Ensemble

Jef Penders (Hoensbroek 1928) wird oft 'der spanische Limburger' genannt. Penders dirigierte manche Blasmusikorchester und Chöre und hat einen internationalen Ruf als Bearbeiter und Blasmusikkomponist...

The American singer and actress Diana Ross was soloist with the popular female group 'The Supremes' from 1964 to 1969. With the song 'You keep me hanging on' the group was number one in the hitparade...

In the series Real Big Band Sound this is a new hit with some optional solo's for skilled instrumentalists. A fine swinging boogie-woogie with possible improvisations that will please young and less y...

This composition is subtitled 'Rhapsodic Sketches on a two days journey through a Dutch province (county)'. Penders originally composed this music to illustrate a series of slides on the Dutch provinc...

Japanese sounds, pentatonic scales, throbbing drums and (for Western wind orchestras something quite new), glissandi on the double-reed instruments. The fact that Molenaar's Editions for wind-orchestr...

The composer thinks his 'Overture for an Imaginary Play' (1987) does not need any comment at all.

Grandfather's Clock, presented à la Herb Alpert orJames Last, a useful addition to our Real Big Band Sound repertoire.

Here is a new and original swingmarch composed by Jef Penders for the anniversary of the manager of a paper mill.

We can assume that Bach wrote this work, full of lively rythms and moving melodies, in a lighthearted and jubilant mood. Though originally composed for the organ, this composition has been arranged fo...

Henry Mancini studied composition, piano and conducting at the famous Julliard School of Music. He started his musical career as a pianist and arranger with the Tex Beneke Band before working as arran...