Starting today, four military bands with around 200 musicians will be giving ten concerts in Burgenland, Styria and Lower Austria. Every free donation will go to “Licht ins Dunkel” on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The concerts take place in the run-up to the Military Music Festival, which will take place on May 21 at the Seebühne Mörbisch. In addition to fabulous brass music, visitors can also look forward to an exhibition of the Austrian Armed Forces in the run-up to the concerts.
“I am delighted that our military bands can finally make music together again after two years. In addition to the military music festival, the open-air concerts are also a valuable contribution to Austria’s cultural landscape. I am proud of our soldiers who are supporting a good cause together with ‘Licht ins Dunkel’ in this way,” said Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner.
This year’s Military Music Festival will not only feature classical marching music. This year’s performance will take you on a journey through the operational areas of the Austrian Armed Forces, with impressions from the operational areas in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Balkans. The Military Music Festival will be hosted by Alfons Haider, director of the Seebühne Mörbisch.
The dates of the square concerts:
May 12, each at 6.00 pm
Oberpullendorf – Hauptplatz
Military Music Vorarlberg & Stadtkapelle Oberpullendorf
Neusiedl am See – Hauptplatz
Military Music Upper Austria & Stadtkapelle Neusiedl
Baden – Musikpavillon Casino
Military Music Lower Austria and Salzburg
May 13
Bad Waltersdorf – outdoor area of the Heiltherme Bad Waltersdorf, 5 p.m.
Militärmusik Steiermark
Frauenkirchen – Kirchenplatz, 6 p.m.
Militärmusik Vorarlberg und Oberösterreich & Musikverein Frauenkirchen
May 17
Mattersburg – Event Square, 6 p.m.
Militärmusik Niederösterreich
May 18th, each at 6.00 pm
Wiener Neustadt – Hauptplatz
Militärmusik Garde
Eisenstadt – Fußgängerzone
Militärmusik Tirol und Kärnten & Stadt- & Feuerwehrkapelle Eisenstadt
Pinkafeld – Hauptplatz
Militärmusik Burgenland
May 19
Rust– main square, 4 p.m.
Military Music Guard
May 19
Mörbisch– Seebühne, 7.30 p.m.
Four military bands with over 200 musicians
