Haukås Musikklag

Section

Second

Region

Norway

Years active

1919 -

Rehearsals

Wednesday

Rehearsal Venue

Haukås Musikkhus
Steinestøveien 306
5111 Breistein
Norway

Wins: 6, 2nd: 12, 3rd: 5

Haukås Musikklag (HML) was founded 8th of march 1919, and is located in Åsane, a suburb 15 km north of Bergen. Like many of the other bands located in the area, HML was originally a wind band. However, in the 1970’s, when brass bands grew popular in the west coast of Norway, Haukås Musikklag chose to start anew with an all brass lineup.

Haukås musikklag competes in the National Championships for brass bands annually. The first time the band did so, was for the 2nd section in 1982. The championship was made an annual event in 1986. By 1989 the band had so many members that they chose to split in to two bands: one that focused on competitions and one that had lower ambitions, and focused more on the social aspect of being in a band. In 1998 the two bands reunited, as the number of players decreased so much that it would be difficult to run both adequately.

Since the 1990’s, Haukås Musikklag has worked to keep a stable position in the 2nd section. In the early 2000’s, however, the band started to work its way upward in the sections. In 2004, they won the 3rd section in the National Championship for brass bands, and the following year, they won the 2nd section. Today, after a couple of years in the 1st section, the band has kept a stable position as a second section leveled band.

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