"O cosmos greeks say to a place where something is going on, where you want to be to see and be seen. It may be due to the almost tropical temperatures that mediterranean images mix so easily with those of half-timbered facades at the wine festival of the forchheim-buckenhofen music society on the town hall square.

A piece far also the clothing of the visitors contributes to it. Even heiner kredel, tireless promoter of the music society, has left the professional dress code far behind: knee-length light trousers, a linen shirt and a straw hat. "I’m not a "traditional franconian", he says almost as an apology, although his style of dress exactly matches the atmosphere in forchheim’s "good parlor reflects.

Sudliche way of life at the forchheim wine festival

Even the timing fits into the picture of southern lifestyle. With every degree that the mercury level slides down again, more people come and settle down on the benches and at the bar tables. One comes, one goes, one makes a round through the city, the festive mood is carried far beyond the town hall square with the onset of darkness. A real volta – and that in the middle of forchheim. The frenchman as flaneur? It goes together.

The young musicians intonate french and popular music; the voluntary service staff of the association wear dirndls and lederhosen and – nevertheless – the atmosphere is a special one. Far away from the sometimes screeching-screaming tone of the annafest. Whether it is because of the drink that it is quiet, but not lively?

In terms of quantity, the most popular drink was certainly water. There was beer, too, but most of the young musicians loved to serve them a glass of wine. The term is not too exaggerated, but the "waiters and waitresses" were wearing glasses and bottles in handy baskets from table to table, to pour every thirsty and every sipper the desired drink.

And on many bottles of frankenwein from the winery michael frohlich from escherndorf a layer of precipitation formed because they were so well chilled. This service performance at temperatures still close to 30 degrees is worthy of special mention.

They come here every year, my seat neighbors tell me. "With the bike, that is a matter of honor." No, they didn’t want to have any problems with alcohol, even if the way back to hausen along the canal will be quite dark. "But it will certainly not be cold today, with these temperatures."

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A tradition continues: on sunday, 24. June, jazz will once again be played at the trimburg during the 2018 jazz festival. Already in the morning, at the traditional weibwurstfruhstucks time, starting at 11 a.M., jazzers and jazz friends will meet, some of whom have known each other since the end of the 1950s, who have played in various dixieland and swing bands from the areas of wurzburg, aschaffenburg, schweinfurt, bad neustadt and bad kissingen. They will play jazz "for all it’s worth" and "talk about old and new times".
But this music is much more fun when the audience "plays along". Therefore, not only the families and friends of the musicians are invited, but everyone who likes jazz, enjoys listening to happy music and wants to experience a carefree day in the beautiful surroundings of the trim castle.
The "golden brass bigband" will start the concert, the "flying-jazz musicians from bad kissingen will be there again, jazz singer silvia volker from fulda will come by like last year, and later the whole thing will turn into a "jam session" the line-up will change, whoever feels like making music will join in", and surely there will be some young jazz musicians again. How and for how long music is played in the afternoon is determined by whim and fancy. All musicians play for free and are happy to come to the festival to jazzy and in the atmospheric atmosphere of the trimburg to exchange experiences and memories. Admission is free, catering is provided by the parish council of elfershausen, incoming donations are again this year for the associations "friends of trimburg" and "musifit trimburg determined.

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It was the last day of midsummer, with a brilliant blue sky and high temperatures, when the people of geisfeld collected their church consecration tree from the entrance to the village, accompanied by the marching music of the geisfeld musicians, and set it up in the square opposite the church. Under the expert direction of wolfgang linsner, the mannerists skilfully hoisted the 28 meter long spruce from the mosten part of the forest into the air and received powerful applause from the many spectators for their work.

Then everyone moved to the old dorfstrabe, where the cultural village community of geisfeld (KDG) under its chairwoman nicole dusel and the DJK sports club under its chairwoman doris pflaum organized the kirchweih with tents, booths, in garages and outdoors. Since both geisfeld economies were not available, the villagers, under the direction of their two leaders, went to the matter themselves, love the differences because of the bypass road not even suggestive come up, proclaimed as at the olympic games in ancient greece truce and had success with it.

The kirchweih, which had been moved to the old village street for the first time, was also optimally presented here, because there was a really good atmosphere, which increased even more when mayor wolfgang desel (CSU) tapped the first barrel without a splash. Conductor konrad kalb and his musicians played the funny old kerwas songs and from everywhere the cheers for geisfeld and its kerwa resounded.

Special anniversary

Manfred kestler, geisfeld’s original stone and bearer of the golden ring of honor of the municipality of strullendorf, then buried the guests from near and far and thanked all the helpers. "We do have a festival site at the sports center, but the kirchweih belongs to the village", he defended the decision of the city council to close this street to traffic. The high point of the festival, however, was the festive service and the procession through the town with professor peter wunsche, he continued.

"But this year we have another special anniversary", he explained "because the grauberger family of exhibitors from siegelsdorf near furth is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The first time with us in geisfeld." Kestler explained that in 1949 andreas and his wife maria built up their former stand in litzendorfer strabe. His son heinz and his wife hilde also came to the village every year for the festival. This tradition has been continued by the next generation with armin and regina, who are already supported by their children monique and david. There is also still widow hilde, the geisfelders have taken to heart and vice versa. Kestler and mayor desel therefore presented a certificate and gifts to the graubergers as a small token of appreciation for their long loyalty. But the showmen didn’t let themselves down and, to everyone’s delight and amazement, handed over 500 euros in cash to kindergarten director sylvia einwich.

But then it was time to serve the customers at the carousel, the boat swing or the stand with the almonds and the gingerbread hearts, who were already waiting there patiently.

Memories of the past

Hilde grauberger said in between: "the first booth was more like a board shack, but that’s the way it was back then." Her son armin remembers: "I was always ‘made ready for bed’ by marie karmann. It’s nice to chat with your children today on the bankla."

But everyone looks forward to the good cake made by kestler’s wife erika every year.

Three brewmasters also thought the geisfeld church fair was great. They had met during their training and had come to geisfeld just in time to set up the church consecration tree during their hike along the 13 brewery trail through french tuscany. Unsuspecting and unknowing, they also participated in the cock-flipping and marcel tolgauer from berlin was already the third participant to hit the flowerpot. His friends manuel kleifges from bitburg and jorn petersen from erding cheered with joy with him and commented the kirchweih like this: "beer is and remains sociable."

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The music society and the obermaintaler youth band have common roots, which go back to a brass band founded in 1873. It may have been personal sensitivities that led to the breakup more than 40 years ago. Since 1971, there have been two independent wind music associations in ebensfeld.
But this should soon belong to the past. On friday, 29. June, the members are in demand: if 75 percent of the members present at the merger meeting decide in favor of a merger, there will only be one music association in ebensfeld in the future, the "musikvereinigung ebensfeld e". V."
Now, so close to the goal, the chairmen of both associations are optimistic. Why it came to the split at that time, nobody knows exactly anymore. "When we became big, there were already no more contact points", the chairman of the music association, rudolf dierauf, recalls during a press interview. "Both clubs rehearsed at the school on friday night, but separately in different rooms", adds otto weidner, press officer of the obermaintal youth band.
Now what has been separated for more than four decades is to come together. In seven committee meetings, the "reunification" was completed on the way. The structure of the board and the duration of the election period were also discussed, and a completely new constitution was drawn up in accordance with the current legal regulations.
The advantages of a merger are obvious, not only from a musical point of view. It also makes sense from a financial and organizational point of view to use synergy effects. There are also advantages in the area of youth work, because there are no longer enough young people for two independent brass bands due to the demographic development.

More diverse musical palette

in the adult section, with more musicians, a more diverse musical direction would have been possible. "Both orchestras will continue to exist, but will perform together", dierauf explains. As one of the few bands in the district of lichtenfels, the obermaintaler take part again and again in the performance competitions, the rating games of the north bavarian music federation. This would now also be possible for a larger number of members.
The musikverein currently has 339 members, the obermaintaler 284. After the merger, the "musikvereinigung ebensfeld" (ebensfeld music association) the second largest association in the market town and the largest music association in the county.

How should the fusion look like?

"The merger is a merging of two associations at eye level", underlines dierauf. Since neither of the two associations was forced to do so, the step could be taken calmly. In the run-up to the "reunification the responsible persons have thought about how to do it. A dissolution with a subsequent re-launch was not up for discussion. "You only lose members", explains otto weidner of the obermaintalers. A merger of the two associations seemed to be the only practicable way for the executive committees. There are hardly any examples in lichtenfels county of how something like this could be organized, or what legal requirements must be in place for it to happen.
"Benedikt kruger has really taken the matter in his stride", praise dierauf and weidner. The deputy chairman of the music association has clarified the legal and financial side, has talked to the relevant authorities and offices. "Often I had to explain what a merger is", reports kruger. In the meantime, all the necessary preconditions have been completed.
The notarized merger agreement, the merger report of the boards of directors, the annual financial statements and the planned articles of association will be available until friday, 29th of friday. June, open for inspection at ebensfeld town hall and neumann stationery shop.

First separate meetings

on 29. June at 19.30 o’clock the merger meeting takes place in the grebano hall in ebensfeld, which starts with an extraordinary, organizationally separate meeting of the members of both clubs. All members are invited to attend, as are interested members of the public at the merger meeting.
So that from two associations again one association, the "music association ebensfeld" , 75 percent of the members present must give their consent. Dierauf, weidner and kruger are optimistic that this will succeed.

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The visitors of an extraordinary concert on the second sunday of advent in the jakobskirche of the evangelische kirchengemeinde mitwitz experienced a musical treat. It was performed by the ensemble of" sax& keyb consort" from thuringia’s neighboring community neuhaus-schierschnitz under the leadership of jens roser. He played the baritone saxophone, sabine roschlau-mai on the piano and the flute, with the alto saxophone were evelyn roser, martin roser and with the tenor saxophone anja walter to be heard. And the young schoolgirl anabel knauer also enriched the one-hour program with her alto saxophone.

In 2001, five music enthusiasts got together as a saxophone quartet with piano to make music in their free time. Since then, the focus of their performances has been on concerts in churches and concert halls, and their current advent concert was their fourth appearance in mitwitz. The timbre of their programs, including the one in mitwitz, was further enhanced by the singer juliane rob, who also led through the program. This was opened musically with "macht hoch die tur" (raise the tur) and concluded with the folk song "at the christmas tree. Juliane rob began by telling of christmas customs in other countries that were musically visited at this concert. For example with the swedish song" jul,jul, stralande jul", the finnish melody "sylvian joululaulu, "in the bleak midwinter" from great britain "have yourself a merry little christmas from the USA "de tierrra lejana venimos" from puerto rico as well as "cantique de noel" from france. Not too short in the program came german songs. This includes "O heiland reib die himmel auf" (O savior open the heavens), "daughter of zion, "how shall i receive you", "the skaters", "new christmas songs" according to an arrangement by werner thielemann "weiber wienerwald" or "flakes fall from the sky. The audience thanked the performers with a round of applause and also gladly responded to pastor burkhard sachs’ request for voluntary donations. Hfm

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