Jan van der Roost

Colores is Spanish for 'colours' - a word which this composition seeks to reflect and build itself upon. Musical colours, timbres, sounds, soft and sharp color tones, sonorous effects ... they are all...

In this varied suite, named after the Swedish region Medelpad, folk dances in a Swedish fashion take stage in diverse tempi, styles and atmospheres. For Medelpadia, Van der Roost used a combination of...

In this varied suite, named after the Swedish region Medelpad, folk dances in a Swedish fashion take stage in diverse tempi, styles and atmospheres. For Medelpadia, Van der Roost used a combination of...

As The Curtain Closes is a ceremonious composition that radiates noblesse and pride, and features challenges for all sections. At the beginning, the main theme is introduced by the flute, accompanied...

Questa composizione emana serenità e tranquillità, ma anche intensità ed espressività - conferendole qualità simili a lavori precedenti di Van der Roost, come Canterbury Chorale e Adagio for Winds. Lu...

Questa composizione emana serenità e tranquillità, ma anche intensità ed espressività - conferendole qualità simili a lavori precedenti di Van der Roost, come Canterbury Chorale e Adagio for Winds. Lu...

Knocking at Heaven's Gate ci mette in breve contatto con il paradiso attraverso la musica. Ci sono bellissimi assoli per eufonio e flicorno nel brano, e anche le trombe e i tromboni giocano un ruolo i...

Knocking at Heaven's Gate ci mette in breve contatto con il paradiso attraverso la musica. Ci sono bellissimi assoli per eufonio e flicorno nel brano, e anche le trombe e i tromboni giocano un ruolo i...

Experience a captivating musical dialogue for brass band with 'Concerto Grosso' published by De Haske Publications! This exceptional work places two tonally fascinating solo instruments in the spotlig...

This opener was written for the 10th anniversary of Brass Band Midden Brabant (BBMB), the composer's own band. A soft and lyrical middle section follows on the powerful opening fanfare which, if the t...

Mercury is a concert march composed in a typically British idiom. In 1990, Jan Van der Roost wrote this piece on the occasion of the 15-year anniversary of his own band: Brass Band Midden Brabant. Lik...

This quiet piece with its broad tones was originally written for brass band on request of Robert Leveugle, chairman of the composer's own band: Brass Band Midden Brabant (Belgium). The direct cause wa...

Minerva by Jan Van der Roost was composed on the commission of the German 'Musikverein Braunshausen' on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the orchestra. The composition, first performed on Septe...

From Ancient Times is a major work for brass band, inspired largely by the music of the Franco-Flemish School of the Renaissance. Hints of Gregorian chant and middle age dances pay tribute to music fr...

Contrasts' was written for, and dedicated to, trombone soloist Dr. Brett Baker. As the titles indicates, contrasting elements characterize this challenging piece. The slow movement 'Sounds' has a some...

I Shall Love But Thee' is an occasional work in the literal sense of the word, since it was originally written on the occasion of the composer's youngest son's wedding. The texts, by William Shakespea...

I Shall Love But Thee' is an occasional work in the literal sense of the word, since it was originally written on the occasion of the composer's youngest son's wedding. The texts, by William Shakespea...

Alpina Brass' was the test piece for the first division of the Fêtes Cantonales on 8 and 9 June 2019 in Naters, Switzerland. It consists of three movements, and features a variety of aspects, as is co...

Alpina Brass' was the test piece for the first division of the Fêtes Cantonales on 8 and 9 June 2019 in Naters, Switzerland. It consists of three movements, and features a variety of aspects, as is co...

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...

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...

Dopo l'opera originale Stonehenge, pubblicata nel 1992, il compositore Jan Van der Roost ha nuovamente dedicato un nuovo lavoro a questo monumento molto speciale, in risposta alle recenti ricerche che...

In the course of the two centuries following the death of Henry Purcell in 1695, no British composer of any stature was apparent. Consequently, the break-through of Edward Elgar (1857-1934) as an inte...

This hymn was commissioned by 'Antwerpen 93'. And this city, on the banks of the river Schelde has been nominated 'Cultural Capital of Europe' for 1993. The work-group 'animatie' took the initiative a...