The small Saxophone Ensemble "Saxofolie" from eastern Belgium had the idea. in the summer of 2013. When it launched the call for establishing a Euregional Saxophone Orchestra, came forward spontaneously 35 enthusiastic saxophonists from all of the borders.
On 11 January 2014, Belgian, German and Dutch musicians have come together to rehearse, a specially for Saxophone Orchestra written or Arranged repertoire.
It did not stop at a single story, but in this first trial day the foundation was laid for the further development of the Euroregion Saxophone Orchestra (ESO) as euregional project orchestra. Promoter is the Sprachenakademie.be.
From the concert season 2018 the saxophonist Annick Henquet took over the artistic direction of comprehensive now 50 saxophonists orchestra.
The Year of Euregio Saxophone Orchestra was also a jubilee year: November 6, 2014, the 200th anniversary of Adolphe Sax (* 06.11.1814), the inventor of the saxophone from Dinant. This was reason enough to give a first ever concert for the good ...