Vlamo
Name Organisation
Vlamo (Vlaamse amateurmuziekorganisatie - Flemish Association of Music Bands and Musicians)
Posting address
Bijlokekaai 8
B-9000 Gent
Belgium
Visiting address
Bijlokekaai 8
B-9000 Gent
Belgium
| Telephone number: |
+32 9 265 80 00 |
| Fax number: |
+32 9 265 80 01 |
| E-mail: |
info@vlamo.be |
Head of the organisation
Contact person for Amateo
| Name: |
Filip Santy/Pieter Meuwissen |
Introduction
Vlamo (Vlaamse amateurmuziekorganisatie - Flemish Association of Music Bands and Musicians) was founded in 2002 as a result of the restructuring, imposed by the Flemish Government and Parliament, of the Flemish amateur music associations. Since, Vlamo is the only official recognized association in Flanders in this field and substitutes the former ones.
Aims
Main objectives
The mission of Vlamo is to support instrumental, non-professional music life in Flanders as a full-fledged discipline in amateur arts and within the broad field of arts and culture.
The main objectives are:
- to realise an open documentation centre,
- to improve the image and quality of instrumental music by way of communication,
- to develop new courses, events and educational materials,
- to consult together with other disciplines in amateur arts,
- to support members and bands on artistic, technical and organisational basis,
- to improve quality of service level on a permanent basis.
Large Association
Some 1150 bands, or more than 69 000 people, are associated with Vlamo. Most of the bands are the traditional symphonic wind and fanfare bands, but there is an increasing number of symphonic orchestras, brass bands, big bands, ensembles, drum and percussion bands, accordion ensembles, pipe and show bands etc.
