Concert and Contest Collection CBHA

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...

With this work, composer Jacob de Haan depicts a procession of the inhabitants of the Basque town Zumarraga to the hermitage of Santa Mar a La Antigua in the mountains nearby. The music, that has care...

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 is a close-up of the encounters and relationships of trust between people, following the idea that 'friendship lasts forever. ' After the passing of Satoshi Yagisawa's close friend and work...

This work is a close-up of the encounters and relationships of trust between people, following the idea that 'friendship lasts forever. ' After the passing of Satoshi Yagisawa's close friend and work...

A wonderful new work by Satoshi Yagisawa in which flowers take center stage. This work celebrates the official registration of the orchid "Dendrobium Yishun Primary School" in the International Orchid...

A wonderful new work by Satoshi Yagisawa in which flowers are the focal point. This work honours the official registration of the Dendrobium ‘Yishun Primary School' in The International Orchid Registe...

This composition is based on the hymn Aberystwyth, named after a seaside town on the west coast of Wales. It is Jacob de Haan's favourite hymn from the 120 Hymns for Brass Band. The work consists of t...

This composition is based on the hymn Aberystwyth, named after a seaside town on the west coast of Wales. It is Jacob de Haan's favourite hymn from the 120 Hymns for Brass Band. The work consists of t...

In 1989, the demonstration named the Baltic Way - also known as the Baltic Chain- was held in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by its citizens in a call for independence from the Sov...

In 1989, the demonstration named the Baltic Way - also known as the Baltic Chain- was held in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by its citizens in a call for independence from the Sov...

In this varied suite, named after the Swedish region Medelpad, folk dances in a Swedish fashion take stage in diverse tempi, styles and atmospheres. For Medelpadia, Van der Roost used a combination of...

In this varied suite, named after the Swedish region Medelpad, folk dances in a Swedish fashion take stage in diverse tempi, styles and atmospheres. For Medelpadia, Van der Roost used a combination of...

The town of Zevenhuizen (Seven Houses) in the Dutch province of Groningen had the idea of organizing an experimental open-air concert with 777 musicians. Jacob de Haan was therefore commissioned to wr...

As The Curtain Closes is a ceremonious composition that radiates noblesse and pride, and features challenges for all sections. At the beginning, the main theme is introduced by the flute, accompanied...

As The Curtain Closes is a ceremonious composition that radiates noblesse and pride, and features challenges for all sections. At the beginning, the main theme is introduced by the flute, accompanied...

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...

Concordia was the Roman goddess of concord or unity. To convey the unity among their musicians, many music societies over the years, including the band that commissioned this composition, have chosen...

Concordia was the Roman goddess of concord or unity. To convey the unity among their musicians, many music societies over the years, including the band that commissioned this composition, have chosen...

Lord of the Lake is a work in three separate movements which tells the legend of the "Sea of Flines". Stéphane Coquet, the conductor of the Flines-lez-Râches concert band, wanted to celebrate the 140t...

This piece by Thierry Deleruyelle is based on one of the most significant events in the history of coal mining; the catastrophe at Courrières, Northern France. It took place on 10th March 1906 and is...

This piece by Thierry Deleruyelle is based on one of the most significant events in the history of coal mining; the catastrophe at Courrières, Northern France. It took place on 10th March 1906 and is...

This composition musically reveals the secrets of the former Duchy of Savoy. The slow, almost magical beginning describes the beautiful mountain location of the merged villages of La Motte-Servolex. T...

This composition musically reveals the secrets of the former Duchy of Savoy. The slow, almost magical beginning describes the beautiful mountain location of the merged villages of La Motte-Servolex. T...

This work is not only about the flow of the Doubs, Ranceuse and Roide rivers that converge at Pont-de-Roide but also about the flow of life and history of this French town. The composition begins fest...