7-471: The Moers Festival is an annual international music festival in Moers, Germany . The festival has changed from concentrating on free jazz to including world and pop music, though it still invites many avant-garde jazz musicians. Performers at Moers include Lester Bowie , Fred Frith , Jan Garbarek , Herbie Hancock , Abdullah Ibrahim , David Murray , Sun Ra , Archie Shepp , and Cecil Taylor . The festival
14-430: Is officially named "mœrs festival" with lowercase letters. The festival was founded in 1971 by Burkhard Hennen. Three years later, he formed Moers Music to sell performances recorded at the festival. In the early years the festival took place in the paved yard of the castle . In 1975 it was moved to a nearby park because of increased attendance. After a few years outdoors, it moved to a large venue. African Dance Night
21-632: The Eighty Years' War it was alternately captured by Spanish and Dutch troops, as it bordered the Upper Quarter of Guelders . During the war it finally fell to Maurice of Orange . As it was separated from the Dutch Republic by Spanish Upper Guelders it did not become an integral part of the Republic, though Dutch troops were stationed there. After the death of William III of Orange in 1702, Moers
28-598: The Moers Sports Club (volleyball) was formed, winning the 1989 Bundesliga championship. The current mayor of Moers is Christoph Fleischhauer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows: The Moers city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election
35-525: The festival was reduced to three days. Moers Moers ( German pronunciation: [ˈmœʁs] ; older form: Mörs ; Dutch : Murse , Murs or Meurs ) is a German city on the western bank of the Rhine , close to Duisburg . Moers belongs to the district of Wesel . Known earliest from 1186, the county of Moers was an independent principality within the Holy Roman Empire . During
42-448: Was added in 1985. Musicians such as Mory Kanté , Salif Keita , Cheb Mami , and Youssou N'Dour played there. After the artistic director changed in 2005, the event was discontinued. In 2005, after 34 years as artistic director, Hennen handed the job to Reiner Michalke . After Michalke, the position went to Tim Isfort, a musician who grew up in Moers. Due to financial problems in the 2000s,
49-658: Was inherited by the king of Prussia . All Dutch troops and civil servants were expelled. In 1795 it was annexed by France. At the Congress of Vienna , in 1815 it was returned to Prussia and in 1871 it became part of the German Empire . A target of the Oil Campaign of World War II , the Steinkohlenbergwerke (English: coal mine ) Rheinpreussen synthetic oil plant in Moers, was partially dismantled post-war . In 1985,
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