For 140 år siden ville fløytisten, komponisten, pedagogen og dirigenten Paul Taffanel bringe blåserne inn på den musikalske hovedarenaen. Han mente at de franske blåserne, som hadde utviklet seg til å bli verdensledende, ikke fikk den plassen de fortjente i musikklivet. Han grunnla derfor et kammermusikalsk selskap for blåsere – Société de musique de chambre pour instruments à vents – som skulle spre og fremme kammermusikkrepertoaret for blåsere.

One hundred and forty years ago, flutist, composer, educator, and conductor Paul Taffanel wanted to bring the winds into the musical spotlight. He believed that French wind players, who had become leaders in the field, didn’t quite get the recognition they deserved. He thus founded a chamber music organization for winds – Société de musique de chambre pour instruments á vents – whose objective was to spread and promote chamber music repertoire for these very winds.