7th EUROPEAN CONDUCTORS CONTEST @EBBC2017 in Oostende
On Monday 24 april we started off with 14 candidates in the first round if this competition. The participants were:
– Chloe Meyzie (France)
– Carlos Alberto Ramón-Péréz (Spain)
– Gerk Huisma (Netherlands)
– Jan Müller (Switzerland)
– Marte Rolfsen (Norway)
– Alexander Webb (England)
– Borja Martinez-Alegre (Spain)
– Maurice Donnet-Monnay (Switzerland)
– Rafael Gonzales-Garcia (Spain)
– Brenden Wheeler (England)
– Thomas Wolf (Germany)
– David Hurpeau (France)
– Maxime Pitois (France)
– Dieter Boffe (Belgium)
THE ENSEMBLES
1st round : Festival Brass Band
2nd round: Koninklijke Muziekkapel van de Gidsen
3rd round: Strings of Chambre Orchestra Brugge
Finals : NoordLimburgse Brassband
4 conductors had to step out of this competition leaving 10 candidates for the 2nd round. Which were:
– Maurice Donnet-Monnay (Switzerland)
– Gerk Huisma (Netherlands)
– Carlos Alberto Ramón-Péréz (Spain)
– Rafael Gonzales-Garcia (Spain)
– Borja Martinez-Alegre (Spain)
– Maxime Pitois (France)
– Alexander Webb (England)
– Jan Müller (Switzerland)
– David Hurpeau (France)
– Dieter Boffe (Belgium)
De contest continued with a 50% reduction in candidates, leaving 5 conductors to work with the Strings of the Chamber Orchestra Brugge.
The Semi Finalists were:
– Rafael Gonzales-Garcia (Spain)
– Dieter Boffe (Belgium)
– Borja Martinez-Alegre (Spain)
– Maxime Pitois (France)
– Carlos Alberto Ramón-Péréz (Spain)
Tomorrow evening we see three finalists that will work with Noordlimburgse Brassband in De Grote Post, Oostende. And those finalists are:
20.35 – 20.47 Borja Martínez Alegre (Spain), conducting ‘Pageantry’
20.50 – 21.05 Maxime Pitois (France), conducting ‘In Memoriam R.K.’
21.10 – 21.30 Carlos Ramón Pérez (Spain), conducting ‘Cloudcatcher Fells’
You can order tickets for this fantastic final at www.ebbc.be or buy them at the concert hall of De Grote Post.
The final starts at 20.30.
The European Youth Brass Band will also give a concert.
So, a lot of reasons to come!
– Carlos Alberto Ramón-Péréz (Spain)
– Gerk Huisma (Netherlands)
– Jan Müller (Switzerland)
– Marte Rolfsen (Norway)
– Alexander Webb (England)
– Borja Martinez-Alegre (Spain)
– Maurice Donnet-Monnay (Switzerland)
– Rafael Gonzales-Garcia (Spain)
– Brenden Wheeler (England)
– Thomas Wolf (Germany)
– David Hurpeau (France)
– Maxime Pitois (France)
– Dieter Boffe (Belgium)
THE ENSEMBLES
1st round : Festival Brass Band
2nd round: Koninklijke Muziekkapel van de Gidsen
3rd round: Strings of Chambre Orchestra Brugge
Finals : NoordLimburgse Brassband
4 conductors had to step out of this competition leaving 10 candidates for the 2nd round. Which were:
– Maurice Donnet-Monnay (Switzerland)
– Gerk Huisma (Netherlands)
– Carlos Alberto Ramón-Péréz (Spain)
– Rafael Gonzales-Garcia (Spain)
– Borja Martinez-Alegre (Spain)
– Maxime Pitois (France)
– Alexander Webb (England)
– Jan Müller (Switzerland)
– David Hurpeau (France)
– Dieter Boffe (Belgium)
De contest continued with a 50% reduction in candidates, leaving 5 conductors to work with the Strings of the Chamber Orchestra Brugge.
The Semi Finalists were:
– Rafael Gonzales-Garcia (Spain)
– Dieter Boffe (Belgium)
– Borja Martinez-Alegre (Spain)
– Maxime Pitois (France)
– Carlos Alberto Ramón-Péréz (Spain)
Tomorrow evening we see three finalists that will work with Noordlimburgse Brassband in De Grote Post, Oostende. And those finalists are:
20.35 – 20.47 Borja Martínez Alegre (Spain), conducting ‘Pageantry’
20.50 – 21.05 Maxime Pitois (France), conducting ‘In Memoriam R.K.’
21.10 – 21.30 Carlos Ramón Pérez (Spain), conducting ‘Cloudcatcher Fells’
You can order tickets for this fantastic final at www.ebbc.be or buy them at the concert hall of De Grote Post.
The final starts at 20.30.
The European Youth Brass Band will also give a concert.
So, a lot of reasons to come!
