Instrumental Pieces for Brass Band

The Greek word 'hypernikon' roughly translates as 'More Than Conquerors', the motto of Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts - the commissioner of this piece. The work is inspired by David Rox's ver...

Jan de Haan drew inspiration for this work from five paintings exhibited in The Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, one of the largest and most versatile museums in the world. He used the melodious Andante...

Redbad was written for the Championship Section of the Dutch Brass Band Championships - and thus it contains plenty of musical and technical challenges. In this work of seven connected movements we ge...

Four roads lead to Santiago, so begins the Book of the Pilgrim. Written in the 12th century, the Codex Calixtinus opened the way for pilgrimage from most cities in Europe and North Africa to Santiago...

Four roads lead to Santiago, so begins the Book of the Pilgrim. Written in the 12th century, the Codex Calixtinus opened the way for pilgrimage from most cities in Europe and North Africa to Santiago...

Brass Band Gloria Deï, the group that commissioned this work, has its roots in the Frisian town of Gerkesklooster (the Netherlands), where the settlement Wigerathorp used to be. In the 13th century, a...

Brass Band Gloria Deï, the group that commissioned this work, has its roots in the Frisian town of Gerkesklooster (the Netherlands), where the settlement Wigerathorp used to be. In the 13th century, a...

Sand and Stars illustrates the journey of the aviator-writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry when he attempted to break the record for a Paris-Saigon flight. Having started as planned, the journey ended prem...

Sand and Stars illustrates the journey of the aviator-writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry when he attempted to break the record for a Paris-Saigon flight. Having started as planned, the journey ended prem...

Keystone tells the story of the Odeon of Vriezenveen, a town in the Netherlands. Historically speaking, “odeon” (or “odeum”) was the name for ancient Greek and Roman buildings used for activities such...

The Swiss canton of Valais is home to a number of wind and brass bands that regularly stand on the podium in Swiss and European competitions. For the general public, the Valais is above all a unique p...

Der Schweizer Kanton Wallis beherbergt eine Reihe von Blasorchestern und Brass Bands, die bei schweizerischen und europäischen Wettbewerben regelmäßig auf dem Siegerpodest stehen. Für die breite Öffen...

With the original work, Stonehenge, released in 1992, composer Jan Van der Roost has yet again dedicated a new work to this very special monument – in response to recent research revealing that the mi...

Crazy Twenties takes place in the 1920s, a decade otherwise known as the "Roaring Twenties". This work retraces an exceptional period in social, cultural and artistic terms, when a new generation drea...

Crazy Twenties takes place in the 1920s, a decade otherwise known as the "Roaring Twenties". This work retraces an exceptional period in social, cultural and artistic terms, when a new generation drea...

Lord of the Lake is a work in three separate movements which tells the legend of the "Sea of Flines". Stéphane Coquet, the conductor of the Flines-lez-Râches concert band, wanted to celebrate the 140t...

Lord of the Lake is a work in three separate movements which tells the legend of the "Sea of Flines". Stéphane Coquet, the conductor of the Flines-lez-Râches concert band, wanted to celebrate the 140t...

Cityscape was commissioned for the 't Stad Geblazen event, which took place during the weekend of European Heritage Days in 2024.This short concert piece describes the impressions given when approachi...

Cityscape was commissioned for the 't Stad Geblazen event, which took place during the weekend of European Heritage Days in 2024.This short concert piece describes the impressions given when approachi...

Through a musical fresco, Seal of Unity tells the story of the Grütli Oath, an emblematic Swiss historical event dating back to the 13th century. The work begins in a mysterious fashion with the prese...

Through a musical fresco, Seal of Unity tells the story of the Grütli Oath, an emblematic Swiss historical event dating back to the 13th century. The work begins in a mysterious fashion with the prese...

The composition Mirage is inspired by the ghost ship from the legend "The Flying Dutchman", a story deeply rooted in seafaring culture. The ship, condemned to sail the seas forever, often appears on t...

This piece presented as a range of topics which chains alternately the swing, cha-cha, the slow and an Irish dance. These catchy music themes will stroll you around the world!

Die Komposition wurde im Januar 2007 geschaffen. Es ist ein unterhaltsames Stück in drei Teilen - mit jeweils eigenem Charakter. Der erste Teil ist ein Choral, der im zweiten Teil übergeht in ein fröh...

Die Komposition wurde im Januar 2007 geschaffen. Es ist ein unterhaltsames Stück in drei Teilen - mit jeweils eigenem Charakter. Der erste Teil ist ein Choral, der im zweiten Teil übergeht in ein fröh...