Oliver Waespi Brass Band

Friendly Takeover was composed for the 2016 Swiss Wind Band Convention in Montreux. In this three movement piece the composer experiments with lyrical motives combined with rhythmical pulses in differ...

Hypercube is a musical narrative partly inspired by the architecture of the Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris whose shape has been compared to a hypercube. With this landmark building as a starting...

Tracing Time was commissioned by the WMC Kerkrade Foundation in cooperation with the Foundation of Friends of WMC for the 2017 World Championships in Kerkrade, the Netherlands. The musical material of...

Großformat (A4 hoch)

This composition consists of three sound pictures. Numerous associations mutually link those parts as far as motifs and harmony are concerned. The motif of the ascending and descending fourth plays an...

The title of this work is based on the painting of the same name by the English painter William Turner. The ambiguity and suggestive power of this seascape offers great musical possibilities. The firs...

Marschformat (A5).

This brilliant opening work with the sub-heading 'Cinematographic Overture' is guaranteed to make a great impression on your audience. The piece starts with solemn brass-band motifs, followed by melod...

This brilliant opening work with the sub-heading 'Cinematographic Overture' is guaranteed to make a great impression on your audience. The piece starts with solemn brass-band motifs, followed by melod...

The composer has based this festive fanfare arrangement on the grand 'Festive Impressions' and it is extremely suited as an opening number for your concert or for all kinds of festivities.

This work by Swiss composer Oliver Waespi was one of the highlights at the 2006 Eidgenössische Musikfest in Lucerne. The piece opens with a festive fanfare featuring the brass section. The mood change...

Audivi Media Nocte is based on the eponymous motet by Thomas Tallis from the 16th Century - a work that holds great fascination for Oliver Waespi. During the process of composition, various chord sequ...

This composition consists of three sound pictures. Numerous associations mutually link those parts as far as motifs and harmony are concerned. The motif of the ascending and descending fourth plays an...