Concert and Contest Collection CBHA

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...

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...

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...

In dieser kraftvollen und spektakulären Komposition werden alle Register des Blasorchesters gezogen, um das Publikum gleich zum Auftakt des Konzerts mit einem fulminanten Auftritt zu überraschen. So k...

The Geuzen Medal is an annual award given to people or organizations who have found unique ways to further democracy in the world and help eliminate dictatorships, racism, and discrimination. The orig...

Developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Hayabusa asteroid probe returned to earth on June 13, 2010, completing its mission as the first ever spacecraft to obtain surface sample...

Composer Satoshi Yagisawa wrote this fanfare for the anniversary of a concert band whose conductor he knew well. As a result, Fanfare to the Unknown World is a piece that lets the band shine in its fu...

Crescent Moon is a festive overture composed by Jan Van der Roost and was commissioned by a Japanese wind band. The piece begins solemnly in the middle register but gradually becomes brighter and more...

Alphamonic Overture is an opening piece that serves equally well at other points in a concert programme. This unique work is based on the syllables of the name of the orchestra: just as Ravel once wro...

Every year a competition for wind orchestras and brass bands takes place in Wallberg, Switzerland. Apart from a hymn and a solo piece, all orchestras also have a compulsory piece to play. The commissi...

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...

Satoshi Yagisawa received a commission by the Hiroshima Shinjo Junior & Senior High School, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the school. The resul...

The piece was commissioned by Shobi College of Music (Tokyo, Japan) for their entrance ceremony for freshman students in 2010, premiered by Shobi Ceremonial Wind Orchestra (Hirohisa Takanashi, conduct...

This opening piece was commissioned by a youth orchestra, which explains why it has such a lot of dynamism, energy and optimism. However, it begins in a stately and noble fashion, in the lower range o...

The orchestration of NOBILITAS is full of warmth and sonority, illustrating the dignified character of the piece. it seems to emanate the solemnity and nobility of an 'éminence grise' such as Yoshihir...

Glorioso was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, the 'Siena Wind Orchestra'. The work opens after a short aleatoric intro, with an energetic and brassy 'one tone fanfare'. The note F acts as an omni...

Glorioso was commissioned by, and is dedicated to, the 'Siena Wind Orchestra'. The work opens after a short aleatoric intro, with an energetic and brassy 'one tone fanfare'. The note F acts as an omni...

This work was commissioned by the Miyazaki Prefectural Police Band from Kyushu, Japan, and was premièred in 2017. Bandmaster Sano is an elder alumni of Musashino Academia Musicae, Toyko, where Satoshi...

This work was commissioned by the Miyazaki Prefectural Police Band from Kyushu, Japan, and was premièred in 2017. Bandmaster Sano is an elder alumni of Musashino Academia Musicae, Toyko, where Satoshi...

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...

This short but solemn overture was written on the occasion of the 110th jubilee of Harmonie Hautcharage, Luxembourg. It is an homage to Jean-Paul Frisch and his son Gérard (the present conductor), who...

This short but solemn overture was written on the occasion of the 110th jubilee of Harmonie Hautcharage, Luxembourg. It is an homage to Jean-Paul Frisch and his son Gérard (the present conductor), who...

Vivat Colorum! - Latin for May Colours Live! - is a unique opening work that can be performed as a concert march. Because of its clever structure, with a lot of room for a variety of instruments and i...