A sound fireworks display to kick off the anniversary – the Hillesheim Music Association 1876 e.V. invites you to the New Year's concert "Our Journey"
With the new year, a very special time begins for the Hillesheim Music Association 1876 e.V.: 2026 marks the 150th anniversary of the association – an extraordinary jubilee that will be inaugurated with a festive New Year's concert on Sunday, January 18, 2026, 5:00 PM.
Under the direction of conductor Thomas Lach, the audience can expect a program that reflects the entire musical range of the association. Thus, the concert title “Our Journey” is not only a piece in the concert program but also frames the musical evening. A concert unfolds between lively opening sounds, Viennese elegance, captivating big band lightness, and emotional moments, impressively uniting tradition and modernity. Well-known melodies meet concert band music, refined arrangements meet carefree earworms.
“An anniversary like ours is not celebrated every year. We want to show through this concert how lively, diverse, and passionate our association is,” emphasizes chairman Dieter Hilgers.
In addition to musical enjoyment, the evening offers a small exhibition providing insights into the history of the association, which has shaped generations of musicians over a century and a half. At the same time, the music association will give a preview of further events that will follow during the anniversary year.
The concert will take place in the atrium of the Augustiner Hotel Hillesheim. Doors open at 4:30 PM. Tickets are available in advance at the Lesezeichen bookstore and Optik Mertes in Hillesheim, as well as at the box office on the evening of the concert.