History
Brass Band Midden-Brabant (BBMB) was founded in 1975 by members of the fanfare 'Sint-Cecilia' from Nossegem. The brass band movement in Belgium was yet to develop, but conductor Jean-Pierre Leveugle managed to attract skilled amateur musicians and young promising music students from the Flemish conservatories.
Every year the band improved and several of the younger musicians became leading brass players in Belgium and abroad. To name just a few: Benny Wiame, Ivan Meylemans ( Solotrombone - Concertgebouworkest, Amsterdam), Ben Haemhouts (Solotrombone - Bamberger Symfoniker), Manu Mellaerts, Michel Tilkin, Jeroen Berwaerts…
Brass Band Midden-Brabant is currently conducted by Benny Wiame and Jan Van der Roost.
Since its foundation Brass Band Midden-Brabant has cooperated with internationally renowned brass soloists such as: Christian Lindberg (trombone), Allen Vizzutti (trumpet), Michel Becquet (trombone), Steven Mead (euphonium), Nicholas and Robert Childs (euphonium), Patrick Sheridan (tuba), Roger Webster (cornet), Philip McCann (cornet), Jacques Mauger (trombone), David King (conductor), Eric Aubier (trumpet).
In 1997 the Band was appointed Cultural Ambassador of Flanders, one of the highest honors for an ensemble in Belgium.
Honor List
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1978 |
Belgian Representatives at the European Brass Band Championships in the Royal Albert Hall - London, U.K. |
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1979 |
Winner National Championship |
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1980 |
Winner National Championship Belgian Representatives at the European Brass Band Championships in the Royal Albert Hall - London, U.K. |
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1981 |
Belgian Representatives at the European Brass Band Championships in the Royal Albert Hall - London, U.K. |
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1982 |
Winner National Championship Belgian Representatives at the European Brass Band Championships in Kerkrade (NL) |
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1983 |
Winner National Championship |
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1988 |
First Prize - Middle Section - 'Open Brass Band Championship of the Netherlands' - Utrecht |
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1991 |
First Prize - Superior Section - Fedekam |
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1992 |
Second Prize - Top Section - 'Open Brass Band Championship of the Netherlands' - Utrecht |
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1994 |
First Prize - Superior Section - Fedekam Fourth Place - European Brass Band Championships in Montreux, Switzerland |
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1995 |
Sixth Place - European Brass Band Championships in Luxemburg Third Place - 'Survento Entertainment Festival' - Surhuisterveen (NL) Winner National Championship |
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1996 |
Fourth Place - European Brass Band Championships in Bergen, Norway Winner National Championship |
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1997 |
Appointed as 'Cultural Ambasssador of Flanders' Fifth Place - European Brass Band Championships in London (U.K.) Winner National Championship |
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1998 |
Runners up - European Brass Band Championships in Kerkrade (NL) Winner National Championship |
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1999 |
Belgian Representatives at the European Brass Band Championships in München (Germany) |
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2000 |
Winner National Championship |
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2001 |
Fifth Place - European Brass Band Championships in Montreux (Switzerland) |