The City of Differdange (27000 inhabitants), situated in the S.-W. of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, is world-famous for manufacturing the biggest "Grey"-girders (steel beams). But Differdange is also renowned for wind-music: Each quarter (Differdange-Center, Oberkorn, Niederkorn and Lasauvage) has his own music-band, and there are two more youth-bands, a big-band and some other smaller groups.
So the "DIFFERDANGE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR WINDS" (DIFFWINDS) is organized within a fertile environment. During the second week-end of July on even years, DIFFWINDS welcomes wind- and percussionbands of any style (symphonic-, brass-, big- and stagebands, a.s.o.), with young musicians aged up to 28 years.
| Musique Royale de la Force Aérienne Belge (B) | Blue Lake International Jazz Band (USA) |
| Les Cuivres du Professeur Charles Konsbrück (L) | Massed Band Wädenswil-Schwyz (CH) |
| Banda Musical Campo-Valongo (P) | Ulaloum Show Band (GR) |
| Harmonie des Jeunes Prince Guillaume Differdange (L) | Sompolno Brass Band and Majorettes (PL) |
| Harmonie des trois Frontières (B) | Orchestre des Jeunes HME (L) |
| New Chicago Chamber Orchestra (USA) | Orkiestra Deta OSP Kolo (PL) |
| Körösparti Concert Wind Band (H) | Combo Ecole de Musique Differdange (L) |
| Diffwinds Quintet (L) | Musikschule Schwyz (CH) |
| Blue Lake Symphony (USA) | Wieniawa Orchestra (PL) |
| Csökmö Junior Brass Band (H) | Orchestre d'Harmonie du Conservatoire de Luxembourg (L) |
| Seinäjoki Symphonic Band (FIN) | Symphonisches Blasorchester Obere Nahe (D) |
| Muziekvereniging Concordia Meterik (NL) | Big Band Bad Freienwalde (D) |
| Die Fanfaren von Belarus Minsk (BY) | Orchestra Juvenil de Valado dos Frades (P) |
| Pihalni Orchester Koper (SLO) | Jugendorchester der Kreismusikschule MOL (D) |
| Harmonie Philomena Haelen (NL) | Jeugdharmonie Concordia Melick (NL) |
| Big Band Ernie HAMMES (L) | HM Differdange (L) |
| Ensemble de Percussion Marienthal 93 (L) | Brass Band du Conservatoire dEsch/Alzette (L) |
| Diffwinds Workshop Orchestra 96+98+00+02+04+06+08 (L) | Brass Band Chemnitz (D) |
| Verbandsjugendorchester Kaiserstuhl-Tuniberg (D) | Jugndblasorchester der Stadt Haag (A) |
| Knabenmusik der Stadt Zürich (CH) | Percussion Band City of Huissen (NL) |
| Brass Band Agricultural University Kiev (Ukraine) | Lovetch Youth Wind Orchestra (BUL) |
| Modica (I) | De Nationale Jeugt Fanfare (NL) |
| The Ramla Orchestra (Israël) | Conservatoire - Harmonie Afula (Israël) |
| Percussions E.M. Pétange (L) | Les Trompettes du Conservatoire de Liège (B) |
| Le Quatuor de Saxos dEsch (L) | JBO Csolnok (H) |
| Offbeat plus Flûtes et Clarinettes (L) | Quintette Altérations Perdues (L) |
| Ensemble à Vent du Conservatoire de Moscou (RU) | JBO Waedenswil (CH) |
| Zephir Trompeten (D) | LEclatSax du Conservatoire de Strasbourg (F) |
| Diffwinds Workshop Orchestra (L) | Brassband Chemnitz (D) |
| JBO Cheb (CZ) | Sindos Band (GR) |
| Southern Winds (Blue Lake) (USA) | Students Wind Band University Riga (LATVIA) |
| Symphonic Band Kiskunfelegyhaza (H) | Paralimni Symphonic Band Cyprus (CY) |
| Rathfarnham Concert Band (IRL) | Diffwinds Workshop Orchestra 06 (L) |
| Southern Winds (Blue Lake Camp of Fine Arts), Orchestre d'Harmonie (USA) | Les Semeurs de Notes (Jazz) (F) |
| Youth Brass Suchowola, Brass and Dance (PL) | Junior Band "Volere è Potere" Pontedera (I) |
| La Machinerie, Jazz-Trio (F) | Studenten Harmonie Orkest University Twente (NL) |
| The Boly Hungary Band, Orchestre d'Harmonie (H) | The representative Orchestra University of Science and Technology Cracow (PL) |
| Jungmusik KRT (Kilchberg-Rüschlikon-Thalwil) (CH) | Filarmonica "Volere è Potere" Pontedera (I) |
| The Wrzesnia Youth Wind Band, Orchestre d'Harmonie et Showband (PL) | Youth Band Wreczyca and Dancers (PL) |
| Luxembourg Brass Mates, Quintette de Cuivres, Classique et Jazz (L) | JBO Schüpfheim (CH) |
| Jugendorchester Havixbeck (D) | Youth Symphonic Band Totkomlos (H) |
| Diffwinds International Workshop Orchestra (D-B-F-L) | Youth Band Zwolen (PL) |
| The Differdange Regional Music School Big Band (L) | Jugendkapelle Penzberg (D) |
| Harmonie des Jeunes Prince Guillaume (L) | Orchestre des Jeunes de l’ Ecole Internationale EIDE (Internat.) |
| Les Cuivres du Conservatoire Royal de Liège (B) | Bella Bandura (UA) |
| The Migliosi Jazz Quintet (D) |
| B.L. International Symphonic Band (USA) |
| Fanfare Prince Henri Bonnevoie (L) |
| The Sistertowns Youth Band (D+L) |
| The Kalavrita Young Band (GR) |
| The Sanok Band Avanti (PL) |
