Willebroek Solo Contest gets Wick and Alliance Support      

The Willebroek Solo Contest has announced an exclusive partnership with the Denis Wick and Alliance Brass brands to support its growing annual event. There is are prize funds of 5,000 Euros covering the different four categories, with the 2023 final being held at the Municipal Schouwburg in Willebroek on Sunday 1st October. The overall winner will claim the 1,000 Euro top prize. Denis Wick and Alliance Brass will add to the prize pot by offering vouchers to the four category winners that can be redeemed for mouthpieces and mutes. 

Also on offer are prizes including a commission work from composer Stijn Aertgeerts, tuition lessons, vouchers from Buffet Crampon and Hal Leonard and a solo performance opportunity with Young Brassband Willebroek. The jury will include renowned solo performers Raf Van Looveren, Sophie Binet-Budelot and Kris Garfitt alongside conductor Erik Janssen. The event will be comprehensively covered by CU Brass and Yuja media.

Event organiser Lode Violet stated, “This partnership marks a new chapter in the history of the event. We are incredibly proud to collaborate with two of the most respected brands in the brass industry.”

For more information about the Willebroek Solo Contest and how to participate, visit the official website at www.willebroeksolocontest.be 

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