Beriato Concert Works

This work was commissioned by two fanfare bands from Loksbergen and Kortenaken in Belgium, that have merged to form one single ensemble. This festive work has been constructed using two contrasting el...

The attacks in Brussels on 22 March 2016 created a shockwave throughout Belgium and the rest of the world. Equally, the attacks in Paris and Nice led to great public indignation, fear and disbelief. B...

The piece West Wind is divided into three sections, each of which has a subtitle taken from poems by Emily Brontë (1818–1848). The poetry of Romanticism, especially that of Brontë, often has a gentle,...

This work was commissioned by Fanfare Sint-Willibrordus Wintelre from the Netherlands and describes the power and wonders of nature in 4 atmospheric movements: "Birth", "Battle", "Silence" and "Water"...

This composition is based on the life of the German cavalry general Hans Michael Elias von Obentraut (1574-1625), who was known for his nerve, loyalty and courage. The figure Van Obentraut is closely...

This work is based on five folk songs from different cultures. Each song brings its own atmosphere and character, giving rise to a musical journey across the world in one continuous whole. Featuring E...

Audivi Media Nocte is based on the eponymous motet by Thomas Tallis from the 16th Century - a work that holds great fascination for Oliver Waespi. During the process of composition, various chord sequ...

Voyage Into The Blue was commissioned by the Windbands of Mizumaki Minami Junior High School, Koyo Junior High School and Fukuma Junior High School bands performed the work in a competition. The picto...

The Graces of Love' (Le Gratie d'Amore) is the title of a book published in 1602 by Cesare Negri, the famous dance master of the Milan court in the Renaissance. It contains numerous dance tunes and pr...

This composition is based on the children's song 'Three Blind Mice', of which the melody is featured in a range of variations: in a canon, in inversion, in minor, transformed, with changing harmonisat...

Between the fifteenth and seventeenth century, the conquistadores – Spanish soldiers, adventurers, and conquerors – played a significant role in the colonisation of Latin America and the Philippines....

Between the fifteenth and seventeenth century, the conquistadores – Spanish soldiers, adventurers, and conquerors – played a significant role in the colonisation of Latin America and the Philippines....

Short Stories consists of five short movements, each of which tells its own musical story. Each movement can also be performed independently. The focus is on the music, not a program or meaning that h...

The piece West Wind is divided into three sections, each of which has a subtitle taken from poems by Emily Brontë (1818–1848). The poetry of Romanticism, especially that of Brontë, often has a gentle,...

Short Stories consists of five short movements, each of which tells its own musical story. Each movement can also be performed independently. The focus is on the music, not a program or meaning that h...

This work was commissioned by Fanfare Sint-Willibrordus Wintelre from the Netherlands and describes the power and wonders of nature in 4 atmospheric movements: Birth, Battle, Silence and Water. Wonder...

This composition is based on the life of the German cavalry general Hans Michael Elias von Obentraut (1574-1625), who was known for his nerve, loyalty and courage. The figure Van Obentraut is closely...

This piece comprises a series of variations on the melody of 'Ami, dans cette vie' ('Friend, in this life), an 18th century French song. Like the famous poem 'Canzona di Bacco' by Lorenzo de' Medici,...

Jubilance was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Xinmin Senior School in Singapore. Appropriately for the occasion, the composition is a festive, virtuoso and dynamic op...

This work is based on the story of the soldier and the princess from the film Cinema Paradiso. The story is about a poor soldier who fell in love with a beautiful princess. He had nothing to offer her...

This work is based on five folk songs from different cultures. Each song brings its own atmosphere and character, giving rise to a musical journey across the world in one continuous whole. Featuring E...

This composition is based on the beautiful chorale melody Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How beautifully the morning star shines). Like the chorale fantasias by Bach and Buxtehude, this is a fant...

The Celtic poem The Voyage of Bran was the inspiration for this fantasy work by Bert Appermont. The subject of this composition is Febal, who - together with his companions - travels to the 'otherworl...

The eagle has always held a high symbolic value. It stands for freedom, dignity and pride in one's own country. In Hermann Pallhuber's Golden Eagle, the music describes the flight of the eagle along t...

Country Scenes takes us back to the early English settlements on the American east coast. The opening section, Daybreak, depicts daybreak in a small village where people go about their daily business....