Wind music has a long tradition in Austria. On this medium is growing at the university of arts for several year s a new species of Blechblaskultur - the AUSTRIAN BRASS BAND.Consisting of 34 young aspiring professional musicians, this ensemble strives for new shores of wind music. The brass band culture, which is widely used in the UK, Benelux and Scandinavia have grown as a music genre in Austria still considered a secret. The ABB plays the most demanding brass band literature at the highest level. On offer is a diverse repertoire of symphonic arrangements, original compositions and entertaining program music. Thus, the ABB light entertainment amusing music pays tribute to the same music as the literary canon of serious art music.Estimates are, however, the professional playing and intense joy of making music. Founded this unique ensemble of Professor Uwe Koller. His sign former principal trumpet of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and for 18 years a permanent member of German Brass and professor of trumpet at the university of arts. It belongs to the task of ABB to spread this wonderful music in our country and Austria, as once repeated "terra incognita . "of that genre, to establish a land of brass band music International was able to ABB in their recent past experienced many successes: 2014 - 8th place European Brass Band Championships - Championship Section (Perth / Scotland)2013 - 3rd Place Open de France de Brass Band - Championship Section (Amboise) 2012 - 1st place European Brass Band Championships - Section B (Rotterdam) 2011 - 2nd place European Brass Band Championships - Section B (Montreux) 2010 - 1st place European Brass Band Championships - Section B (Linz)2009 - 3rd European Brass Band Championships - Section B (Ostend)