Concert Pieces for Concert Band

General Sherman is a giant sequoia situated in the Sequoia National Park, in California. The naturalist James Wolverton named it in homage to the famous American general William Tecumseh Sherman. The...

General Sherman is a giant sequoia situated in the Sequoia National Park, in California. The naturalist James Wolverton named it in homage to the famous American general William Tecumseh Sherman. The...

The alpenglow – a reddish light on the mountains before sunrise or after sunset ¬¬– has a magical effect on us humans. It inspires, arouses desire, creates spirituality as well as inner peace, and it...

The alpenglow – a reddish light on the mountains before sunrise or after sunset ¬¬– has a magical effect on us humans. It inspires, arouses desire, creates spirituality as well as inner peace, and it...

The Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion was founded in 1998 with the aim of promoting cross-border cooperation between the parts of Tyrol that since 1918 have been divided up over Austria and Italy....

The Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino Euroregion was founded in 1998 with the aim of promoting cross-border cooperation between the parts of Tyrol that since 1918 have been divided up over Austria and Italy....

The work Forevermore was commissioned for a wedding; it describes the themes of friendship, partnership, and loyalty. One of the most beautiful things in life is going through it together and maintain...

The work Forevermore was commissioned for a wedding; it describes the themes of friendship, partnership, and loyalty. One of the most beautiful things in life is going through it together and maintain...

In composing Puszta, Jan Van der Roost wrote folk dances related to Slavonic folk music. Its character and sounds are comparable to the Hungarian and Slavonic dances by Brahms and Dvorak and to the Hu...

The lively rhythms in Jan Haderman's "Dancing on the Seashore" will delight your musicians as much as the audience. Percussionists and brass players can demonstrate their soloistic qualities in variou...

Spartacus is a 'Symphonic Tone Poem' with 3 joints. Each section has its own melodical materials, however: in the final movement the main theme from the second section returns in a 'grandioso'- tutti....

This flashing piece was commissioned by 'Het muziekverbond van West-Vlaanderen' and is dedicated to the 'Arlequino' youthband. Colourfully and effectfully instrumentated, this piece speeds towards its...

Dizzy Stratford's Double Dutch is not a 'Double Dutchman', but a special technique for jumping rope. The piece begins with a slow, lyrical introduction. The theme presented in it is further developed...

In this colourful composition, Jan van der Roost recreates the energetic and multi-racial city life in Manhattan, using four contrasting movements. The opening movement is rather short and rhytmical....

Grand March' was composed in 1995 for the All Shizuoka Youth Band of Japan. The piece opens with a majestic fanfare. A superb-sounding march, with a commanding character, follows. The talent of this J...

Jan Van der Roost received the commission for this work from the 'Orchestre d'Harmonie du Val d'Aoste' and dedicated the composition to Lino Blanchod, the conductor of the orchestra. The first perform...

Jan de Haan took as a starting point for Music for a Solemnity an old custom from the Dutch town of Hoogeveen, by which the faithful are called to church with drums. It was also inspired by the music...

Wir schlüpfen in die Haut von Miguel und reisen mit ihm nach Australien. Einigermassen entfremdet von seiner spanischen Heimat schlendert er durch das Viertel The Rocks in Sydney. Auf einem kleinen Ma...

Lunteren, a village on the Veluwe (a wooded region in the Netherlands), sets the scene annually for a village festival dominated by folklore. Festa Paesana (Italian for village festival) is set to mus...

Jacob de Haan ist zu Gast in der Region Veluwe und vertont auf seine eigene Weise das jährliche Dorffest - ganz im Zeichen des Brauchtums in Lunteren. 'Als Thema wählte ich ein niederländisches Volksl...

Es war einmal eine Frau, die hiess Maxima. Sie hatte wunderschönes langes Haar. Sie träumte immer wieder von einem Prinzen auf einem weissen Pferd. Sollte sie ihn eines Tages heiraten? Und sollte sie...