Concert and Contest Collection CBHA

Perseus is the famous Greek hero who saved Princess Andromeda, as she was about to be sacrificed to the sea monster Kraken. Satoshi Yagisawa was inspired by the story of Perseus, which was made famous...

Golden Peak is a concert piece that takes us deep into the world of volcanoes of the Auvergne in central France. They are dormant volcanoes whose origins date back from 7, 000 to over 65 million years...

Columbus is a brilliant and dynamic overture with a gentle, melodic middle section. The composer was inspired by the European space laboratory Columbus, which is part of the International Space Statio...

Queen Cleopatra ruled Egypt for over 20 years. She is one of antiquity's best-known women, in particular because of her relationships with Julius Caesar and, above all, Mark-Anthony, but also because...

Majesty is a powerful and spectacular overture. Right from the start, the brass open the work brilliantly before making way for a majestic hymn mostly played by the woodwind. The end of the piece repe...

Sahara takes you on a journey to the largest desert in the world. Located in the north of the African continent, it covers eight million square kilometres and spreads across ten nations. The work desc...

Children's Oak was commissioned by the wind band from Beauquesne, France. This solemn work pays homage to a city particularly affected by the two World Wars and is inspired by the knowledge that the c...

The peace of a mountain village is shattered by a dreadful rumour: whether animal or something more disturbing, a creature is said to be prowling the area. After a quiet beginning, the music builds up...

The Guild of Roslar is an impressive and multifaceted work composed on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Koninklijke Harmonie "Het Gildemuziek" Roeselare (Belgium). This work expresses the...

Atlantic Overture' is a sparkling piece symbolising a journey by ship from Europe to the Americas. The music tells the story of a ship leaving the European coast on a journey that depicts the beauty o...

This work was composed in 2018 as a commission to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Shibuya Youth Band, based in Tokyo, Japan. Its world premiere was conducted by the composer's mentor, Masato S...

The introductory theme of this composition echoes the majestic size of the mountains that are visible from the picture-postcard Cortina d'Ampezzo-the socalled 'Queen of the Dolomites'. Then we hear a...

Monterosi is a village in the Italian province of Viterbo in the Lazio region. This work is dedicated to the Accademia Musicale Francigena in Monterosi, on the occasion of the third 'Tommaso Albani' a...

This piece was commissioned by Oyama City Symphonic Wind Orchestra to commemorate their 30th Anniversary. The composer was inspired by Oyama City's slogan, 'water, green and earth', to write this fest...

Das Stück Sahara nimmt Sie mit auf eine Reise in die weltweit größte Trockenwüste, die sich im Norden des afrikanischen Kontinents befindet. Sie umfasst 8 Millionen Quadratkilometer und erstreckt sich...

Close is a chorale that sings the praises of a universal theme: love. The people who are dear to you are the ones you'd like to keep as close to you as possible, to make sure you can hug them from tim...

Odilia is an up-tempo and joyful ode to Baume-les-Dames, a village in the department of Doubs in Franche-Comté, Eastern France. The title is derived from the legend of Odilia of Alsace (venerated as S...

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...

This work was commissioned by the civilian wind orchestra Shimizu il compagno, based in Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, as a commemorative work for their 10th Anniversary. The world premiere...

This work was commissioned by the civilian wind orchestra Shimizu il compagno, based in Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, as a commemorative work for their 10th Anniversary. The world premiere...

In the summer of 2010 Dirk Brossé was appointed music director of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. During his inauguration concert in September that year he brought a musical surprise to the cit...

I Shall Love But Thee is an occasional work in the literal sense of the word, since it was originally written on the occasion of the composer's youngest son's wedding. The texts, by William Shakespear...

This opening piece by Japanese composer Satoshi Yagisawa expresses joy, gratitude, hope and courage. The three sections are performed without interruption. We hear 'Joy' in the brilliant introduction,...

2011 was a disastrous year for Japan: on March 11 the northeast of the country suffered a violent earthquake, which triggered a huge tsunami and caused massive damage to people and the environment. Th...

Like the Eagle, We Soar and Rise was commissioned by Yuying Secondary School Concert Band and Yuying Alumni Association for the 2010 centenary of the school's foundation. The piece was named by a frie...