The word of the President (10/2005)

, by Andrew Knight, Michel Possoz

Eight years ago was born STER’MANIA. This 32ème edition encloses this eighth year.

It will enable me to stress that STER’MANIA has, so far scrupulously respected the objectives which it had laid down, namely its role to be played apart from the musical services of the Royal Harmony “DE STER”.

STER’MANIA is an idea of Paul SCHOOVAERTS (put in music by its wife) who considered it necessary to reinforce the links which link musicians and sympathizers, by informing them of the activities and the future evolution of the Harmony, and while remaining constantly with their listening while recording, in particular, their aspirations.

Of course, STER’MANIA does not have the ambition to be or become a literary review. It is limited to its role of popularization on the musical level and to its function of information. And for this reason it will continue its mission.

The President was satisfied, as for him, to announce his feeling collected during various activities. Feelings and emotions of joys, sadness, recognition form part of its testimonys regularly.

With due respect to the one or the ones that estimates that it nothing but does be repeated.

As well good, on the contrary, if its “words” clearly reveal as the Harmony is welded, more and more, in an associative and friendly climate.

Such an amount of better also if, at the same time, musicians and sympathizers bring us new adhesions.

Such an amount of better finally, if various musical phalanges try to imitate us and jalousent us per moments, because they realize of the success, growing, which is yours, Leader and Musicians.

I will thus not break with my practices and will always make share still and my states of heart with regard to all those and those which work in a positive way for the future of our harmony.