30. April 2018.

9. Blasmusikfest 2018 ended in Opatija

The 9th International Amateur Wind Orchestra Competition “Mitteleuropa Blasmusikfest 2018” was held from 26th to 29th of April 2018 in Opatija. The aim of the international competition is to increase the quality of amateur work, the development of mutual cooperation of wind orchestras and the popularization of wind music in Croatia and the Central European region and beyond. The orchestras will compete in three senior categories (A, B, C) and two youth (D and E) categories by the degree of performance weight.

This year also, Euro-Unit and Yamaha were the partners and sponsors of the international competition, and the winner of the category A was awarded with Yamaha trumpet YTR2330. The 1st place in category A was won by the Bauernkapelle Eberschwang Orchestra from Eberschwang (Upper Austria), while the second place in the same category was won by Croatian representatives The Wind orchestra KUD Sv. Ana Rozga.

The representative of Euro-Unit company Mr. Dalibor Novak gave away the Yamaha trumpet YTR2330 to the winner, Bauernkapelle Eberschwang orchestra.