Philip Harper

Two Worlds is a musical journey through time that explores the enduring power of storytelling. In a fantastic, imaginary encounter, Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun and American President Lincoln – who in...

This 1994 song of Billy Joel is probably one of his most beautiful hits ever. It was originally intended as a prelude for another song 'River of Dreams' with lyrics in Latin. Philip Harper has created...

Moon River Cha Cha was arranged to be part of Cory Band's winning set from Brass in Concert 2016 which was entitled; 'The Remarkable Life of Roald Dahl'. The centenary of Dahl's birth in Wales was cel...

The 'Kingdom of Dragons' is Gwent in South Wales, known in ancient times as the Kingdom of Gwent, and more recently home to the Newport Gwent Dragons Rugby Union team. This piece was commissioned by...

Composed in 2009 for Nicholas Childs and the Black Dyke Band This piece tells the Willow Pattern legend through music. Several leitmotifs are used both for the different characters and also for some o...

Selected as the test-piece for the 3rd Section Regional contests of the National Brass Band Championships 2012 The music begins with a depiction of the exciting Opening Ceremony where noisy fanfares a...

At the time of composing this piece, the Arab Spring was sweeping through the Middle East. It seemed that almost every week a new countrys people had risen up against the regimes and dictatorships whi...

xA spectacular fantasy medley from the third and final episode of the Oscar-winning trilogy. The most poignant and memorable themes from this magical motion picture have been arranged and assembled as...

The celebrated songs of Cole Porter have been lovingly crafted into this show-stopping medley for Brass Band by Philip Harper. With melodies that include the delightful Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book in the Harry Potter series by author J. K. Rowling. The book was published in 1999 and the film, based on the book, was released in 2004. Thi...