Woodwind and brass music band
The music club in their anniversary year 1996 in
front of their club house.
In 1921 the woodwind and brass band was founded by 12 members.
The first instruments were bought secondhand in Bonenburg. First conductor
was Wilhelm Deimel, he was followed by Hermann Janecke - a former military
musician. He was payed in kind: for 20 music lessons he received 10 sacks
of potatoes. The first rehearsals took place in the Lotze house.
In 1922 the first public performance happened in Daseburg.
During the carnival 1924 the first „Fool’s procession“ was launched: the
musicians played for Bologna sausages and coins and provoked laughter.
The first new instrument - a hand-made tuba - was bought in 1928.
Early in the thirties August Otte took over the concuctor’s
baton for a short time. In 1933/1934 it came to a standstill of the club
life because a greater part of the musicians did not want to join the national
socialist music organisation „Stahlhelm“ (steel helmet).
In 1948 the club life conducted by Rudi Mohr began to
re-flourish. Some of the pieces then arranged by him are played even today.
Theo Siewert has been chairman since 1951. This year on the occasion of
its 30th anniversary the club celebrated the first music festival in Doessel,
too.
The new founded music club
In 1949 on the occasion of the first post-war riflemen’s
festival
For professional reasons in the middle of the sixties Rudi
Mohr had to hand over the baton to his brother Paul which he still holds
today. In these days the members themselves added a rehearsal room to the
community hall. Between 1979 and 1994 the club rehearsed in the old school.
Young musicians in the fifties
Since 1971 the young talents have received a basic musical
training. In 1975 the youth orchestra was founded. In 1976 a concert of
the „Band of the Royal Air Force“ took place conducted by Eric Banks. Later
a large part of the orchestra lost teir lives in a coach accident.
An important event was the construction of the new club
house by effective help of the villagers. In 1996 the 65 active members
of the club could celebrate their 75th anniversary.
