Jan de Haan Brass Band

This exciting and energetic composition calls on all members of the band to try their best to make the audience jump out of their seats when they hear the fi rst notes. Jan de Haan's elaboration of tw...

This exciting and energetic composition calls on all members of the band to try their best to make the audience jump out of their seats when they hear the fi rst notes. Jan de Haan's elaboration of tw...

E' primavera: la natura si risveglia, gli uccelli preparano i nidi, gli alberi e le piante cominciano a fiorire. Uno spettacolo che la natura ci regala puntuale ogni anno. Spring Song trasuda di quest...

E' primavera: la natura si risveglia, gli uccelli preparano i nidi, gli alberi e le piante cominciano a fiorire. Uno spettacolo che la natura ci regala puntuale ogni anno. Spring Song trasuda di quest...

Meditation si basa su Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (1887) del compositore e organista Frederick Charles Maker (1844-1927). Un brano calmo e introverso, ma di sicuro effetto. Nella prima sezione l'a...

Meditation si basa su Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (1887) del compositore e organista Frederick Charles Maker (1844-1927). Un brano calmo e introverso, ma di sicuro effetto. Nella prima sezione l'a...

Il titolo di questo brano ci svela come è stato composto: Jan de Haan ha ripreso la struttura del salmo 149 dal 'Geneva Psalter' del 1562, creando da questa semplice e splendida melodia un glorioso e...

Il titolo di questo brano ci svela come è stato composto: Jan de Haan ha ripreso la struttura del salmo 149 dal 'Geneva Psalter' del 1562, creando da questa semplice e splendida melodia un glorioso e...

Every year a competition for wind orchestras and brass bands takes place in Wallberg, Switzerland. Apart from a hymn and a solo piece, all orchestras also have a compulsory piece to play. The commissi...

The opening of this three-movement work features an initial appearance of the thematic material that returns in various guises later on in the work. The leitmotiv centres on a minor second. A range of...

Chorale Variations consists of six variations on an original chorale-like theme. The work was commissioned by the Stichting Culturele Activiteiten Opsterland (Cultural Activities Foundation Opsterland...

Chorale Variations comprises six variations on an original theme in Renaissance style. Written as a test piece for the renowned contest 'Gouden Spiker Festival' in Friesland (The Netherlands), it is...

In five musically and thematically continuous parts, this composition transports us to foreign, fascinating places - stepping into the shoes of the explorers who set off to discover unknown lands cent...

In five musically and thematically continuous parts, this composition transports us to foreign, fascinating places - stepping into the shoes of the explorers who set off to discover unknown lands cent...

This composition is based on the march from Henry Purcell's Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II, a work written in 1694. In this fantasia, various movements flow from one to the next following the...

This composition is based on the march from Henry Purcell's Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II, a work written in 1694. In this fantasia, various movements flow from one to the next following the...

Belvedere is a beautiful solo for flugel horn or cornet and is partly taken from City Scapes, a concert work that was inspired by Central Park in New York City. The title Belvedere refers to 'Belveder...

Belvedere is a beautiful solo for flugel horn or cornet and is partly taken from City Scapes, a concert work that was inspired by Central Park in New York City. The title Belvedere refers to 'Belveder...

In questo brano festoso il compositore Jan de Haan arrangia 4 melodie di canti natalizi noti in tutto il mondo: O Komm, o komm Emmanuel, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Deck the Halls e Lobt Gott ihr Ch...

Redbad was written for the Championship Section of the Dutch Brass Band Championships - and thus it contains plenty of musical and technical challenges. In this work of seven connected movements we ge...