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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Four roads lead to Santiago', so begins the Book of the Pilgrim. Written in the 12th century, the Codex Calixtinus opened the way for pilgrimage from most cities in Europe and North Africa to Santiago...

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...

Dieses Werk ist von der dramatischen Lebensgeschichte Ludwigs II., ehemaliger König von Bayern, inspiriert. Wegen seines exzentrischen Lebensstils sowie seiner Leidenschaft für mittelalterliche Sagen...

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...

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...

When you have been playing in a band for a long time, you will know that music belongs to the most beautiful moments in life, but also to the roughest times. Making music together can give you strengt...

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...

Four roads lead to Santiago', so begins the Book of the Pilgrim. Written in the 12th century, the Codex Calixtinus opened the way for pilgrimage from most cities in Europe and North Africa to Santiago...

Lord of the Lake ist ein Werk in drei separaten Sätzen, das die Legende vom "Meer von Flines" erzählt. Stéphane Coquet, der Dirigent des Blasorchesters von Flines-lez-Râches, gab das Werk aus Anlass d...

This three-movement work describes the picturesque Vosges, a range of low mountains in the north-east of France. The beauty of this region is expressed in slow passages, energetic parts, compelling mu...

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...