World Music contest KerKrade the netherlands Colophon Table of contents Production & Text wmC bureau Photography Chris Althuijzen, André Boumans, 5 Foreword René Bradwolff, Guus Janssen, Marcel Kretzers, 6 About wmc Natascha Lacko, Ger Lengowski, Carole Meijers, Jan Mrösz, Paul van Oppen, Nicole Sijstermans, 8 Mission Statement Sascha Teschner 12 Show Band Contest Design & Layout Janneke Vlaming Print Buck Ontwerp & Drukwerk 14 Marching Band Contest Translation Duo vertaalburo 16 Marching Parade Contest General ContaCt InformatIon 18 Brass Band Contest
[email protected] 22 Wind Band Contest +31 45 545 50 00 24 Fanfare Band Contest maIlInG address 26 Percussion Ensemble Contest P.O. Box 133 6460 AC Kerkrade, the Netherlands 28 Concert Division www.wmc.nl 30 wmc Academy 32 International Conductors’ Contest 34 World map 38 Copa Kapella 40 Line up 42 Visit Kerkrade 48 Map of Kerkrade 50 Hospitality & accommodation 52 About the region 54 Team & Contact 56 Festival Locations Foreword In times of such rapid changes, it is important we keep We will also expand on how WmC Kerkrade will give up with the zeitgeist. This is also true for festivals such shape to its hospitality in the future. Our primary goal as the World Music Contest (WmC). The approaching is to continue to offer a stage on which musical and nineteenth edition of WmC Kerkrade marks the 70th interpersonal connections are made that transcend anniversary of the festival. For the WmC organization as national borders and cultural barriers. WmC is a cultural a whole, this event represents an opportunity to both festival where musicians and fans of wind music feel at reflect on the famous history of this festival that we home and inspired as well as an opportunity for them host every four years and focus on the future of music.