Stichting Huisvesting Harmonie St. Michael van Thorn

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St. Michael Symphonic Winds is widely considered as one of the world's finest community concert bands. Over and over again, critics have lauded its unique velvet sound, which clearly stands out among many others.

SMSW was established in 1863 in Thorn, a Dutch village with a flourishing cultural life. SMSW is highly active, both within The Netherlands and abroad, and received countless 1st prizes in both national- and international competitions.

During the last two decades, SMSW gave more than 200 performances in over 50 different concert halls and theatres, at home and abroad, reaching an audience of some 70,000 people. During that period, nearly 250 different compositions were played, nearly 20 hours of radio recordings were made and 9 music CDs were released.