The Stadtharmonie Zürich Oerlikon-Seebach with about 80 musicians is considered to be one of Switzerland's best amateur symphonic wind orchestras. It has won the national championship, which is held every five years, three time during the past twenty-five years. It has recorded several times for Swiss radio and television stations and has produced several CDs.

The Stadtharmonie was founded in 1884 and has had a distinguished history. It undertook a three week tour through the Peoples Republic of China in 1989. It regularly performs concerts at the famous Tonhalle in Zürich. In 2003, the Stadtharmonie performed in Beaune, France and in 2004 at the World Band Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland. The main focus in the orchestra's programming is in providing a balance between original compositions for wind orchestra and transciptions of music for other medium.

The Stadtharmonie has had only three principal conductors since 1966. Eduard Muri was principal conductor from 1966 to 1992, and Eric Conus from 1993 to 2004. Carlo Balmelli is the orchestra's new principal conductor. He was born in Ticino in southern Switzerland in 1969 and studied trombone with Branimir Slokar at the music academy in Berne. He is active as an orchestral player and teaches trombone at several music schools in southern Switzerland. He has been Guest Conductor with the Swiss National Youth Brass Band, is a member of the Swiss Federal Wind Music Association, and is a member of the governing body of the Swiss WASBE Section. Before becoming director of the Stadtharmonie, he conducted the excellent Berner Oberland Brass Band for seven year.