Christmas Concert Works for Band

Johan de Meij's first symphony The Lord of the Rings is based on the trilogy of that name by J.R.R. Tolkien. This book has fascinated many millions of readers since its publication in 1955. The sympho...

Madurodam is a small scale miniature town at Scheveningen (near The Hague) and is since many years one of the most important tourist attractions of the conurbation of Western Holland (called 'Randstad...

Jubiloso' schrieb Philip Sparke im selben 'Broadway-Stil' wie zuvor schon 'The Bandwagon', mit stark synkopierten Melodien und einem konventionellen Trioteil, aber auch mit plötzlich auftretenden unre...

A Little Klezmer Suite' was commissioned by Rushton Park High School to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their band programme. They gave the premiere in a virtual online concert in October 2020. Klez...

Tokyo Nocturne was commissioned by the Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023. The premiere took place under the direction of Maestro Keita Matsui on 5 November of the...

Tokyo Nocturne was commissioned by the Tokyo Wind Symphony Orchestra to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2023. The premiere took place under the direction of Maestro Keita Matsui on 5 November of the...

Generations Fanfare was written in a film-musical style on commission for the Bezirksblasmusikverband (Wind Music Federation) Imst in Tirol, Austria. The composer, Otto M. Schwarz, composed this grade...

The town of Guflina in Liechtenstein offers one of the best viewpoints of the magnificent Alps. Underneath the overhanging ledge, there is said to have been a cave in the mountain. In it lived a terri...

A Little Suite of Horror is an easy suite for beginner bands, consisting of five contrasting movements. With this piece it is also possible to pick and choose only a few movements to showcase at a con...

Friends are of the utmost importance in any person's life. True friends can always count on one another, even if they don't meet up as often as they might wish. With Best Friends, the Belgian composer...

Forgotten World pays homage to a former conductor of the orchestra that commissioned this work. It also happens to be the same orchestra that composer Kevin Houben gained some of his early experience...

Firework is a composition commissioned by Musikkapellen Energie-AG and Magistratskapelle Stadt Linz. This sparkling work shows that from time to time Thomas Doss is happy to produce music of sheer ent...

In vivid, imaginative musical pictures Clockwork tells the story of a young girl who finds it hard to get up in the mornings: Every evening Barbara sets her alarm so that she doesn't sleep in and isn'...

This beautiful and intense slow composition including lots of melodic and musical sequences is dedicated to Saint Francis-a figure whose life story has always impressed the composer. He had previously...

Pulse' is a solo work for baritone or euphonium and concert band. As the title suggests, this piece is very rhythmic in nature. Pulse represents life and vitality, which also characterises the work. T...

The main theme of this overture is based on an old Indian song from the Arapaho tribe. The name Colorado comes from the Spanish word meaning 'coloured'. This term was originally used to refer to the r...

This work is based on the story of Dionysus, the god of wine. It depicts village life in the valley of Mount Olympus. A fight disturbs cheerful dancing at the wine festival and the music becomes incre...

The expression 'groove' is often used as a term for the various rhythmic styles characteristic of Afro-American music. In fact, pretty much any danceable rhythm is called a groove. This even extends t...

The Semmering Pass, also known as Zauberberg, is a mountain pass in Eastern Austria, which forms a natural border between Lower Austria and Styria. The pass was historically established as a major tra...

A famous New Zealand legend recounts the story of the white shark 'Mãng roa' who was placed in the heavens by the demi-god Maui to protect Maori tribes on Earth. The composer depicts rituals and sever...

The history of paper ranges over more than five thousand years: likely starting around 3500 BC in old Egypt with the use of papyrus. The oldest findings of written paper date from 2700 BC. In China, t...

The history of paper ranges over more than five thousand years: likely starting around 3500 BC in old Egypt with the use of papyrus. The oldest findings of written paper date from 2700 BC. In China, t...

I. THE GREAT WHEEL / II. LAKE VIEW / III. THE ENCHANTED CAROUSEL / IV. THE BANDSTAND -- In Bregenz, Austria, on the Bodensee - or Lake Constance - a large lake between Switzerland, Austria and Germany...

In this work, much like in the real world, we often come across violent guys and dangerous dudes. If we are not careful, we could be putting ourselves at risk. Since a gangster could be lurking around...

Whenever hikers got lost in the fog at the ‘Steinernen Steg’ in Burgebrach in the gloomy autumn and winter time, Ursula von Windeck would appear in a white robe to show them the way, standing still fo...