Acoustic Time

Wahlpflichtwerke Bund Saarländischer Musikvereine 2012

Fanfare for a Festival is the perfect piece for festive occasions. Full of expectation and spectacular at the beginning, melodic in the middle building to a grand finale. This composition powerfully s...

In this work the Dutch composer Marc van Delft attempts to bring together two parties (former friends), after they have grown inexplicably apart. For this reason he calls in the help (Invocation) from...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) came from an aristocratic family which lived near Novgorod. When he appeared to be musically gifted as a child, his parents did not hesitate one moment to map out a...

A Yiddish theme is by the composer at a very spectacular way developed into an amazing concert bouncer. Van der Reijden's experience as a trumpeter and arranger of the Klezmer Band Di Gojim 'comes in...

A Yiddish theme is by the composer at a very spectacular way developed into an amazing concert bouncer. Van der Reijden's experience as a trumpeter and arranger of the Klezmer Band Di Gojim 'comes in...

An arrangement of a religious song (Psalm 81) always stirs the imagination, especially when sounding as intimate, atmospheric and harmoniously as in Now to God our King.

In this swinging composition the saxophone section plays a leading role. Composer and saxophone player Schulte knows better than anyone a swinging dialogue to create between the saxophone section and...

In this swinging composition the saxophone section plays a leading role. Composer and saxophone player Schulte knows better than anyone a swinging dialogue to create between the saxophone section and...

Arctic Funk might just as well have been a flashing sequel to a scene from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story. Popular music but with a difference, as indicated by the title. The work's quiet section...

Jubilant Prelude' is an orchestration of the 'Preludium over Psalm 150' originally composed for organ by Toon Hagen. Since 1998 Toon Hagen has been organ-player of the 'Grote or Sint Michaëlskerk' in...

As he did before in the often played and commonly appreciated 'Lord Tullamore', in which he poetically depicted the landscape and the cultural elements of a small Irish village, in his composition 'Th...

Gawan Roberts wrote this march in 2001 on the occasion of the play Brassed Off, which took place in the Frisian village of Jorwert. The march has been written in the virtuosic English brass band style...

In 2005 it was 400 years ago that the first volume of the world-famous novel 'El ingenioso hidalgo don Quichote de La Mancha', written by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), was published. Don...

Trimbeka is a composition which owes its existence to the anniversary of music society 'de Vlecke' in Gorredijk. The name Gorredijk originates from 'goor' or 'gor', which means : bog. Along the marshy...

Gaudete' comes from the Finnish/Swedish 'Piae Cantiones', a collection of religious music from the 16th century. The English folk group 'Steeleye Span' featuring female lead singer Maddy Prior had a h...

Bi-Millennial Celebration' has been composed to honour the 2000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Nijmegen. This work consists of three continuous movements. The first movement depicts the...

The Dutch composer Harrie Janssen composed 'Adventures of the Beaume' to mark the 50th anniversary of his parents wedding. The composer of the march his memories of the family home, and in particular...

Gebaseerd op een gedicht van de Duitse dichter Carl Hauptmann (laat Romantiek) Carl Hauptmann had als kind een zeer zwakke gezondheid maar was zeer intelligent. Hij studeerde Filosofie, Psychologie en...

Put your trombone player in the spotlight with this lovely bright and carnivalesque mambo composed by Carron Schilders.

Put your trombone player in the spotlight with this lovely bright and carnivalesque mambo composed by Carron Schilders.

The Yiddish word 'Klezmer' has been derived from the Old Hebrew words 'Kley' (tool, instrument) and 'Zemer' (song, singing, making music). Klezmer is the traditional music of Jews from Eastern Europe....

Just wake up the public? With this 'snack' it remains difficult to sit still! Before you know it, everyone folds to the joyful sounds of the circus band.