Please help us to save La Petite Bande THE NEWS IS BAD.

[Seán]

Esther Visser from the Sigiswald Kuijken Appreciation Group has posted the following request on Facebook:

Dear friends,
AGAIN La Petite Bande received a negative advice from the Advisory Committee in Belgium (like in 2009!) concerning the subvention for 2013-2016. They want to cut ALL funds, and this time it's even more serious as the minister is planning to 'just' follow the advices. That is why a NEW and very urgent petition is started today, to save the ensemble. It's directed to Minister-President Kris Peeters, as he will give the last verdict on June 29th. Please help us by signing this new petition, put it on your wall, and forward it to your friends. Thank you so much!!!

Here is the link, do please sign it and if you are on Facebook please share the page with your friends too, thanks lads.
http://www.savelapetitebande.be/index.php?l=en

I have posted this request on CMG too.

[fergus]

A worthy cause Seán!

[Seán]

A worthy cause Seán!

Yes, it is, I will get as many to sign it as I possibly can.

[Seán]

BUMP!

Hey lads do plesae sign-up if you have not already done so:
http://www.savelapetitebande.be/index.php?l=en

[Seán]

There's only a few hours to go and

on June 11, 2012, 5:43 pm
11165
signatures

[Seán]

Esther's update on Facebook:

Esther Visser
Dear Friends, it's a sad day. No more subventions for La Petite Bande. A message from Sigiswald Kuijken currently on tour in the UK: “I’m baffled by this decision. It’s certainly not my intention to make a ‘fuzz’ about it now. I believe that our cause was well defended and we gave it the dignity it deserved. Furthermore, I find no words for that decision, and do not understand the position of the committee . We will now see how we take it from here, I would like to thank everyone for their support in these past weeks.”