As it had become very quiet around the DS brass band music, a meeting took place on 18.4.1998  between Robert Rohr, Heinrich Klein, Matthias Loske and Stephan-H. Pollmann, in München, to counteract this trend.  First it was decided to bring out a double CD under the title, "Blasmusik der Donauschwaben in historischen Aufnahmen" ("Brassband music of the Danube Swabians in historic recordings").  

The first CD contained pieces that had appeared before WWII; the second contained pieces produced after WWII in Germany. Producer for this double CD that came out in 1999 was Robert Rohr, who also small book accompanying the release.  But with this release alone, not much had been accomplished.

An attempt was planned to gather all brass bands at a common table. The first reunion took place on 25 Nov 2000 in Frankenthal, and Hungary-German, Danube Swabian and Banater bands came together. 

Initially many people were skeptical, but it was decided to attempt to build a repository for notes and recorded media. At the second reunion, on 10 May 2002 in Nürnberg, the repository of notes had grown and the decision was made to release, in conjunction with a recording company, of another double CD entitled "Traditionelle donauschwäbische Blasmusik Folge I" ("Traditional Danube Swabian Brassband Music Series I").  

After the "Landsmannschaft der Banater Schwaben" took over the patronage [sponsorship] together with the comany Tyrolis, this decision was carried out. 

At the meeting on 22 March 2003 the CD was handed out. The "Landsmannschaft der Banater Schwaben" took over the patronage over the repository for notes and recorded media, which was set up at the Dokumentationszentrum der Banater Schwaben in Ulm.  On the same day, the first 1500 archived note sheets and the first recorded media were handed over by Josef Augustin. 

Today the Friendship Circle presents itself as a working group within the Bundesverband der Landsmannschaft der Banater Schwaben. 

The second double CD "Traditionelle donauschwäbische Blasmusik Folge II" ("Traditional Danube Swabian Brassband Music Series II")  is released at the beginning of April 2004. The next goal will be to record and release a new CD with pieces of music from our repository.