The Glassblowers

4+ (group) performers

Indoor and outdoor

Orchestra

45 min

Variable

DE, NL, EN

De Glasblazers is a Frisian wind orchestra from Heerenveen. The orchestra is known from Thialf, Elfstedentocht, SC Heerenveen and the Friends of Amstel Live! The music has pop and folk influences ranging from sing-alongs, easy listening to big band.

De Glasblazers began over 35 years ago as a 'Boerenkapel/Dweilorkest' and perform at parties, corporate events and sporting events. In Friesland, De Glasblazers became famous mainly by playing 'It Frysk Folksliet' at SC Heerenveen, the ice-skating parties at ice temple Thialf and their historic performance during the Elfstedentocht. De Glasblazers did not go unnoticed outside the province either, performing in Norway, Lithuania, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium and even Curaçao.

Friends Van Amstel Live!
One of the highlights is that the band played in two editions with De Vrienden van Amstel Live in the Ahoy in Rotterdam. In 2000 De Glasblazers were invited by Guus Meeuwis to blow the roof off Ahoy for 5 nights together with him. In 2004 another invitation came from the organization and the orchestra traveled again to Rotterdam to perform for 8 evenings with Guus Meeuwis, Boudewijn de Groot, Rob de Nijs and Willeke Alberti.

Theater and Festival
Organizing is in the blood of De Glasblazers. When the orchestra was 10 years old they organized a party in Heerenveen, which has grown into the music festival Glasblazers Night of the Koemarkt with thousands of visitors every year. De Glasblazers have since shared the stage with many national artists at this festival. In recent years, De Glasblazers have developed and produced two of their own theater shows on the theme of "Night in Vegas" and "Night Around the World. During these shows, De Glasblazers demonstrated their versatility and broad musical interests.

Custom
National and local artists and agencies enjoy working with the orchestra because of its unique sound and the cozy atmosphere it can create. For example, they received a film role in the feature film De Kameleon 2 and provided music for various commercials including TV commercials for McDonalds' McKroket. Furthermore, the orchestra produced a Thialf medley on the occasion of Thialf's 150th anniversary that was distributed to the public as a CD gift. In addition, the orchestra played the opening tune of the TV broadcast of TROS muziekfeest op het IJS.

In short De Glasblazers do not shy away from a challenge and are happy to play at your (private) parties, events or festivals, but are also open to custom requests.

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