Outstanding performances despite many obstacles: At the 12th Federal Fire Brigade Music Competition in Freiburg im Breisgau, bands competed in the upper, middle and lower classes. “The diversity of the sound bodies is enormous,” said Karl-Heinz Banse, president of the German Fire Brigade Association, enthusiastic about the performances. The event was supposed to take place in 2020, but was postponed twice due to the pandemic. Federal Chief of Staff of the DFV Thorsten Zywietz thanked the Chief of State Personnel Nico Zimmermann and the organizing team of the Freiburg fire brigade led by Andreas Huck and Alexander Frank for the preparation and implementation of the event. “Thanks for this commitment!” It also addressed members of all participating musical groups.
The DFV president praised the “sound fire” in which the public also celebrated the 12th match of the national ranking on the Münsterplatz on Friday. “This concert in a unique setting was a highlight,” he summed up. Previously, a reception took place in the historic department store to kick off the event. Here Banse had reminded that firefighters had to comply with special hygiene measures as part of the critical infrastructure due to the corona pandemic. “The music of the fire brigade has held up despite the difficult times when no test operation was possible,” he said. Mayor Stefan Breiter said it was a great honor for Freiburg im Breisgau to host the 12th national competition. “This musical experience was prepared with a lot of effort and enthusiasm,” he said. Freiburg im Breisgau offered perfect conditions, among other things with the concert hall for stage evaluation and conclusion.
“Firefighters are diversity, even in music. Music is important for the youth work of firefighters,” explained Undersecretary Hermann Schröder of the State Interior Ministry, who once played music with the minstrels of the brigade of fire. Dr Frank Knödler, president of the State Fire Brigade Association, described firefighter music as “the icing on the cake in any event, from scarves to symphonic music to big band”.
Results
Musical trains whose performance was rated at least 90 out of 100 points received an “Outstanding Success” (gold) rating. From 80 points there was the predicate “excellent success” (silver), from 70 points “good success” (bronze).
Ranking in stages (each in alphabetical order):
Gold:
– Marching Band Luck on the Essen fire brigade (intermediate level)
– Radevormwald fire brigade orchestra (upper level)
– Send Horst City Band and Fire Brigade (upper level)
– Musikzug Stuttgart – wind orchestra of the Stuttgart Volunteer Fire Brigade, Wangen department (high school)
– Stuttgart Youth Band – Youth Wind Orchestra of the Stuttgart Volunteer Fire Brigade, Wangen Department (intermediate level)
silver:
– Music train of the Freiburg fire brigade (intermediate level)
– Neuchâtel volunteer fire brigade band (intermediate level)
– flute choir of the Neuchâtel Volunteer Fire Brigade Band (upper level)
– Musician and volunteer fire brigade band from Teningen, Köndringen department (intermediate level)
Bronze:
– Giengen volunteer fire brigade band (lower grade)
– Nürtingen Volunteer Fire Brigade Band (intermediate level)
March Vote:
silver:
– Nürtingen Volunteer Fire Brigade Band (lower grade)
The complete list of results can be downloaded from www.feuerwehrverband.de/aktuelles. Pictures of the 12th national ranking game are available at https://www.feuerwehrverband.de/presse/bilder/.
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