About HMC (English)

Muziek

Helmonds Muziek Corps consists of several orchestras (click on the links for more information):

• The  junior orchestra (‘Piep’ orchestra) for those who have just started to learn to play a wind instrument. Here, they take their first steps towards playing in a group.
• The Youth orchestra for (young) musicians in training.
• The wind orchestra (‘harmonieorkest’) for skilled / more experienced woodwind and brass players and percussionists.
• The Youth Percussion Ensemble (JES ‘Jeugd Ensemble Slagwerk’) for starting percussionists.
• The Percussion Ensemble (‘slagwerkensemble’) for more advanced percussionists.

Helmonds Muziek Corps aspires to play in the highest division of the Royal Dutch Music Organization (KNMO). For example, our wind orchestra won the national championship in March 2004 and our percussionist ensemble won second place in the second division of the World Music Contest 2022.

Helmonds Muziek Corps does not only perform in music halls. Our characteristic red uniforms can also frequently be seen in the streets of Helmond. For example at the arrival of Sinterklaas, the annual carnival parade and the bi-annual serenade day. It goes without saying that our 140-year anniversary, which we will celebrate in 2023, will not go unnoticed by the people of Helmond.