Christmas Concert Works for Band

The _x005Ffirst movements of Andrew Watkin's A Sherwood Fantasy is presented in a stately 6/8 meter. The lovely melody of the second movement is sumptuously harmonised. The third movement of this very...

This work from Brian Connery gets out everything from the simple musical elements that can be found in a grade 1 piece for concert band. The musical development is anything but forced; rather it's fre...

Angels and demons are just two of the mythical creatures that appear in Marc Cunningham's imaginative three-part composition for concert band. The 'good' are always shown in opposition to the 'evil' i...

The Blue Mountains are a breathtaking mountain and forest landscape in the New South Wales, Australia. This work came about above all inspired by Weeping Rock, an overhanging rock that gets its name f...

Since 1968, the blue cornflower has been the national flower of Estonia. During the Soviet rule, this flower also served as a symbol of the resistance. For this reason, composer Rob Goorhuis gave this...

Many migrant stories are harrowing, and it is almost obvious to make a dramatic work about people leaving everything behind to face an uncertain future. However, it has become a story about hope. Isn'...

Olympus' consists of three parts, for which the composer drew inspiration from ancient Greek myths, goddesses and traditional festivals, as well as the Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius', Latin f...

Olympus consists of three parts, for which the composer drew inspiration from ancient Greek myths, goddesses and traditional festivals, as well as the Olympic motto 'Citius, Altius, Fortius', Latin fo...

Guardian Angels gives a musical expression to the legend of Reverend Louis Henri Bähler referring to the use of Psalm 34. North-west Veluwe and in particular Oldebroek (The Netherlands) has a very ri...

Legend of a Giant is a composition for solo alto saxophone and Wind Band composed by the Belgian composer Kevin Houben. The composer dedicated this challenging saxophone concerto to the Spanish saxoph...

Hidden Light - Loyalty Among Friends, was composed on the occasion of the 75 year membership of Mr Leo Knoben at the Royal Brass Band 'Eendracht Waubach'. (NL) From pride and admiration for this excep...

Fields of Deliberation was written by composer Kevin Houben for the 'Limburgs Fanfare Orkest'. The occasion was the concert cycle that appropriately commemorated the end of the Second World War (in 20...

Kevin Houben created with When the Lights Go Down, a wonderful chorale that can be a moment of reflection in any concert program. The resigned, magnificent melodies at the beginning of this compositi...

‘Proven’ wurde von Kevin Houben komponiert anlässlich des 100. Geburtstages des Königlichen Harmonie-Orchesters ‘De Volksvreugd’ Proven im Jahre 2021. Wie der Name schon sagt, musste das Orchester des...

“Man wird mit Keulen zu Boden geschlagen und dann auf Engelsfittichen zu den höchsten Höhen gehoben.” (Mahler over zijn 2de symfonie “Wederopstanding”, Juli 1894) *“You are clubbed to the ground and t...