Jan van der Roost

In the most literal sense: a piece for an occasion. The actual occasion was Jan de Haan's twentieth anniversary as a conductor of the top Dutch brass band, 'Soli Deo Gloria' (Leeuwarden). To mark the...

Homage wurde von Jan Van der Roost im Auftrage der Brass Band Soli Deo Gloria aus Leeuwarden geschrieben. Direkter Anlass dazu war das 20-jährige Jubiläum von Jan de Haan als Dirigent dieses Ensembles...

This stately concert opener was originally written by Jan Van der Roost for a special event in which six respected wind orchestras (two Belgian and four Dutch) of different composition (two symphonic...

Albion was commissioned by the Swiss Brass Band Federation as the test piece for the National Brass Band Championships of England, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Switzerland in 2001, and for Norway in...

Albion ist neben Excalibur und Stonehenge das dritte große Werk für Brass Band, bei dem sich Jan van der Roost durch das englische Mittelalter inspirieren ließ. Obgleich sie nicht auf einer konkreten...

Inhalt: Apollo - Ostinati - Song of Hope - The Wooden Soldier - The Soldiers Wife - Tirol Terra Fortis - Diptyque - By the River - Crescent Moon. Es spielen: The Royal Netherlands Army Band Johan Wil...

This major concert work cosists o five movements. 1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and myste...

Metalla was commissioned by the 'Kreisverband Altenkirchen' of Germany and dedicated to Ottomar Jung. The composer himself conducted the premiere of the piece, which was performed by the 'Jugendorches...

This three-movement symphony musically depicts the history of Hungary. Key historical figures, wars and other important events from this country inspired all three movements. The first movement depict...

Sinfonietta besteht aus vier Sätzen, die in keinerlei thematischem oder musikalischem Zusammenhang zueinander stehen. Jeder Satz hat seinen eigenen Charakter und eine eigene Atmosphäre, in welcher sic...

This concert march does not begin with flourishing trumpets or loud tutti sounds: Jupiter opens refreshingly with percussion instruments and the 'high woodwinds'. This original introduction is followe...

Sopranino Saxophone - Soprano Saxophone 1, 2 & 3 - Alto Saxophone 1, 2 & 3 - Tenor Saxophone 1, 2 & 3 - Baritone Saxophone 1, 2 & 3 - Bass Saxophone - Double Bass - Harp - Organ - Timpani - Cymbals -...

These four dances are written in a kind of neo renaissance style. Because of the fact that little technical demands are required from its performing artists, these dances are mainly meant for beginnin...

Diese vier Tänze sind in einer Art Neorenaissance-Stil geschrieben. Da sie in technischer Hinsicht keine großen Anforderungen an die Ausführenden stellen, sind sie für Anfängerensembles, Jugendorchest...

In this musical drama, composed in honour of the 150th anniversary of the death of Jacob Grimm in 2013, song andspoken word continually alternatewith one another. The orchestra also plays an important...

This suite was composed by Jan Van der Roost on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of the 'Koninklijke Sint Martinusfanfare' (Royal Saint Martinus Fanfare Band) from Halle (Belgium). The composer w...