FREIBURG IM BREISGAU (GERMANY): Outstanding performance despite many obstacles: At the 12 Federal Fire Brigade Music Evaluation Games in Freiburg im Breisgau on 23 and 24 September 2022, musical groups 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!” He also addressed members of all participating musical groups.
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The president of the DFV praised the “sound fire” in which the population also celebrated the 12th national competition 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.
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“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.
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“Firefighters are diversity, even in music. Music is important for the youth work of the fire brigade, “explained Undersecretary Hermann Schröder of the State Interior Ministry, who once played music with fire brigade minstrels. Dr Frank Knödler, President of the State Association of the firefighters, described the music of the firefighters as “the icing on the cake in any event, from scarves to symphonic music to the big band”.
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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:
Spielmannszug Glück Auf Feuerwehr Essen (Mittelstufe) Feuerwehrorchester Radevormwald (Oberstufe) Stadt- und Feuerwehrkapelle Sendenhorst (Oberstufe) Musikzug Stuttgart – Blasorchester der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Stuttgart, Abteilung Wangen (Oberstufe) Jugendmusikzug Stuttgart – Jugendblasorchester der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Stuttgart, Abteilung Wangen (Mittelstufe)
silver:
Musikzug der Feuerwehr Freiburg (Mittelstufe)
Spielmannszug der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Neuenburg (Mittelstufe)
Querflötenchor des Spielmannszuges der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Neuenburg (Oberstufe)
Spielmanns- und Musikzug der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Teningen, Abteilung Köndringen (Mittelstufe)Bronze:
Spielmannszug der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Giengen (Unterstufe)
Spielmannszug der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Nürtingen (Mittelstufe)
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March Vote:
silver:
Spielmannszug der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Nürtingen (Unterstufe)Below is the complete list of results www.feuerwehrverband.de/aktuelles downloadable.
