Already on the 19th and 20th May will take part the International Festival of Wind and Marching Bands "Alte Kameraden" 2018. The preparations are already at the fullest. Also the orchestras and music bands work hard and train. One of them is the Ostseefanfaren Sellin from Germany. On the attached films this music band shows how it trains to be fully prepared for its performance in Gorzów. They also send nice greetings to everybody.

Richt now we are able totell about it officially: The World Association of Marching Show Bands granted our festival Alte Kameraden 2018 with its certificate. We proudly announce that we met all terms and conditions. Our festival's wrestles take place in international standards and during our competitions will be used wordlwide recognized criteria for evaluation.

Already several months went by since Alte Kameraden 2017. After 11 years in which the festival took place in almost the same way, there is now time for some changes.

We are proud to announce, that we will cooperate with the International association, having his headquarters in Canada, which organizes the annually World Championships for Marching and Show Bands - World Association of Marching Show Bands. Through this cooperation Alte Kameraden 2018 will become a very important place on the international festival´s map. Orchestras taking part in our festival and in the competitions of this festival are given the chance to qualify for the World Championships in Calgary/Canada 2019 and the World Championships 2020. Our festival will be the only place in Eastern Europe where this will be possible. We are proud to be pioneers. Be a part of this – at the 19^th and 20^th May 2018 in Gorzów Wielkopolski/Poland!

Agreement and Entry form below.

Agreement: Pobierz

Entry form: Pobierz

Already for the eleventh time, we will have the possibility to listen and to see wonderful orchestras. This time we´ll host bands from Hungary, Lithuania, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Germany and of course from Poland.

The festival will start on May the 20th at 3.30 p.m., word for word and metaphorical with a parade from the crossroad Chrobrego/30 Stycznia to the Plac Grunwaldzki. Where will take place the official opening of the International Wind Orchestras´ Meeting ALTE KAMERADEN. At 6.00 p.m. a deligation of the orchestras will place flowers at the commemorative plaque of the composer Carl Teike – the namesake of our festival. A day later, on the 21st of May, at 2.00 p.m. there will start the concerts in the Park Wiosny Ludów (Roses´ Garden), and will finish about 7.00 p.m.

We cordially invite you!

Since several months we are through with the 2015's edition of our festival. Still we do have in mind the beautiful melodies interpreted by our orchestras. However we do not swallow in memories. Already right now we plan and organize the next - jubilee - edition. In 2016 the festival will take part at the 21st and 22nd of May, and we will celebtrate it for the 10th time! It is important for us to create a friendly mood in which the musicians can exchange experiences and show some subtle difference in making music. For this reason there will be no contests among the orchestras.

Photos of the 2015's edition can be found on our website http://altekameraden.mckgorzow.pl/ under the bookmark "gallery".