Sinfonisches Blasorchester Süd-West de Mainz HISTORY OF THE BAND The Sinfonisches Blasorchester Süd-West is a wind orchestra which performs symphonic music. The Band is based in the southeast of Germany, next to the beautiful Rhine. Now with over 40 years of musical history to its name, the Band is one of the many groups in the CMIKB e.V. association. The Band has been conducted by Stefan Grefig for many years. Under his baton the Band performed the German premier of the "Asgar" symphony and the world premier of a composition by Thiemo Krass. The Band travels all over Germany and abroad; its destinations have included the Black Forest, Innsbruck and Rome. They also perform in many special concerts such as la piccola opera, and with soloists from the Academy of Stage Arts. It is the goal of the Sinfonisches Blasorchester Süd-West to cultivate and disseminate the genre of symphonic music for wind band which is little-known in Germany. At the same time they aim to create enthusiasm for this genre among music lovers and the general public by performing original works from the symphonic repertoire for bands by contemporary composers from Germany and abroad, working with the Dutch composer Johan de Meij and the German composers Andrea Csollany and Rold Rudin. Although balance in instrumental groups is very important, participation in the Band is open to anyone who wants to join and is keen to dedicate themselves to music. Providing education for children and young people guarantees a future source of band members; this is why the average age of the Band's members is very low. The association teaches 50 children and young people between 6 and 18 years of age who play in two youth bands. This ensures that Sinfonisches Blasorchester Süd-West will be able to continue making music for many years. BIOGRAPHY OF THE CONDUCTOR Stefan GrefigStefan Grefig was born in 1976 in the Renania-Palatinado region. While he was studying and completing his trumpet teaching degree in the university (conservatory) of Wiesbaden/Frankfurt, he was also finishing his conducting studies in Maastricht (Holland), graduating with honors.Stefan Grefig has worked with many bands and ensembles in Germany. For example, he conducted the Junge Bläserphilharmonie Nordrhein-Westfalen and the brass band of the university of Wiesbaden. He has also worked as a conductor and teacher abroad in countries such as Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy and Spain. In addition to his conducting work, he also teaches conducting and trumpet in other renowned orchestras. Since 2008 he has worked in the Academy of Stage Arts in Frankfurt am Main where he trains young singers to work with orchestras. Stefan Grefig is also the founder and musical director of the Brass Band Rheinland-Pfalz. |
