The bronze and stainless steel sculpture, with two figures with double bass on a high pedestal, was made in 1993 by the well-known visual artist Wim Steins from Kerkrade. This work of art symbolizes musicality, which is deeply anchored in Kerkrade's DNA.
Musicality that is closely intertwined with the mining culture, in which music and club life played an important role. The municipality of Kerkrade is therefore extremely proud of its extensive range of music associations, bands and local dialect music.
During the WMC, which takes place every four years, no fewer than 20,000 musicians and 300,000 visitors from all over the world meet in Sound City Kerkrade. The very first WMC was organized in 1951 by orchestras from Kerkrade and the English mining region of Yorkshire.
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