Marc Reift - Swinging Santa Claus (Günter Noris)

Swinging Santa Claus (Noris Günter)
Marc Reift Orchestra, conducted by Marc Reift www.MarcReift.com
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Marc Reift was born in Fleurier (Switzerland) on 14th August 1955, both parents being ministers in the Salvation Army. He was surrounded by music from earliest childhood. Even as a toddler, he regularly listened to Chopin, Verdi and Beethoven, and as a teenager he tried his hand at the piano, the guitar, the organ, the accordion, drums and the trombone.
He started studying at Bern Conservatoire at the age of 18, where he obtained a trombone teaching diploma and a soloist's diploma (Prof. Branimir Slokar). He later obtained a concert diploma in Cologne. In 1977 he received the Habitzel prize, and in 1996 the Suisa Foundation Prize. He was also a prize-winner at the international competitions in Vercelli and Geneva.
He became a member of the Biel Symphony Orchestra at the age of 20, before moving to the Bern Symphony Orchestra and finally becoming first trombone in the Tonhalle and Opera Orchestra in Zurich, where he remained for more than 15 years, playing under many of the most illustrious conductors of the time. During this period he taught many trombone pupils and wrote several tutors. He toured more than 30 different countries with various ensembles, such as pop groups, big bands and particularly the Slokar Trombone Quartet.
In 1983 he founded his own publishing company which now has more than 20'000 titles in its catalogue, as well as the CD production company Marcophon.
He has conducted and recorded more than 3000 pieces with the London Wind Orchestra, the Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, The Williams Fairey Brass Band, the Prague Festival Strings, the Prague Pops Orchestra, the Prague Festival Orchestra as well as with his own orchestra, the Marc Reift Orchestra.
Marc's motto is: "Enjoy yourself, and you will make other people enjoy themselves too".
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Founded in 1998, the Marc Reift Orchestra has proved in the last few years to be one of the most prestigious wind ensembles in the world. It is composed of principal players from different big bands. It has been conducted since the beginning by Marc Reift, and has already recorded many CDs. Libor Mathauser (musical advisor), Karel Fisl (recording engineer), Ondrej Urban, Marc Champod (edit & mastering) and Milan Rericha (manager) have all contributed to this success. The aim of the MRO is to foster wind band music, and to share this enthusiasm with its audience. www.MarcReift.com
Günter Noris founded the German Army Big Band, which soon became the most prestigious ensemble in the forces. For more than 20 years now, Günter Noris has brought pleasure to millions of listeners with his new Gala Big Band. Radio and television and experts all over Europe testify to this band's incomparable sound and perfect presentation. Günter Noris received the "Echo" prize in the division "Modern Dance Music" awarded by the German recording industry, and audience research conducted by the "Hör Zu" at the time of the "Golden Camera" revealed that he is one of Germany's favourite bandleaders. Twenty of his recordings have been voted "Dance Album Of The Year". He has appeared all over the world and received many awards, including the Bundesverdienstkreuz, awarded to him by Richard von Weizsäcker. In 1992, his Big Band was named "best dance orchestra in the world" by the channel ADTV.