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Sandvikens Ungdomskorps :no:Sandvikens Ungdomskorps is an ''elite division'' amateur wind band in Bergen, Norway. The band was constituted July 1, 1923 by a group of boys to old to play in the school band in Sandviken, Bergen. The school band is now gone, but Sandvikens Ungdomskorps has grown to be one of the leading wind bands in Norway. The band is a member of Norges Musikkorps Forbund (the Norwegian band association, NMF), and participates each year in the Norwegian championships for wind bands in Trondheim. In 2011 the band won gold in the Norwegian championships for the first time, conducted by :no:Tormod Flaten, marginally better than Dragefjellets Musikkorps. Read NRK's winner article here,〔Roy Hilmar Svendsen, ("Storeslem til Bergen" ), ''NRK'', 2011-04-09〕 NMF's winner article here,〔Olga Wergeland, ("Sandvikens Ungdomskorps til topps" ), NMF, 2011-04-09〕 and BT's winner article here.〔Jan L. Jacobsen, ("Sandviken er Norges beste" ), BT, 2011-04-09〕 The band also won 1'st place in Jan-Am 2011 in Stavanger, in addition to the price for best soloist to Asbjørn Haukeland on marimba, and the audience reward the same year.〔NMF Rogaland, ("Sandvikens Ungdomskorps vant JAN-AM." ), ''NMF'', 2011-11-12〕 Sandvikens Ungdomskorps has a wide profile, is an active member of the community in Sandviken, marching the streets on May 17〔Ken Rossland and Alice Bratshaug, ("Festen er i gang" ), BT, 2011-05-17〕 (Norway's constitution day), participates each year in the national championship, holds a flea market〔Øivind Ask, ("Den store loppejakten" ), BT, 2006-10-09〕〔Øivind Ask, ("Sønnen til marinemaleren" ), BT, 2006-10-09〕 each year, and holds social activities with its members. The members come from all of Bergen, and ages range from youth's in school to ripe adults. The band usually show off their own soloists on concerts, but also have a history of playing with different musical legends in Norway. Sandvikens Ungdomskorps has close ties to the Bow Corps in Bergen, especially to :no:Dræggens Buekorps, and participates on celebrations of their foundation day and other events held by the Bow Corps. Sandvikens Ungdomskorps has also published a cd with the only complete collection of Bow Corps marches from Bergen, named ''Buekorpsmarsjene''. In many years the band has held concerts in Grieghallen in the autumn, and is active in the cultural life in Bergen playing music and marching the streets. The Grieghallen concert in 2009 was about the best Bergen song,〔Erlend Langeland Haugen, ("Er dette den beste bergensangen?" ), BT, 2009-11-02〕 the winner was Utsikt fra Fløyen.〔Arild Berg Karlsen, ("Her synger hun tidenes bergenslåt" ), BT, 2009-11-15〕 Two very popular groups in the band is ''Nikkersgjengen'' (Knickerbockersgang) and the bottle orchestra ''Bunnen er nådd'' (We've reached the bottom). ''Nikkersgjengen'' received in 1998 the prestigious "Jonnemannprisen" award. ''Nikkersgjengen'' still exists, and the bottle orchestra comes together when needed. The band is always recruiting new players, and weighs the professionalism and commitment of their players before admission. ==Conductors== Most recently Thorgeir Thunestvedt has been conducting Sandvikens Ungdomskorps, with Ray Farr stepping in during the Norwegian Championships. The band uses various conductors during different projects, and the list of conductors is getting extensive: :no:Tormod Flaten, :no:Bjørn Breistein, Helge Haukås, Bengt Florvåg, Ray Farr, Karl Ole Midtbø and Reid Gilje. The last years, the band has cooperated with the Grieg Academy, letting the conductor students conduct Sandvikens Ungdomskorps as part of their final exams. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sandvikens Ungdomskorps」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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