When music is heard from all windows, students wander through Bad Goisern with their instrument cases and "play up" professors from music universities and world-famous orchestras, this is an indication that the Bläserurlaub has once again made its entrance in Bad Goisern.

A summer university for music

The "Bläserurlaub" (brass band holidays) is by no means a standard brass band, but similar to its top professors from renowned domestic and foreign music universities or world-famous orchestras and numerous educational offerings - ranging from private lessons, orchestral, chamber music, conducting and rhythm lessons to breathing exercises and Performance coaching - more of a kind of summer university.

In total, more than 8,000 students have attended the largest master class in wind instruments in Central Europe since its founding in 1996. Its reputation goes far into the national and international music scene, agencies in Japan and China bring students to Goisern every year, and the Austrian brass band honors this course with the "Pedagogic Award".

The brass band holidays as first step to a music career

Numerous musician careers have their origin at "Bläserurlaub" (brass band holidays) in Bad Goisern, students make their first contacts in Goisern to professors of music studies, some now playing in world-famous orchestras such. at the Vienna Philharmonic.

In addition, this course continues to provide artistic impulses to the entire Austrian brass music scene in the form of new compositions or, for example, a new trumpet school written by lecturers of "Bläserurlaub".

However, the musical quality of the "Bläserurlaub" is not the only reason, which annually brings about 500 people to make music together in Bad Goisern.

After hard work you have enough time to experience the region

In addition to all focus on further development and enhancement of musical abilities, the fun and enjoyment must not be neglected. The picture-book-like environment with its mountains, lakes and numerous cultural treasures literally invites to joint ventures and social gatherings at the end of each course day.

The fixed points of the course week include a street concert in center  and spontaneous jam sessions in Goiserer restaurants followed by early morning visits to Kurti's bakery.

All this makes the "Bläserurlaub" Bad Goisern so special and unique and is therefore a topic of conversation in many Austrian brass bands or music schools.

In addition to the fresh wind and action that "Bläserurlaub" brings to Bad Goisern at Lake Hallstatt, it also livens up the economy of the entire World Heritage region Dachstein Salzkammergut and is definitely a gain for the gastronomy and hotel industry.

Detailed information about Bläserurlaub can be found here: www.blaeserurlaub.at

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