The UNITED WOMEN'S ORCHESTRA was founded in 1992 by eighteen international musicians from four different countries (Germany, Holland, the USA and England). Since then the UWO has established itself as one of the few European big bands playing new music, and as one of the few all-women big bands in Europe with an original repertoire. Since their first performance during the "European Women in Music Congress" in 1994 the band has appeared regularly in concert and at festivals in Germany and Holland.

Led by Christina Fuchs (D ) and Hazel Leach (NL), the band plays an exclusively original repertoire, composed by the two bandleaders. Their differing backgrounds provide for a wide variety of musical styles - from modern jazz and free improvisation to folk melody and from traditional big band swing to contemporary rhythms.

Trumpets: Steffi Deckers, Hermine Schneider, Helen Barsby, Sabine Ercklentz

Trombones: Annemarie Roelofs, Teddy Steen, Baerbel Leo

Tuba: Janni Struzyk

Saxophone: Corinna Danzer as/fl, Caroline Thon ss/as, Marie-Christine Schroeck ts/cl/fl, Hazel Leach ts/fl, Christina Fuchs ts/bcl, Christine Hoermann bs/fl, Annette Maye cl/bcl,

Piano: Julia Huelsmann

Double bass: Ulla Oster

Drums: Aimee Povel

Vocals: Ineke van Doorn

Under the conduction of: Christina Fuchs und HazelLeach

LE DIFFUS

Composition and Saxophon : Natalie Hausmann

Trumpet: Lars Kuklinski

Piano and Fender Rhodes: Roman Babik

Bass: Michael Kehraus

Drums: Simon Camatta

Double bass: Ulla Oster