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Jan Moretus (1543-1610) was a book printer and publisher in his native city of Antwerp. He worked as assistant to his father-in-law, the renowned master printer and publisher Christoffel Plantijn. Aft...

Terra Fecunda was commissioned by the Provincial Government of Limburg, Belgium with the aim of fostering an increased awareness within youth orchestras of Limburg, their home - an awareness equally o...

What if famous Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in the 20th Century or beyond? You might probably never hear J. S. Bach the same way again. Bach to the Beat! is an upbeat arrangement co...

The Legend of Ratu Kidul carries us into the world of Indonesian mythology, on the island of Java: Once upon a time, the Queen of the Southern Seas was a kind and beautiful princess. She was the daugh...

Die Sinfonie Nr. 2: The Golden Agebezieht sich - in teils ironischer Weise - auf den Zustand der Menschheit heuteim Vergleich zum vom griechischen Dichter Hesiod beschriebenen 'Goldenen Zeitalter', al...

This work is based on the famous stories of Baron Münchhausen. In these tall tales, the baron undertook all sorts of fabulous adventures. He flew, for example, on a cannonball, or rode on a horse torn...

On 25th May 2011 a huge fire broke out in the Kalmthoutse Heath nature reserve north of Antwerp. Within a very short time more than 600 hectares of heath land went up in flames. The effect on the surr...

Isles of the Blessed si ispira al poema irlandese The Voyage of Bran dove si narra la storia di Febal, un ragazzo che un giorno, passeggiando, ascolta una melodia talmente bella che lo culla _x005Fno...

Audivi Media Nocte is based on the eponymous motet by Thomas Tallis from the 16th Century - a work that holds great fascination for Oliver Waespi. During the process of composition, various chord sequ...

Bliss is one of the most spectacular euphonium solos around. It was commissioned by the euphonium virtuoso, Steven Mead. This two-part concerto brings all the characteristics of the instrument into th...

Concerto for Horn and Band was written on commission from the horn player Miguel Martinez Megias and the symphonic concert band La Armónica from Buñol, Spain. This four-movement work is comprised of a...

The eagle has always held a high symbolic value. It stands for freedom, dignity and pride in one's own country. In Hermann Pallhuber's Golden Eagle, the music describes the flight of the eagle along t...

New Ways was written for the dedication of the new high-speed train line in Austria. The 'New Ways' of the title is a comparison between a journey in an ultramodern train with that of a ride in an old...

Naoya Wada ha composto Homeward Voyage, che ha scritto per una banda di fiati della scuola nel suo paese natale, per esprimere le emozioni che lo travolgono sempre quando viaggia da Tokyo alla sua cit...

Curiosity è una sonda senza equipaggio che esplora Marte dal 2011. Controllata a distanza dalla Terra, invia sempre più informazioni sul lontano pianeta. Filip Ceunen ritrae le varie fasi di questa fa...

What's the perfect way to start the day? Stef Minnebo tries to answer this age-old question musically with his Rise and Shine. This three-movement composition for a fourpart flexible instrumentation b...

Sven Van Calster had the idea to dedicate a three-movement suite to his three favourite pets. So he created a fun, informative and original composition. The work begins with Freddy the Frog, splashing...

Cloud9 ! is the feeling that you could take on the whole world and nothing could stop you! Filip Ceunen's dynamic and uplifting composition sets this feeling to music. Cloud9 ! is an easy-to-play comp...

The Allschwil music school in Switzerland commissioned this composition to appeal to young people and awaken in them an enthusiasm for music. Sven Van Calster, who is known for his graceful melodies a...

Oriental Postcards consiste in tre variazioni su un tema di carattere orientale: In From Egypt il tema è presentato prima dagli ottoni e poi dai fiati, in From the Desert le percussioni svolgono un ru...

Voyage into the Blue descrive un aereo che si innalza nel blu infinito del cielo. Nel secondo movimento l'aereo scivola attraverso la notte stellata, prima di atterrare sano e salvo in un'impressionan...

This composition was inspired by the adventure novel Treasure Island by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The music does not recount the tale verbatim, but rather sketches particular events...

Questa composizione è stata ispirata dal romanzo d'avventura L'isola del tesoro dello scrittore scozzese Robert Louis Stevenson. In quattro movimenti, la narrazione non viene riprodotta alla lettera,...

Rejoice! è stata composta in occasione del 50o anniversario della città natale del compositore, Kitakyushu, che è composta da cinque cittadine. Nayoa Wada le ha volute descrivere musicalmente nei cinq...

Arctic Challenge takes inspiration from the TV documentary North Pole Airport. In this programmatic work, the composer takes the listener to Barneo a drifting Russian research station that is establis...