Christmas Concert Works for Band

Festival Bells is a fast-paced and demanding opening work. The uplifting mood of the piece describes the anticipation of a festival in Austria. Within the middle section, the Upper Austrian anthem is...

The White Thrill' is a composition written on behalf of the 'Musikkapelle Sankt Anton am Arlberg', in Austria. The theme refers to the ski race 'Der weiße Rausch', that takes place every year in Sankt...

The White Thrill was commissioned by the St. Anton am Arlberg music band from Austria. The theme refers to the ski race "The White Thrill", which is held every year in St. Anton. The composition has t...

The White Thrill' is a composition written on behalf of the 'Musikkapelle Sankt Anton am Arlberg', in Austria. The theme refers to the ski race 'Der weiße Rausch', that takes place every year in Sankt...

This work is an homage to the longstanding friendship between Germany and Austria. During the piece the composer depicts the highs and lows of the relationship through history but emphasizes the posit...

This work is a tribute to the Austrian-German friendship. The positive character of the work is intended to highlight the many beautiful aspects of this friendship. Only in the middle of the piece of...

This work is an homage to the longstanding friendship between Germany and Austria. During the piece the composer depicts the highs and lows of the relationship through history but emphasizes the posit...

This piece was composed for the youth wind band at the Marienschule in Saarbrücken, Germany. The title praises the importance of an education emphasizing freedom, responsibility and getting to know an...

To mark its centenary, the 'Musikgesellschaft Hinterkappelen-Wohlen' decided to commission a light-hearted work comprising different styles brought together in one setting. With this in mind, Marc Jea...

To mark its centenary, the 'Musikgesellschaft Hinterkappelen-Wohlen' decided to commission a light-hearted work comprising different styles brought together in one setting. With this in mind, Marc Jea...

To be born under a lucky star', 'To have stars in your eyes', 'To be someone's lucky star', as well as 'To be all fired up', 'To set the world on fire' and 'To be on fire with love' all of these are e...

To be born under a lucky star', 'To have stars in your eyes', 'To be someone's lucky star', as well as 'To be all fired up', 'To set the world on fire' and 'To be on fire with love' all of these are e...

This work was commissioned by the Musikverein Prechtal e. V. (Germany) for its 100th anniversary in the year of 2021. The composition opens with a powerful rhythmic motif, which soon develops into the...

This work was commissioned by the Musikverein Prechtal e. V. (Germany) for its 100th anniversary in the year of 2021. The composition opens with a powerful rhythmic motif, which soon develops into the...

A new era dawns-heralded by solemn brass fanfares. What does the future hold? In his work Overture to a New Age , Jan de Haan expresses on the one hand anticipation, on the other also an awareness tha...

This stately opening work begins in the low register with a broad main theme from the low brass immediately setting the tone. Gradually other sections and registers enter and despite retaining a majes...

The German composer Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) wrote his Academic Fesival Overture in the summer of 1880, together with the Tragic Overture. The occasion was the honorary degree which Brahms had re...

In The Essence of Youth the composer gives an insight into childhood and youth - inspired by his own daughter. The opening of sparking rhythms, dynamic contrasts and changes of time signature paint a...

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...

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...

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...

If you are looking for a musical introduction with overwhelming energetic character, lots of rhythms and a pumping bass and drum part, this is the piece you are looking for. Sparks of Fire originated...