The World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) will hold its very first Regional Conference between July 6 and 14 in Debrecen. WASBE chairman and Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Debrecen, Mihály Duffek, said the association had chosen the venue partly because Debrecen was the first Hungarian city to offer conducting master classes and had a rich tradition in military bands.