Kees Vlak

The magnificent castle Chenonceaux in France was the source of inspiration for this major work by the composer Claude Fressigot. Over the years this castle been the home to many great counts and count...

Am Vorabend des Millennium-Wechsels hält Kees Vlak mit dieser Komposition eine Rückschau auf das 20. Jahrhundert und das zweite Jahrtausend. Dieses Werk für Chor, Solostimme und Blasorchester ist zugl...

Equally varied, certainly as to the countries of origin, is the wind band suite (eventually with mixed choir) 'An International Christmas' (1979) in which Kees Vlak used Italian and Czech carols.

Also Kees Vlak (1938) has apparantly been struck by the treasure of French carols and composed in 1981 the 'Fantasy on French Christmas Songs'.

Here is an opportunity for the musician who wants to improvise on a simple blues scheme. For improvisations the Pentablues-scale or the Blues-scale might prove useful. Thes two scales fit the chords u...