Save la Petite bande - bis & up date

[pjme]

La Petite Bande , Sigiswald Kuijken's baroque orchestra, is being threatened in its existence  from 2010 on!
The 'independent' commission that has to advise and 'assist'  the Flemish culture minister Bert Anciaux in his decisions concerning the government-subsidies for 2010-2013 , has delivered  an extremely negative and biassed pre-advise about La Petite Bande;  in fact their recommendation is to strongly diminish ( even stop) the subsidies for LPB  at all . Strange fact, if you realize that Sigiswald Kuijken has been honoured on February 2nd with the highest Cultural Award of the Flemish Government ... !

If you want to raise your voice in this context, please go to  www.savelapetitebande.com and participate in the petition , as I did ...

http://www.savelapetitebande.com/

Peter

[Drasko]

Done.

[Florestan]

Ditto.

[pjme]

THANKS!

We only need a few hundred more reactions!

[Marc]

Don't forget, Ton Koopman & his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra are more or less in the same situation (or even worse?).
First they were cut off from their subventions, and lately some sponsors decided to quit, too. Results so far: six people fired, and already a few concerts cancelled.

[Novi]

La Petite Bande , Sigiswald Kuijken's baroque orchestra, is being threatened in its existence  from 2010 on!
The 'independent' commission that has to advise and 'assist'  the Flemish culture minister Bert Anciaux in his decisions concerning the government-subsidies for 2010-2013 , has delivered  an extremely negative and biassed pre-advise about La Petite Bande;  in fact their recommendation is to strongly diminish ( even stop) the subsidies for LPB  at all . Strange fact, if you realize that Sigiswald Kuijken has been honoured on February 2nd with the highest Cultural Award of the Flemish Government ... !

Peter

Good lord - what idiocy . Have signed.

[aquablob]

I did it!

Damn the man!

[Coopmv]

La Petite Bande , Sigiswald Kuijken's baroque orchestra, is being threatened in its existence  from 2010 on!
The 'independent' commission that has to advise and 'assist'  the Flemish culture minister Bert Anciaux in his decisions concerning the government-subsidies for 2010-2013 , has delivered  an extremely negative and biassed pre-advise about La Petite Bande;  in fact their recommendation is to strongly diminish ( even stop) the subsidies for LPB  at all . Strange fact, if you realize that Sigiswald Kuijken has been honoured on February 2nd with the highest Cultural Award of the Flemish Government ... !

If you want to raise your voice in this context, please go to  www.savelapetitebande.com and participate in the petition , as I did ...

http://www.savelapetitebande.com/

Peter

I just did my part signing the petition.  It is a shame to let an ensemble like this to go under. 

[Marc]

Sometimes I offer my nonsense to other forums, too.

To make up for that, I posted some more appeals here & there to support Kuijken's Band. Hope it helps.

[mozartsneighbor]

Done.
I was just this morning listening to another wonderful volume of their Bach cantatas.

[eyeresist]

Done.
Their Haydn under Kuijken was a revelation for me.

[pjme]

Thankyou all very much! I'll keep you posted. Next week Kuijken will be interviewed on Belgian Radio.

Peter

[Kuhlau]

You'll be pleased to know threads like this in support of Le petite bande are popping up on other classical music forums and garnering lots of positive support - check out this post.

I did my bit for the group this morning. 0:)

FK

[pjme]

 
Voor Nederlands, zie hieronder.
Pour la version française, voir ci-dessous.

Dear Friends who signed the petition "Save La Petite Bande",

A very warm thank to all of you who have signed our petition! Thanks to your support, La Petite Bande has been able to mention in its defence of mid-February to the Commission the 15.000 protest votes at that moment, from more than 100 countries. A selection of your personal comments has been added to this document.

The Minister will take his final decision on the subventions in the coming weeks. We would like to keep you informed about this decision and its consequences for the future of La Petite Bande. Because of the very strict legislation on privacy, this mail is the only one we can send to you all.

Therefore : if you want to know what the Minister will decide and what consequences it will bear on the future of La Petite Bande, please subscribe here to be informed by Sigiswald himself about the result of our petition.
It's our only way to keep you informed.

The petition will stay on line in the coming weeks; the number of signatories has now reached 20.000! And more signatures are welcomed! Maybe still some more of your friends might like to sign?

As a sign of special thanks, Sigiswald Kuijken sends you this personal message :

"Your support and sympathy have moved me deeply. It shows clearly the invaluable need for music and the arts which surpass daily life. Musica Medicina Dolorum! Our world needs this healing power"

It will be a pleasure for us to continue to inform you on the developments in the near future.

With warm regards,

Esther Visser, initiator of the petition
& Sigiswald Kuijken

Beste vrienden ondertekenaars van "Save La Petite Bande",

Héél hartelijk bedankt voor het ondertekenen van onze petitie! Dankzij uw steun kon La Petite Bande in februari bij haar verweerschrift melding maken van - op dat moment - 15.000 protest-stemmen uit meer dan 100 verschillende landen. Ook werd een selectie van uw persoonlijke commentaren bijgevoegd.

De Minister beslist in de komende weken over de verdeling van de subsidies. We willen u graag op de hoogte brengen van dit besluit en de gevolgen hiervan voor de toekomst van La Petite Bande. Wegens de strenge privacy-wetgeving is dit echter de enige e-mail die wij aan u allen mogen sturen.

Daarom: Als u wenst te vernemen wat de minister besluit en wat de gevolgen hiervan zullen zijn voor de toekomst van La Petite Bande, gelieve dan hier in te tekenen om geïnformeerd te worden door Sigiswald Kuijken zelf over het resultaat van onze petitie.
Alleen op deze manier kunnen wij u op de hoogte houden.

De petitie loopt nog door in de komende weken, het aantal ondertekenaars is inmiddels opgelopen tot 20.000 en meer handtekeningen zijn nog steeds zeer welkom - misschien hebt u nog meer vrienden die willen ondertekenen?

Om u bijzonder te danken stuurt Sigiswald Kuijken u deze persoonlijke boodschap:

"Uw steun en sympathie hebben mij deugd gedaan; zij tonen immers duidelijk hoe diep de nood is aan muziek en kunst die de alledaagsheid overstijgt. In deze overtuiging voel ik mij met u verbonden. Musica Medicina Dolorum! Onze wereld heeft deze helende kracht nodig."

Het zal ons een genoegen zijn om u te blijven informeren over de ontwikkelingen in de nabije toekomst.

Hartelijke groet,

Esther Visser, initiatiefneemster van de petitie
& Sigiswald Kuijken

Chers amis-signataires de "Save La Petite Bande",

Un tout grand merci pour votre signature à notre pétition ! Grâce à votre support, La Petite Bande a pu mentionner dans sa défense du mois de février un total de 15.000 protestataires venant de plus de 100 pays. Une sélection de vos commentaires a également été jointe.

Le Ministre décidera de la répartition des subventions dans les semaines prochaines. Nous aimerions vous tenir au courant de cette décision et des conséquences pour le futur de La Petite Bande. A cause de la législation très stricte sur la vie privée, ce mail est le seul message que nous puissions envoyer à vous tous!

Donc, si vous voulez connaÎtre la décision du Ministre et quelles en seront les conséquences pour La Petite Bande, veuillez vous inscrire ici pour que Sigiswald Kuijken puisse vous informer personnellement du résultat de la pétition.
C'est uniquement par cette voie que nous pourrons vous tenir au courant des derniers développements.

Pendant les semaines qui suivent, la pétition restera en ligne ; le nombre des signataires a déjà atteint les 20.000 et de nouvelles signatures restent très bienvenues. Peut-être connaissez-vous encore des amis qui aimeraient aussi la signer ?

Sigiswald Kuijken tient à vous faire part de sa reconnaissance en vous envoyant ce message personnel :

"Votre support et votre sympathie m'ont fait beaucoup de bien. Ils démontrent clairement la nécessité profonde d'une musique et d'un art qui dépasse le quotidien. Dans cette conviction, je me sens lié à vous. Musica Medicina Dolorum ! Notre monde a besoin de cette force apaisante"

Avec nos meilleures salutations,

Esther Visser, initiatrice de la pétition
& Sigiswald Kuijken


 

[Marc]

Information about the 'final results':

Last week the Belgian government decided to support La Petite Bande, against the advice of the cultural committee.

[Brian]

Information about the 'final results':

Last week the Belgian government decided to support La Petite Bande, against the advice of the cultural committee.

Hoorah!!

[Coopmv]

Hoorah!!

Hasn't the National Endowment for the Arts here in the US been under the long knife or perhaps meat axe?

[71 dB]

Information about the 'final results':

Last week the Belgian government decided to support La Petite Bande, against the advice of the cultural committee.

What is the purpose of the cultural committee of Belgium? To harm or support culture? 

[Marc]

What is the purpose of the cultural committee of Belgium? To harm or support culture? 

The government only has a certain amount of money to divide. In times of economical recession the availability of public money for culture is rapidly decreasing. That's why choices have to be made.

This means that it's possible that right now f.i. a young and enthousiastic theatre group has to bleed for this decision in favour of Kuijken cum suis.

[71 dB]

The government only has a certain amount of money to divide. In times of economical recession the availability of public money for culture is rapidly decreasing. That's why choices have to be made.

This means that it's possible that right now f.i. a young and enthousiastic theatre group has to bleed for this decision in favour of Kuijken cum suis.

When do governments realise that cultural funding must be regulated with buffer funds? Money should be saved in these buffers when it's the good times and use when it's bad times like today. Culture needs steady funding because it's about persistence and the fruits come from longterm dedicated work. Fluctuating the funding based on economical changes is idiotic.