Christmas Concert Works for Band

His love for Italy explains Carl Wittrock solid in the composition Tignale, named after the same village that he visited one of his vacations. This village dominates the image of the western shore of...

Town Hall Overture is a lively piece, based on the Dutch folksong with a nonsense text about a June bug. In Rob Goorhuis' composition the melody is initially played complete and in unison, after which...

Goorhuis' atmospheric Preludio - a small piece he wrote as a commission from his publishing house which also distributes his music- was chosen as a serene interlude for the CD Les Marteaux de la Marin...

Written as a commission by the Stichting de Inrichting foundation of Wijk bij Duurstede (the Netherlands), Rob Goorhuis' Requiem voor de mens (Requiem for Man) on lyrics by André van Zwieten was compo...

In Scotland, the monster of Loch Ness is a hot issue, but the American state of Montana enjoys a comparable phenomenon going by the name of Montana Nessie. In the western part of this remote state lie...

In this work the Dutch composer Marc van Delft attempts to bring together two parties (former friends), after they have grown inexplicably apart. For this reason he calls in the help (Invocation) from...

In 'Land of Legends' German composer Andreas Ludwig (what's in a name) Schulte takes you along to the fictional world of legends, myths and fairy tales. The introduction to the first part (The Castle)...

The word 'tsunami' is of Japanese origin. When you look it up in a dictionary, you will find that it means 'a great sea wave produced by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption'. A megatsunami i...

For beginners, this is an ideal suite. A smooth march, a esspresive second part and an lightly end.

For beginners, this is an ideal suite. A smooth march, a esspresive second part and an lightly end.

The Odyssee tells the story of Odysseus, the undaunted hero. In times long ago the blind poet Homer wrote this famous epic. The 'Odyssey' follows the 'Iliad', the story of the bloody war between the G...

The colors of the orchestra, including percussion, come in a special way to ring in the epic Choral Music. That the tuba-playing composer also a gifted organist is, you can imagine very well after lis...

In a suite of three parts arranger Dagmar Kildevann makes a bridge between starting musician and classic composer. You hear the following parts: Grand march from Aida - Verdi. Aria, from The Marriage...

In a suite of three parts arranger Dagmar Kildevann makes a bridge between starting musician and classic composer. You hear the following parts: Grand march from Aida - Verdi. Aria, from The Marriage...

The title and scope is not new but the message and the desire of the composer is clear. It is mainly that music can solve problems and can plead for peace in the whole world. Musically, Peace for the...

An easy suite with short parts for winds and percussion. 1. Entry - festive intrada 2. Choral - question and answer in a solemn choral 3. Tune - attention to articulation 4. Canon - many possibilities...

An easy suite with short parts for winds and percussion. 1. Entry - festive intrada 2. Choral - question and answer in a solemn choral 3. Tune - attention to articulation 4. Canon - many possibilities...

The Ring of Fire describes the battle between two rival tribes for control of an area on a musical way. The goal is to achieve the magic Ring of Fire! A bright and spectacular composition for the lowe...

A new concertpiece by Menno Haantjes. After his previous' Around a Village' not an programmatic composition, but an unnamed 'Sine Nomine', leaving complete imagination to all musicians and listeners.

The composer: A short concert-opener where I use Norwegian folk-tunes. I wanted to create a short musical picture of the Vikings running from the seashore towards some people they wanted to fight down...

a nice concert opener by Timothy Travis.

Rob Goorhuis wrote his Variations on a Pentatonic Theme (1987) for the Royal Wind band of Thorn, conductor Jan Cober. The work consists of five character variations on a pentatonic (five-tone) theme....

All trumpets are in the spotlight in this musical parade. The melodic part in the middle provides the soloists with the necessary air. Success is assured because every beginning, advanced, professiona...