The UNITED WOMEN'S ORCHESTRA was founded in 1992 by eighteen international musicians from four different countries (Germany, Holland, the USA and England). Since then the UWO has established itself as one of the few European big bands playing new music, and as one of the few all-women big bands in Europe with an original repertoire. Since their first performance during the "European Women in Music Congress" in 1994 the band has appeared regularly in concert and at festivals in Germany and Holland.

Led by Christina Fuchs (D ) and Hazel Leach (NL), the band plays an exclusively original repertoire, composed by the two bandleaders. Their differing backgrounds provide for a wide variety of musical styles - from modern jazz and free improvisation to folk melody and from traditional big band swing to contemporary rhythms.

Trumpets: Steffi Deckers, Hermine Schneider, Helen Barsby, Sabine Ercklentz


Trombones: Annemarie Roelofs, Teddy Steen, Baerbel Leo


Tuba: Janni Struzyk


Saxophone: Corinna Danzer as/fl, Caroline Thon ss/as, Marie-Christine Schroeck ts/cl/fl, Hazel Leach ts/fl, Christina Fuchs ts/bcl, Christine Hoermann bs/fl, Annette Maye cl/bcl,


Piano: Julia Huelsmann


Double bass: Ulla Oster


Drums: Aimee Povel


Vocals: Ineke van Doorn


Under the conduction of: Christina Fuchs und HazelLeach

LE DIFFUS

Composition and Saxophon : Natalie Hausmann


Trumpet: Lars Kuklinski


Piano and Fender Rhodes: Roman Babik


Bass: Michael Kehraus


Drums: Simon Camatta


Double bass: Ulla Oster

KLEINE BIG BANDA

Vocals: Maria Costanza Tucci


Saxophon (alto): Dimitrj Markitantov


Clarinet, Clarinet (bass), Saxophon (tenor): Sven Decker


Clarinet, Clarinet (bass), Saxophon (baritone): Katrin Scherer


Bass: Paolo Dinuzzi


Drums: Berndt Osscevim