Concert and Contest Collection CBHA

This work describes the way the German river Saar holds the names of all the people who once lived in the area and of those who live there now. The introduction depicts the river flowing toward its co...

This work describes the way the German river Saar holds the names of all the people who once lived in the area and of those who live there now. The introduction depicts the river flowing toward its co...

Talisman tells the story of the "Pierre du Serment", an event that took place in 1639 in the village of Fontenotte, on the border between France and Switzerland. Composed of three brothers and their p...

Talisman tells the story of the "Pierre du Serment", an event that took place in 1639 in the village of Fontenotte, on the border between France and Switzerland. Composed of three brothers and their p...

This composition exudes serenity and tranquillity, but also intensity and expressiveness – giving it similar qualities to earlier works by Van der Roost, like Canterbury Chorale and Adagio for Winds....

This composition exudes serenity and tranquillity, but also intensity and expressiveness – giving it similar qualities to earlier works by Van der Roost, like Canterbury Chorale and Adagio for Winds....

Cityscape was commissioned by Concertband Antwerp for the 't Stad Geblazen event, which took place during the weekend of European Heritage Days in 2024.This short concert piece describes the impressio...

Cityscape was commissioned by Concertband Antwerp for the 't Stad Geblazen event, which took place during the weekend of European Heritage Days in 2024.This short concert piece describes the impressio...

On 22 January 1963, the signing of the Élysée Treaty between France and Germany marked the beginning of a solid relationship of cooperation and friendship, embodying the reconciliation of two nations...

From Ancient Times is a major work for brass band, inspired largely by the music of the Franco-Flemish School of the Renaissance. Hints of Gregorian chant and middle age dances pay tribute to music fr...

The instrumental music of the Yiddish-speaking Jews, especially those of Eastern Europe, is known as klezmer. This terminology was originally used in Jewish cultural life as the name of a musician who...

This suite is based on the musical In the Shadow of Napoleon which celebrated its exceptionally successful première in Worms, Germany, on 21 July 2014. The musical tells the story of Louis-Joseph Marc...

For Three Aspects of Kurt Weill Peter Kleine Schaars took inspiration from the three periods that characterise the life of Weill - he successively lived in Berlin, Paris and New York. One theme is use...

In composing Firework Jan Van der Roost has once again succeeded in creating another spectacular intro following on Flashing Winds and Signature. In just over a minute the composer shows the band off...

Five Intradas enthält fünf kurze Eröffnungsstücke aus der Feder von Jan de Haan: Intrada, Valerius-Intrada, Intrada 'Louis Bourgeois', Weihnachts-Intrada und Neujahrs-Intrada. Wie die Titel schon ande...

Fanfare for Korea was commissioned by the first Korea International Concert band Festival, which took place in 2010, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. In this triumphant fanfa...

The Wooden Soldier is a short and simple piece commissioned by the Singapore Ministry of Education. It was originally intended as a compulsory piece for the 2012 Singapore Youth Festival. Because many...

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...

Sa Música - 'Our Music' - is the music from Mallorca, an island with a long and difficult past. The work tells of the Greeks, who once erected a temple on the island; of the Romans who occupied the is...

Satoshi Yagisawa has lived in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture in Japan since he was in elementary school. Around Christmas time every year in Ichikawa City, seven Chiba high school bands hold a joint...

Wie jede Blüte welkt und jede Jugend dem Alter weicht, blüht jede - Lebensstufe, blüht jede Weisheit auch und jede Tugend zu ihrer Zeit und darf nicht ewig dauern. So beginnt ein Gedicht mit dem Titel...

Wie jede Blüte welkt und jede Jugend dem Alter weicht, blüht jede - Lebensstufe, blüht jede Weisheit auch und jede Tugend zu ihrer Zeit und darf nicht ewig dauern. So beginnt ein Gedicht mit dem Titel...

This piece was composed in 2009 for a commission by Shinjuku Bunka Center to commemorate its thirty years since its opening. It is an impressive work with a brilliant, bright fanfare, and the stately...

Wenn ein Mensch von uns geht, herrscht Trauer, Trost wird gesucht und Erinnerungen wachgerufen. Jacob de Haan brachte diese drei Dinge in seinem Werk In Memoriam zusammen. Zunächst erklingt ein langsa...