Sven van Calster

The Journey of Life (Fanfarenorchester)

The Journey of Life was written in memory of a fantastic Belgian conductor and musician: Jan De Bondt. Jan was also the commissioner of the composition but unfortunately never got to hear the final result.

In addition, "The Journey of Life" is inspired by the life journey of a star. The beginning of the composition reflects the birth of the star and the creation of nuclear fusion inside the star. This is a process that swells very slowly, just as the start of the composition also takes sufficient time to develop.

Above all, a star is also a beautiful phenomenon. The beauty of this is musically expressed in the slow middle section before seamlessly moving to the end of the life cycle. Depending on the type of star, it will implode or explode at the end of its life phase. Belgian composer Sven Van Calster chose the latter in this composition.

This composition was created with the help of a contribution from the Music Investment Fund, an initiative of Buma/Stemra in cooperation with Voi(C)e, the Copyright Interests Federation and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in the Netherlands.