Serge Lancen

In 1970 the famous French composer Serge Lancen (Paris, 1922) wrote the very successful 'Hymn to Music'. Now he wanted to compose this 'Hymn to the Musicians' to honour those for whom he has written a...

Embark on a captivating musical journey to the stars with "Cap Kennedy," published by the renowned Editions Robert Martin. This thrilling work for concert band masterfully captures the pioneering spir...

The one movement symphonic poem Le Chant de l'Arbre (The Song of the Tree), dedicated to the composer's friend Thirault, was also commissioned by the French Government. This composition, published in...

This Mini Symphony in three movements (moderato - andantino - allegro) has been commissioned by the Swiss wind band happening 'Festliche Musiktage Uster' in 1967. It was premiered at Uster (Switzerlan...

This composition, written in 1973, was commissioned by the French Ministry of Cultural Affairs and is dedicated to Désiré Dondeyne who premiered it with the 'Musique des Gardiens de la Paix' at the Pa...

This composition, written in 1973, was commissioned by the French Ministry of Cultural Affairs and is dedicated to Désiré Dondeyne who premiered it with the 'Musique des Gardiens de la Paix' at the Pa...

Serge Lancen (Paris 1922) undoubtedly belongs to the top of contemporary European wind music composers. His MANHATTAN SYMPHONY (1962), CAP KENNEDY (1970), SYMPHONIE DE L'EAU (1986) and MISSA SOLEMNIS...

A jewel, compositionally, simple technically, Lances has written a fantastic piece of music. This work along with two others was commissioned by the French government for the 'more minor' orchestras....

This symphony was composed in 1984 and is dedicated to the great French composer Ida Gotkovsky a good friend of the Lancen family. It was the test piece in the Seccion Primera of the famous Spanish wi...

Diese ganz besondere Suite von Serge Lancen nutzt auf ausserordentliche Weise die Möglichkeiten eines Harmonieorchesters und ins besondere das Registerder Klarinetten.

Symphonie Ibérique (Iberian Symphony) was composed in 1989. As the title suggests the composer evokes in this three part composition some Spanish atmospheres. The melodic structure and the typical mus...