Editions Bim

Having written the piece 'Condor Canyon' for trombone and brass quintet, it was a great challange and joy for me to get the commission of a similar piece, specifically for the brilliant trumpeter Ole-...

The Summit Fanfare was written for the Summit Brass and David Hickman. Throughout the years I have written a number of pieces for the Summit Brass but never a fanfare, so when David asked for a piece...

Fierabrass' is inspired by the adventures of Don Quixote, and the title of the piece is taken from an episode in which he is given a placebo called the 'Fierabras potion'. In a play of words, I added...

This collection originally appeared in print under the title '22 PETITS MORCEAUX D'ENSEMBLE pour instruments de cuivre ... PAR ANT. SIMON. Op. 26'. In those days, brass pieces were generally performed...

large brass ensemble, timpani and percussion Dance Music was composed in 1976 at the request of the late Sidney Ellison, professor of trumpet at the Royal Academy of Music, London. The work is in one...

Large (symphonic) brass ensemble, timpani and percussion Exact instrumentation: 4 horns in F, piccolo trumpet, E flat trumpet, 2 Bb trumpets, flugelhorn, 3 tenor trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, 2...

These three essays were ordered by my friend and publisher Jean-Pierre Mathez and premiered on July 3, 1968, at the Municipal Theater, by the student brass ensemble he directed, on the occasion of the...

For 'Eastwind', Jean-François Michel was cleverly inspired by the rich Balkan or Eastern European musical folklore, which was introduced by the gypsies in countless variations wherever they settled. T...

Antiphonies (Wechselgesänge) is written for two brass quintets and although sometimes both quintets play together as a large brass ensemble, the work is mainly based on antiphonal principles. Sometime...

The Jubilee Fanfare I, II and III by Jean-François Michel are based on the same musical material, adapted to three different instrumentations: Jubilee Fanfare I for brass quintet: 2 trumpets (C or Bb)...

Brass tentet (3 trumpets, 3 horns, 3 trombones, tuba) and narrator The Cuckoo (0'50) - The Porpoise (0'53) - The Duck (1'04) - The Dog (1'42) - The Ant (0'42) - The Centipede (1'20) - The Rhinoceros (...

trumpet and 2 brass quintets

solo trumpet and brass quintet

4 trumpets, 4 horns, 4 trombones, 2 tubas and percussion

4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba

2 trumpets, 2 horns, 3 trombones, tuba

Written during the summer of 1995, Hommage JFK is a fanfare for four trumpets, four horns, four trombones, two tubas and three percussion. It was commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra to com...

A kaleidoscope is a short tube that can be rotated at will so that the small, colorful objects in it create infinite variations of symmetrical patterns thanks to ingenious mirroring. It evokes a rapid...

Solo trumpet and large brass ensemble or wind ensemble and percussion Exact instrumentation: Brass ensemble: 4 trumpets, 4 horns, 4 trombones, 2 tubas and 2 percussions / Wind ensemble: 2 flutes, 2 ob...

Maurice Benterfa (1937-2018) influenced generations of musicians with his unique approach to brass pedagogy. His Site des vibrations concept is aimed at all brass players, from beginners to profession...

The title of this work, K-1, refers to the Japanese martial art of the same name. I am not a fan of these sports, but when Steve Rosse - known for his powerful tuba playing - asked me to write somethi...

solo tuba, 4 euphonium, 4 tubas and narrator My one of the best teacher and friend Roger Bobo asked me to write a piece for the same instrumentation as John Steven's Liberation of Sisyphus for his own...