Christmas Concert Works for Band

La Quintessenza is a musical approach of the quintessence, the heart of the matter. By focusing a five note motif in a number of variants, De Meij tries to get through to the essence of the musical ma...

The very character of Till (the mythical prankster in the animated adventure romp Till Eulenspiegel) calls for over-the-top and minutely timed action music. Focusing first on Till's Theme and later Ki...

London is famous for its history and pageantry. No part of the city epitomises this better than the area known as Westminster. It is home to The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, We...

Strathcarron is a movement from Philip Sparke's Hymn of the Highlands, in which each movement reflects a different location in the beautiful Scottish highlands. Stratcarron, named after a village at t...

The Four Noble Truths are the most basic expression of the teaching of Buddha and therefore still form the guidelines for Buddhists to this day. The four truths are Dukkha, which describes times of ma...

When Philip Sparke composed this piece he tried to create a work that characterised man's ability to overcome personal tragedy and the feeling of serenity gained when the tragedy is forgotten. To do t...

Das Stück Pentangle besteht aus drei Sätzen, die ohne Unterbrechung gespielt werden, und orientiert sich am klassischen Aufbau des barocken Concerto grosso. Das Blechbläserquintett und das begleitende...

The idea for Pacifica came from a car trip along the coastal road of the west coast of North America from Vancouver to San Francisco. This area is alive with stunning vistas, pristine beaches, and ani...

Algemiz is a town situated on the banks of the river Sucron, in the south of Valencia in Spain. Algemiz by Ferrer Ferran was inspiredby two historical events connected with the town. When the Iberian...

The innovative Spanish composer Ferrer Ferran has taken Greek mythology as an inspiration for his concerto for trumpet and concert band. Hydra, the water monster decapitated by Hercules and Iolaus, te...

Diese Suite, die vom Themenpark Mítica in der spanischen Heimat des Komponisten inspiriert wurde, erweckt verschiedene historische und mythologische Welten des Mittelmeerraums zum Leben. In Spanien er...