one in the City of Cullera Contest, and another in the City of Murcia Contest; four Second Prizes, two in the International Band Contest City of Valencia, one in the Valencia Provincial Contest, and another in the City of Requena Contest. They have also participated in important national and international festivals, including: the Fira de Xàtiva, La Sénia (Tarragona), Melide (Galicia), Innsbruck and Feldkirch (Austria). Today the Music Association Band has 75 musicians, of an average age of 23. The Association also has a total of 366 members and a Music School, called the "Miguel Esparza", which has 75 students. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR FRANCISCO JOSÉ SÁNCHEZ ROCA Francisco José Sánchez Roca was born in Xàtiva and began studying music in the Music Association "La Primitiva Setabense", where he was taught by Hermenegildo Rosas, Lorenzo Delgado and Juan Bautista Rovira. He later entered the "Mestre Vert" Conservatory of Carcaixent and the Valencia Superior Conservatory of Music, where he specialized in Percussion, winning the Extraordinary End of Course Prize in this specialism. He has a degree in Teaching in the specialism of Music and Child Education and a Master's degree in the History and Science of Music from the University of La Rioja. During his studies he was a member of the "Percussions Quartet" group and the "Marímbula Percussió", a pioneering group in the 1980s in the study of and research into the technical-expressive possibilities offered by percussion instruments. He has been a member of the Henry Purcell Orchestra and the Llanera Philharminic Orchestra, and has worked with the "Ciudad de Granada" Symphony Orchestra and "Capella d'Art Músic". He has taught in various music schools including: the "Mestre Ponce" Regional Conservatory of Chella, the "Joaquín Sellés" Music School in Chella, the "Miguel Esparza" Music School in La Llosa de Ranes and the "Primitiva Setabense" Music School. He has taught in the Summer Courses of La Llosa de Ranes. A self-taught conductor, he has been able to learn from exemplary maestros such as Ramón Ramírez Beneyto and Francesc Perales Ferre. He has conducted the following bands: the Genoese Cultural-Education Music Association of Genoa, the "Santa Cecilia" of Bellreguard, "La Rotovense Musical" of Rótova, the Canalense Music Association of Canals, and the Ontinyent Music Association. Since 1990 he has been the assistant conductor of the Music Association "La Primitiva Setabense" of Xàtiva. Currently he is a teacher specializing in Music and Primary Education and since 2007 he has been the Conductor of La Llosa de Ranes Music Association.

Banda Sinfónica Amizade de Aveiro (Portugal) HISTORY OF THE BAND According to information in the Amizade Band's archives, the Band first appeared in 1843. From that time on, without interruption, the Band has had to struggle to survive, its existence only possible thanks to the dedication of successive generations of musicians, orchestra conductors and directors. The Amizade's performances, both in Portugal and internationally, have always been successful and admired. They have participated in countless festival and contests, and have won prizes in many of them, including: 1960: First National Contest of Civil Philharmonic Ensembles and Bands, organized by FNAT (Third Prize); 1984: 6th Internationale Musik Wettspielee Prize der Nationens in Büdingen, Germany (2nd Prize - the First Prize was not awarded); 1984: Bourges Band Festival (France); 1985: EDP Band Contest (First Prize in Division Two); 1990: Gothemburg Music Festival, Sweden (Second Prize in their Division - the First Prize was not awarded; Honorable Mention for the conductor A. Duarte Neves); 2005: International Band Contest City of Valencia (Division Three); 2005: 29th International Band Festival of Montserrat (Spain); 2006: International Band Festival of Sax (Spain); 2006: International Band Contest City of Valencia (Third Prize in Division One); 2007: Participation in the 12th International Band Festival of Boqueixón (Spain); 2007: Participation in the 13th International Band Festival in Besana, Brianza (Italy); 2007: Third Prize in the Vila d'Alginet International Band Contest (Spain); 2008: Third Prize in Division One of the 2nd International Contest Ateneo Vilafranquense; 2009: Sixth place in the WMC in Kerkrade (Holland), having scored 92 out of 100 possible points. In recognition of their illustrious past and the important role they play in promoting Averiense culture, the Amizade Band has been awarded the Gold and Silver medals by the city of Aveiro. They run a music school and a youth orchestra. Since 2001, they have organized the annual "Verano Amizade", a series of workshops for wind instrument musicians. They also organize courses for orchestra conductors with the participation of renowned conductors such as Ernst Schelle. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR CARLOS MARQUES Was born in 1973 and he studied Trumpet in the Aveiro Conservatory of Music. He has a Master's degree in Musical Theory and Training from the University of Aveiro. He has a Master's degree in Band, Fanfare Band and Brass Band Conducting from the Royal Conservatory of Music of The Hague, Holland, where he was taught by Alex Schillings. Currently he is studying for a Master's degree in Conducting at the University of Aveiro. He has attended courses and master classes in Conducting with Tijmon Botma, Klaas van der Houde, Robert Houlihan, Alex Schillings, Ernest Schelle and Vasco Pearce de Azevedo. He has taught at the Jobra Conservatory of Music, the Higher School of Education and Piaget High School in Viseu and Mirandela, and at the Jean Piaget de Gaia Higher School of Education. He is the conductor of the band Amizade, the Aveiro Symphonic Band. He is also the Artistic Director and co-founder of Verão Amizade, a workshop for wind instrument musicians. He has been guest conductor for various bands in Portugal, Holland and Italy. He has coordinated numerous courses and wind orchestra workshops in Portugal. In 2006, as the conductor of the Amizade, he won Third Prize in Division One of the CIBM (Valencia, Spain); in 2007, Third Prize in the Villa d'Alginet International Contest (Spain); and in 2008, Third Prize in the International Contest Ateneo Vilafranquense (Division One). With the Amizade Big Band he won Third Prize in the First National Big Band Contest in Alcabaça. In 2009, with the Amizade, he came sixth in the World Music Contest in Kerkrade, Holland. He has composed approximately 100 works, including original pieces and arrangements. His works have been published by Molenaar Editions BV, Holland. Some of them have been selected as obligatory pieces for numerous European contests. In 2008, The Transit of Venus was included by the Western Band International Clinic (USA) in Bandworld magazine's Top 100. He has been a jury member for various soloists and music group contests and is regularly invited to speak at events organized by universities, conservatories, foundations, band federations and bands. He has coordinated master classes and workshops for various bands and conservatories of music.

The International Clarinets, The Clarinet Choir of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Gent (Bélgica) HISTORY OF THE BAND The clarinetchoir 'The International Clarinets' was founded in 1999 to perform in the Clarinetfest (the Clarinetfestival of the International Clarinet Association) in Oostende/Belgium. Since this first concert, the choir performed together with Eddie Daniels/USA (international jazz star), Larry Combs/USA (principal Chicago Sympony), Robert Spring/USA (prof. Arrizona University), Wenzel Fuchs/Germany (principal Berlin Philharmonic), Howard Klug/USA (prof. Indiana University, Bloomington), Jan Guns/Belgium (bass clarinet Brussels Philharmonic), … Concerts were given in Belgium, Holland and France. Eddy Vanoosthuyse uses the choir mainly as a pedagogical project, not only is this the best way to learn how to perform together, but it also supports the students if they wish to develop skills wich are needed for a soloist's career. Vanoosthuyse asks Guido Six to arrange a variety of concerti (Weber, Molter, Copland, Finzi, Seiber, …). In this way, he gives his students the chance, under his supervision, to perform in solo concerts. Performing such a concert is also a possibility if students wish to add something extra to their certification examination. Due to students being involved, the ensembles' member list changes every year, although some former students keep on supporting the group. Throughout the years, students from over 24 countries have been a part of 'The International Clarinets'. Currently, the choir supports 11 nationalities. The choir contains all the instruments of the large clarinet family: Lab (Ab) clarinet, Mib (Eb) clarinet, Sib (Bb) clarinet, alto clarinet (Eb), bass clarinet (Bb), contra alto clarinet (Eb), contrabass clarinet (Bb). The entire team of assistants are also members of the Clarinetchoir. In that way, they support Eddy Vanoosthuyse in the best pedagogical way (performing together and working on stage on a better sound and soundprojection). They help also in the organization of concerts and recordings of 'The International Clarinets'. The International clarinets made CD's with Robert Spring, Wenzel Fuchs, Eddy Vanoosthuyse and Jan Guns as soloists. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR EDDY VANOOSTHUYSE Eddy Vanoosthuyse performs throughout Europe, Latin and Central America, the USA and Canada as well as in China and Japan, where he works with some of the most prestigious orchestras (I Pommerigi Musicali/Milano, Sjanghai Symphony, Simon Bolivar Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of Lisbon, Sofia Soloists, etc.) and conductors including Yoel Levi, Peter Oundjian, Saulius Sondeckis and Jan Laethem Koenig, among others. He makes numerous recordings on radio, television and CD (Sony, Phaedra, Gobelin, Aliud, Talent). He is invited to many festivals, including different Clarinetfests. Vanoosthuyse works with some of the most highly-regarded composers of his generation such as John Corigliano, Olivier Messiaen, Alfred Reed, David Bruce, Dirk Brossé, Jan Van der Roost and Hans Zimmer. He gives masterclasses and is a guest professor at different European, American and Asian universities and conservatories. His repertoire spans from Mozart to the music of tomorrow. He was selected for the World Philharmonic Orchestra (Georges Prêtre) and invited to the Symphonicum Europae (Millennium Gala concert of the Nations in New York, Lincoln Centre, Fisher Hall). He forms part of a trio with Vitaly Samoshko (first prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth competition for piano 1999) and Michael Kugel (viola). In 2009, he started the 'Ensemble Eddy Vanoosthuyse' (basic formation: clarinet and string quartet). In addition to his international career, Eddy Vanoosthuyse is the principal clarinet of the Brussels Philharmonic/Flemish Radio Orchestra. He is the clarinet professor at the Royal Conservatory of Gent (University College, Gent), where he runs an international clarinet class. Throughout the years, he had musicians of over 20 nationalities in his studio. In 1999, he founded 'The International Clarinets', a clarinet choir consisting only of his students. Vanoosthuyse is the artistic manager of 'International Music Promotion' and vice president of 'SWUK', a non-profit organisation that supports young musicians at the start of their career. Eddy Vanoosthuyse plays the Buffet Crampon Tosca clarinets and Vandoren reeds and mouthpieces. www.eddyvanoosthuyse.be

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Societat Musical Centre Eslava de Albuixech

Unión Musical Santa Cecilia de Enguera

Banda Xuvenil de Barro

Stadtmusikkapelle Landeck

Societat Musical de la Llosa de Ranes

Banda Sinfónica Amizade de Aveiro

The International Clarinets, The Clarinet Choir of the Royal Conservatory of Music