The CRESCENDO Association was founded on May 8th, 1998.On this date, six music fans decided to bring progressive rock out of the shadow by forming this association that was to carry the symbolic name of "CRESCENDO".
the first logo of the Association (by JaC) |
| Crescendo, taken from Italian, is a musical term that means "increasing". That's our aim : to promote and make progress in"the"discovery"of "progressive" music to increase the number of fans. |
Our aim : to promote and/or make discover "PROGRESSIVE ROCK"
A musical style from the late 60s that has left a strong influence on the following generations...
Originally, the first groups are :
King Crimson, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Yes, Van Der Graaf Generator, Focus, Banco, Camel, Caravan, Ange, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Mike Oldfield, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Rush...
Now, bands such as :
Änglagärd Suède, After Crying Hongrie, Cabezas de Cera Mexique, Spock's Beard U.S.A., The Flower Kings Suède, Pain of Salvation Suède, Finisterre Italie, Cast Mexique, Iconoclasta Mexique, Lazuli France...
still play with the same spirit of "PROG".
For some time, mainstream music channels no longer play progressive rock due to various financial reasons. While today's television promotes artists with short-lived careers.
We believe that it's vital that associations give talented musicians the opportunity to freely express themselves and offer the public the chance to discover them.
For this reason, the Crescendo Association has organized a FREE annual PROGRESSIVE ROCK FESTIVAL since 1999.
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