Mittelschwere Noten für Orchester

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.

Vroeger hebben in de omgeving van Augustinusga (deze streek heet in het Fries ¬?de W lden') kloosters gestaan. Het waren veilige plekken in een ruige omgeving. In de boeken van Theun de Vries, een bek...

E tangi ana cow, Hine e Hine... Do not cry, girl, do not cry... Every culture has its own melodies to comfort children to sleep. Jan Gerrit Adema made a beautiful arrangement of this lovely folk melo...

A brilliant concert-march in the best British martial tradition. Both the title and composition are based on the well-known hymn 'Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God'.

Composer of Groningen Egbert composed the march 'Hellender' in response to the opening of the bandroom of the 'Hellendoornse Harmonie' (NL). The joyfull sounds of the march let you hear how well the t...

One of the best known nicknames for a city that is perhaps New York: 'The Big Apple'. Already in the thirties of the last century, this name is often used in New York jazz scene. With 'The Big Apple'...