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We start our trip in Wallony, the French speaking part of Belgium where folk music is having a big revival nowadays. A solo cornet invites us with a classic opening as a little promenade to the dance,...

The longest trip we make is to the Far East. Japan, China, Tibet,... all countries with an enormous cultural background and history. Percussion is very important here to give a rich dimension to this...

This pieces D-Day describes that historical day. Water, fog banks, fear, panic, assault, guns, victims... The composition reaches its culminating point in the final choral 'abide with me'. An impressi...

The composer wrote: 'Though my English friends doubted whether this title was grammatically correct, it perfectly expresses what I wanted to say. At some moment I finally accepted the continuous failu...

' Madam I'm Adam'. Said Adam to Eve. If only the whole story in the Garden of Eden could as easily be read backwards as this palindrome! That was not the case and so all kinds of things happened, such...

Galaxy describes a travel through the universe. M. Schneider wrote it after a terrible sickness when the doctors said, his life would end in a few months. Today, four years later, M. Schneider is in a...

'Flowergreen' is a big musical describing the rescue of the earth. The libretto is by Horst Helfrich, a German writer who died in the Summer of 2006 and who was regretted by all those who had known hi...

The composition 'Nahr-Al-Alwaan' (the river of colours) describes the course of a river. Raindrops and snow flakes give birth to the river in the mountains. Several small brooks flow into the river wh...

Here is a musical story set in a nearby future told by Marcel Peeters. It is the account of a virtual journey through space with a space ship. From the very beginning to the end this adventure is full...

Here you have a nice selection from the hits of this Dutch pop group from the Province of Zeeland. Their songs did not only boast very nice texts, but also very fine music. Those very popular tunes ar...

Fantasy for Wind Band, explores the full range of colours and dynamic possibilities of a wind band, trying to get the attention of the listener through surprise. Much like a cartoon soundtrack, this w...

This composition is based on an old Chinese myth about the constellation Draco which is still to be seen in the firmament between the Great Bear and the Little Bear. The Chinese people believed that w...

The title 'Dis-TENSIONS-diS' is a game (or pun) with the words tension and distension (relaxation). The work stems from a 'Leitmotiv' presented at the beginning of the work by the warm sound of the ba...

The name 'JAD-A-DAJ' comes from a combination of several compositional resources, hence the subtitle 'eclectic dialogues for band'. The music responds to a pure work of analysis and more specifically...

This impressive composition in three movements describes the travel of the twelve-year-old orphan Willy, sailing as a stowaway on a goods ship from his birthplace Glissmouth to America, in search of a...

Inspired by the legend of The Bermuda Triangle, José Alberto Pina tells us in this symphonic poem other less well-known legends of the Bermuda Island as well. In particular, we refer to a legend of lo...

Inspired by the legend of The Bermuda Triangle, José Alberto Pina tells us in this symphonic poem other less well-known legends of the Bermuda Island as well. In particular, we refer to a legend of lo...

Once a year, Aegeus, King of Athens, had to sacrifice seven young maidens and seven young men to the mythological monster, called Minotaur, guardian of the labyrinth on the isle of Crete. His son Thes...

An amazing and impressive Overture. Dedicated to the Royal Harmony Band of Gronsveld and their conductor Martijn Pepels. The work was composed as part of the 'Fund for the Stage Arts' in The Netherlan...

Fleodrum was composed for the Fanfare Wilhelmina Vlierden band. The title of the work refers to the earliest formation of the village of Vlierden in a title deed from 721 to Willibrodus. The piece com...

After the famous Dutch TV show 'Searching for Zorro' looking for the leading role, there was a very successful tour of this musical, featuring music from the Gypsy Kings. This arrangement includes the...

Il poema sinfonico "L'isola della luce" illustra leggende e luoghi dell'isola di Minorca. In "Cova d'enXoroi" l'ascoltatore può ascoltare la leggenda di un moro soprannominato Xoroi, che dopo un attac...

Odin is the god of war and victory according to Norse mythology, but he is also associated with wisdom and magic. Furthermore he is also considered to be a composer of magical songs. On Slepinir, his...