Editing Limburg (Netherlands) (section)

===Music===
Choral singing is popular in Limburg. One of its best-known choruses is the Mastreechter Staar (Maastricht Star), which performs nationally and internationally.

Wind music ("bloasmuzeek", blown music) is also widespread, most villages and cities have one or more amateur [[Fanfare orchestra|fanfare]] or [[Concert band|wind orchestras]] ("harmonie").

Every four years the [[World Music Contest]], a competition for professional, amateur and military band sometimes called the Olympic Games of brass band music is held in Kerkrade.
In 2013 and 2009 the winner in the World Concert Division was the Koninklijke Harmonie Sainte Cécile, from [[Eijsden]] (Limburg).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wmc.nl/nl/uitslagen.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805221141/http://wmc.nl/nl/uitslagen.aspx|url-status=dead|title=WMC Kerkrade 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2013|website=wmc.nl}}</ref>

Also held in Kerkrade (situated on the German border) is the Schlagerfestival, a nationally broadcast event presenting singers of German-language pop music called [[Schlager]]s.

Since 1969 yearly on the Pentecost weekend an international pop music festival called [[Pinkpop Festival]] takes place in the southern part of Limburg; initially at Geleen, since 1988 at [[Schaesberg]].

More nationally or internationally known musicians from this province are mentioned hereunder in section "Famous Limburgians".

The [[Limburg Symphony Orchestra]], that resided and rehearsed in Maastricht, and was the oldest symphony orchestra of the Netherlands (founded in 1883) following elimination of government grants merged with ''[[Het Brabants Orkest]]'' to form a single ensemble with the new name of the ''[[philharmonie zuidnederland]]'', as of April 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4512/Cultuur/article/detail/3420234/2013/04/04/Gefuseerd-orkest-verder-als-philharmonie-zuidnederland.dhtml | title=Gefuseerd orkest verder als philharmonie zuidnederland | work=Trouw | date=2013-04-04 | access-date=2013-04-09 | archive-date=2013-04-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420103051/http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4512/Cultuur/article/detail/3420234/2013/04/04/Gefuseerd-orkest-verder-als-philharmonie-zuidnederland.dhtml | url-status=live }}</ref>