Musica strumentale per banda

In 1964 I met the American composer, conductor, pianist and educationist Aaron Copland (1900-1990) who was in The Netherlands during an European concert tour. I keep most pleasant memories of his perf...

Commissioned by the NIB, the Dutch Wind Music Institute, with the financial support of the 'Fonds voor de scheppende Toonkunst'.CommentaryThis suite brings us back to the 18th century when an importan...

We still do not understand why the excellent Russian composer Georgi Salnikov did not yet completely break through as band music composer in Western Europe. His exquisite music for symphonic band boas...

The French composer Jules Massenet (1842-1912) was a pupil of Ambroise Thomas and was awarded a Grand Prix de Rome. He composed several successful operas such as 'Hérodiade' (1881) and 'Manon' (1884)....

Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842) was one of the leading figures in the musical world of the early nineteenth century, being active as well in Paris, London and Vienna as in his home country Italy. He becam...

Eric Swiggers (Deurne, 1968) is currently conductor of the symphonic band 'Harmonie St Caecilia' of Lieshout and the fanfare band 'De Notenkrakers' (The Nutcrackers) of Vorstenbosch. He has composed q...

'1. 238, Music for a Celebration' consists of a fine overture followed by a slow Arabian march. This solemn and monumental piece will captivate your audience!

This composition, subtitled 'Light after Darkness' starts in a rather mysterious mood, but soon turns into a solemn, serious and impressive adagio. With its rich orchestration this short but most effe...

The young Dutch composer Patrick Millstone is a new name in our catalogue. In this fine composition he describes the meeting of two friends with quite different personalities, the one being introvert...

Conductor Peter Goosensen (1967) teaches low brass at the music academy ' Oostelijk Westfriesland '. An introductory fanfare announces the tournament. A short parade presents the participants and the...

'Accretio' was commissioned by the Dutch town of Laarbeek on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. It is a joyful overture and both the title and the musical contents refer to a work of art set up in...

This composition starts in a very majestic way by the complete band. Then we have a choral like part mainly performed by the woodwinds and completed by some snatches of fanfares by the brass instrumen...

Adolphe Adam always saw the bright side of life. He earned his living as a music critic and a composer, though he himself considered composing as mere pastime. He is still famous because of his ballet...

The overture to George Gershwin's musical 'Strike up the Band' has been masterly arranged by our grand old master Desiré Dondeyne. 'Strike Up the Band' is a milestone in the history of the Broadway mu...

As the title suggests, the piece is heroic and olympic in feel. One might imagine an Olympic Games opening ceremony where the athletes assemble to compete on the world stage. The Heroes Rise Again is...

iMaginations is a bright and colorful overture with a strong memorable theme in a fast ¾ meter that is shared across the sections of the band. It drives forward relentlessly with great vigor and vital...

Egmont op. 84 fu composta nel 1810 ed è un insieme di brani musicali per l'omonima opera teatrale di Goethe. È certamente una delle più grandi ouverture di Beethoven. Beethoven era un grande ammirator...

Unity in Harmony is a composition in three unbroken sections. It's fast, energetic and highly rhythmic opening movement leads into a more relaxed middle section where themes from the opening movement...

A family enter the gates into a magical theme park with exciting rides and attractions. The swashbuckling Pirate theme is up-tempo and memorable with plenty of excitement for the brass and percussion...

Arranger Dirk Keijzer has been working with famous Dutch pianist Cor Bakker since the 1980's. During their long collaboration, Cor would have guests appear on his television programme Cor & Co, and es...

The heroic and powerful Fanfarria, Op.50 was commissioned and premiered by the Alicante Municipal Concert Band in 2012 to commemorate their first centennial. The main epic theme is introduced by the t...

The European Overture is an enthusiastic and amazing opening dedicated to and premiered by Jan Cober and the European Union Youth Wind Orchestra in Luxembourg, 2013. As a clarinetist member of the EUY...

Call of Heroes è un brano d'apertura adatto non solo ai concerti ma a tutte le occasioni di festa. La prima parte inizia con una fanfara degli ottoni sostenuta da motivi di fiati. Nella seconda sezion...

Festival Signation is an opening piece, suitable for the beginning of a concert, or start of a second half. It begins with a majestic fanfare with powerful chords in the brass, and light motives in th...