Kevin Houben

In The Lost Labyrinth , Kevin Houben portrays the persistent search for an ancient Egyptian mortuary temple. In this work, the theme from Gregorio Allegri's moving Miserere becomes a leitmotif for the...

DOGON nimmt das Publikum mit auf eine Reise zu den Steilhängen des westafrikanischen Dogontals. Majestätische Blechbläserklänge skizzieren die exotische Kultur der gleichnamigen malinesischen Bevölker...

A Viking's Tale tells the story of Gelmel, the watchman of a Northern king. It is a suite distilled from Kevin Houben's large musical spectacle Gelmel, containing the most beautiful themes and interes...

Instrumentation: Bb Trumpet 1/Bb Piccolo Trumpet Bb Trumpet 2 Bb Trumpet 3 Bb Flugel Horn F Horn 1 F Horn 2 F Horn 3 F Horn 4 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Bass Trombone Bb Euphonium TC Tuba Timpani (optional...

World Set (incl. Score)

World Set (incl. Score)

The travels of the Aztec people as they headed south through North America looking for a new home, acted as the inspiration for Lake of the Moon. The composition contains small fragments of Oriental m...

The travels of the Aztec people as they headed south through North America looking for a new home, acted as the inspiration for Lake of the Moon. The composition contains small fragments of Oriental m...

Lying on high, calcareous sandstone rocks are the monumental monasteries of Meteora, a region in northcentral Greece which look down over the valley of the Pinios River. This region inspired Kevin Hou...

Lying on high, calcareous sandstone rocks are the monumental monasteries of Meteora, a region in northcentral Greece which look down over the valley of the Pinios River. This region inspired Kevin Hou...

The Cry of the Falcon refers to the Germanic Goddess Freya, who had a cloak of feathers that gave her the ability to change into a falcon. As a falcon Freya could make her way among people. Weeping an...

Call of the Clans nimmt Musiker und Zuhörer mit in die schottischen Highlands: eine Region voll zerklüfteter Gebirgszüge, grüner Hügel, herrlicher Seen, Burgruinen und malerischer Dörfer, die alle eig...

Call of the Clans nimmt Musiker und Zuhörer mit in die schottischen Highlands: eine Region voll zerklüfteter Gebirgszüge, grüner Hügel, herrlicher Seen, Burgruinen und malerischer Dörfer, die alle eig...

The Broken Sword is one of the five ceremonial swords kept in the Tower of London and is used during the coronation of a new king or queen. Legend has it that an angel broke off the tip of the sword i...

The word 'orbis' means an orbit or a path, and in this case represents the direction of three wind ensembles as they join together. A triumphant opening to Orbis alludes to the history of these three...

Forgotten World pays homage to a former conductor of the orchestra that commissioned this work. It also happens to be the same orchestra that composer Kevin Houben gained some of his early experience...

DOGON nimmt das Publikum mit auf eine Reise zu den Steilhängen des westafrikanischen Dogontals. Majestätische Blechbläserklänge skizzieren die exotische Kultur der gleichnamigen malinesischen Bevölker...

Creating a community through music making: that, in short, is the essence of The Sound of Unity. Kevin Houben was commissioned to write this work by the Belgian municipality of Riemst. The music highl...

Creating a community through music making: that, in short, is the essence of The Sound of Unity. Kevin Houben was commissioned to write this work by the Belgian municipality of Riemst. The music highl...

In 'Dogon', the composer Kevin Houben takes the audience on a journey to the steep slopes of the Dogon Valley in West Africa. Majestic sounds sketch the unique culture of the Malian population, who bu...

The first of his '3 Statements' for six trumpets (in Bb) is a solemn, dynamic Maestoso - Don't hold back - lasting just under 1 minute, and linked to a lyrical second movement - Be relaxed - of about...