Concert Band for Beginners

The energetic activities of three craftsmen at a local crafts market inspired the composer Christian Bouthier to write this work in three movements. The clockmaker gets many curious visitors at his st...

Dem Weihnachtslied Cantique de Noñl von Adolphe Charles Adam aus dem 19. Jahrhundert wurde damals von Kirchenoberen einen Mangel an gutem Geschmack und das Fehlen von religiösem Empfinden bescheinigt....

Eventide (Song of Liberation) has as its theme the European liberation from the Second World War. After a solemn introduction, one hears the melody of the hymn Abide with Me, which was sung frequently...

The name of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is inextricably connected to the German city of Leipzig. This modest and very dutiful master composer worked like a diligent civil servant. From 1723 unti...

With Day Dreaming, composer Christian Bouthier takes both musicians and audience to a dreamy, imaginative world. People who daydream see the future in a rosy way, daily problems disappear to the backg...

With Day Dreaming, composer Christian Bouthier takes both musicians and audience to a dreamy, imaginative world. People who daydream see the future in a rosy way, daily problems disappear to the backg...

Let's Dance takes you on an exciting night of dancing, being cool on the dance floor with your designer clothes, dancing the night away and forgetting about your daily worries. It's party time on the...

Let's Dance takes you on an exciting night of dancing, being cool on the dance floor with your designer clothes, dancing the night away and forgetting about your daily worries. It's party time on the...

Kinderweihnacht is a medley for four-part instrumentation, featuring four famous German childrens Christmas songs. Creative interpretation requires the use of kitchen utensils (bottles, spoons, lids)...

O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf (O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide) was written by the German poet Friedrich von Spee (1591-1635) during the Thirty Years? War. The profound text echoes the misery of that...

Scotland is famed for its rich landscapes and proud heritage. It is also the country that is known for 'housing' the Loch Ness Monster. In celebration of their heritage the Scots annually hold their H...

After the success of Dance Starters, a follow-up in the Flexible 4 Series was a must. Again, Peter Kleine Schaars composed four dances, in which he, by means of refreshing chords, uncomplicated rhythm...

After the success of Dance Starters, a follow-up in the Flexible 4 Series was a must. Again, Peter Kleine Schaars composed four dances, in which he, by means of refreshing chords, uncomplicated rhythm...

Der Komponist, Sänger und Dirigent Jean-Joseph Mouret gilt zwar als einer der wichtigsten Vertreter des französischen Barock, von seinem Werk ist jedoch vieles in Vergessenheit geraten. Nicht so Ronde...

Der Komponist, Sänger und Dirigent Jean-Joseph Mouret gilt zwar als einer der wichtigsten Vertreter des französischen Barock, von seinem Werk ist jedoch vieles in Vergessenheit geraten. Nicht so Ronde...

In Camel Ride you will experience the magic of a colourful Arabic caravan as it slowly passes by. With this short work for a flexible ten part instrumentation, composer Jan de Haan has brilliantly ref...

In Camel Ride you will experience the magic of a colourful Arabic caravan as it slowly passes by. With this short work for a flexible ten part instrumentation, composer Jan de Haan has brilliantly ref...

During the second half of the 16th century, Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi composed almost entirely sacred works, however it was with his Balletti, not published until 1591 and 1594, that he gained fame an...

During the second half of the 16th century, Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi composed almost entirely sacred works, however it was with his Balletti, not published until 1591 and 1594, that he gained fame an...

We proudly bring you another one of Robert van Berigen's spectacular arrangements of popular classical works, based on Franz Schubert's famous song, The Trout, Op. 32, composed in 1817. Schubert liked...

Der Zodiakus (Tierkreis) ist in der Astrologie das den von der Erde aus sichtbaren Himmel umspannende Band der zwölf Tierkreiszeichen. Jan de Haan verwendete vier dieser Zeichen (Stier, Skorpion, Wass...

Gazing into life is like gazing at the colours of passing time. Sometimes cool and mysterious, sometimes opalescent, warm or luminous, the colours of time, like life itself, are ever-changing. When co...

Le Marais is a semi-programmatic composition by Christian Bouthier. It contains three movements, each of which is based on a different aspect of the Parisian district of the same name. Le Marais is sa...

Das Wort 'Maestro' in diesem Titel steht für gleich drei große Meisterkomponisten, deren Themen Eric J. Hovis Inspirationsquelle für diese Suite waren. So basiert Antonio's Boogie auf einem Motiv aus...

George Gershwin's only opera, Porgy and Bess, dealt with the socially sensitive issue of race. The composer even specified that it may only be performed by coloured actors. Summertime is easily the mo...