Opening Pieces for Concert Band

This is a real toe-tapping work with strong melodies and a catchy syncopated accompaniment. There is a contrasting middle section with a lovely cantabile tune but the upbeat melody from the beginning...

Wingin' It! is an entertaining concert piece. It makes especially high demands on the rhythmic qualities of the band and requires exact articulation and phrasing according to the composer's instructio...

As the title implies this new piece brings the flute section into the limelight. Following a fast introduction by the accompanying band, the flute section follows in three-parts with a rapidly syncopa...

Wim Laseroms composed Viva Excelsior on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of music society Excelsior in Losser (the Netherlands). After a powerful tutti entry, the percussion section bridges t...

Der Belgier Tom De Haes schrieb Amity and Sweetness für seine Freundin und drückte darin seine Idealvorstellung von Frieden und Glückseligkeit aus. Er wählte die ansteigende Sexte, eines der ausdrucks...

Festival Variations is a one-movement concert work by the Belgian composer Johan Nijs. Many lively themes are featured, appearing in a series of diverse variations. The introduction, majestic and prou...

Bei diesem Marsch kommen alle Instrumentengruppen des Blasorchesters zum Zug! So erklingt nach einer schneidigen Eröffnung ein verspieltes Thema im Diskant, eng verwoben mit einer legato gespielten Ge...

With the sound of trumpets and a long drum roll Dirk Brossé takes you to the splendour of the opening ceremony of a bullfight! The rhythm and the use of South American percussion instruments convey a...

Im April 2009 jährt sich der Todestag von Georg Friedrich Händel zum 250. Mal. Ein guter Grund, seinen Werken in diesem Jahr besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken. Zum Beispiel mit einem thematischen K...

Im April 2009 jährt sich der Todestag von Georg Friedrich Händel zum 250. Mal. Ein guter Grund, seinen Werken in diesem Jahr besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken. Zum Beispiel mit einem thematischen K...

Nur wenigen ist bekannt, dass Franz Schubert sich jahrelang mit dem Komponieren von Opern und Theatermusik beschäftigt war. Insgesamt schrieb er nicht weniger als zehn vollständige Werke fürs Theater....

As the title suggests, this work is a partita: it consists of a number of variations on a chorale melody. The partita has been popular for centuries, especially when it comes to organ music. Henk van...

Jan van der Roost's new work Jubilus will make an ideal opening piece for any event. It is in a classical ABA form, beginning with a rising brass fanfare which is quickly replaced by a contrasting exp...

Hayato Hirose spent his childhood and college days in the United States and it was his impressions and experiences from these years that acted as the inspiration for this exciting 'American style' ove...

Hayato Hirose spent his childhood and college days in the United States and it was his impressions and experiences from these years that acted as the inspiration for this exciting 'American style' ove...