Swarovski Musik Wattens

"Swarovski Musik Wattens" is an orchestra from Wattens, Austria founded in the year 1900 as "Fabriksmusik" by workers of the well-known Swarovski crystal manufacturing company (in itself founded in 1895). In 1924 the orchestra was renamed to "Rettenberger Musikkapelle", and in 1931 the first recording was made. In 1974 it was again renamed, performing worldwide as "Rettenberger Musik Swarovski Wattens" before settling on the current name of "Swarovski Musik Wattens" in 1989.