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Bert Appermont
Bert Appermont

Born
27.12.1973 in Bilzen (Belgien)

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Bert Appermont earned the degree of “Master of Music” at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (B) where, in addition to theoretical subjects, he also studied composition and conducting with Jan Van der Roost and Edmond Saveniers.
Subsequently he earned a Master’s degree in Music Design for Film & Television from Bournemouth Media School in Great Britain. These studies focused on composing for musicals, film and television.
As a composer, in addition to two musicals he also wrote some 30 works for wind orchestra, symphonic orchestra, chamber music ensembles and choirs. In addition to this extensive repertoire, he also wrote music for youth theatres, music collections with a pedagogic character, and music for children, an area with which Bert Appermont is very familiar.
Bert Appermont is known for the virtuosity of his instrumentation technique and the composition of splendid themes. Many of his works are based on legends, myths or historic events, which gives his music a very special élan. His works are already performed in over 20 countries, and nearly all of his compositions have been recorded on CDs by well-known orchestras in such countries as Japan, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Spain and Belgium.

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The Book of Genesis

The Book of Genesis

Crystal Magic

Crystal Magic

Majestic Waters

Majestic Waters

Coldplay in Symphony

Coldplay in Symphony

The Red Stone

The Red Stone

Music by Bert Appermont

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Carnival

Carnival

Festival Series 69 CD 1: A Hero's Tale - Close - Cardigan Bay - March of the Robot Army - As The Curtain Closes - Compostela - Mangoroa - Canzona di Bacco - Carnival CD 2: Stars on Fire -...
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T8089
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Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Festival Series 68 CD 1: A Northern Jubilee Fanfare - La Antigua - Guardians of the Waves - Papyrus - Eternal Friendship - Pulcinella -Three Blind Mice - To a Friend - Cleopatra - Solemnitas - A...
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T8097
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The Book of Genesis

Noah’s Ark (1997) made its way through the international band scene and turned Bert Appermont into a renowned star whose music is now performed and recorded throughout the world. Fascinated by...
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BMP2001708
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The Book of Genesis

Festival Series 67 CD 1: Prelude to a Pageant - Hypernikon - Eldorado - Breeze in the Forest - A Man's Destiny - Pilgrims of Wolfryt - The Graces of Love - The Book of Genesis CD 2: Call...
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T8100
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Crystal Magic

The source of inspiration for this work is the magical world of gemstones. The special powers of four of these stones appealed to composer Bert Appermonts’ imagination. In this work, different...
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BMP1901682
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Crystal Magic

Festival Series 65 CD 1: Wings to Fly - Step by Step -The Source - Majestic Waters - A Century of Music - Desert Dances - Tribute to a Maestro - The Miner's Saga - Crystal Magic CD...
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T8111
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Coldplay in Symphony

Bert Appermont is mostly known for his original works for band. With ‘Coldplay in Symphony’ he has combined his cinematic, orchestral style of writing with the melodic genius of some of...
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BMP1901689
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The Magic Mountain

Festival Series 64 CD 1: A Bluegrass Overture - Leonardo - Agosto - Salutation - Tarjan - Sea of Hope - Pasovario - The Red Stone - Inspire! - The Magic Mountain  CD 2: The Greatest Show...
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T8113
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The Red Stone

This composition was commissioned by the Musique Municipale d’Ingwiller, for the occasion of their 150th anniversary. The source of inspiration for this work was the municipality of Ingwiller...
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BMP1801676
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In The Picture: Bert Appermont Vol. V

Intrada Eroica - The Soldier & The Princess - Morning Star Variations - Wonders of Nature - In the Shadow of Napoleon - Battle of Hearts - A Brussels Requiem
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T8120
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Battle of Hearts

The source of inspiration for this work was the play Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (Katie of Heilbronn), which was written by Heinrich von Kleist in 1810. The music evokes the underlying drama,...
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Wonders of Nature

Festival Series 62 CD 1: Festival Prelude 'Ad Excel' - Purcellian Fantasia - The White Thrill - Dreamcatcher - Wonders of Nature - Dionysos - Fantasia Helvetica - Equestrian...
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T8130
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Wonders of Nature

This work was commissioned by Fanfare Sint-Willibrordus Wintelre from the Netherlands and describes the power and wonders of nature in 4 atmospheric movements: Birth, Battle, Silence and Water....
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BMP1701657
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In Memoriam

The terroristic attacks in Paris, Brussels, Nice and Berlin shocked many people and lead to fear, mistrust and unbelieve. To express these emotions, Bert Appermont composed a beautiful and sensitive...
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BMP1701667
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The Wall

Festival Series 61 CD 1: A Golden Jubilation - Song of Friendship - Town of the Seven Hills - March-Chagu-Chagu - In Memoriam - The Wall - Pulse - St. Paul's Suite - Zodiac Dances -...
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T8139
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Winds on Fire

Festival Series 60 CD 1: Festival Bells - Highdays and Holidays - A Vision of the First Light - Concertino for Clarinet - White Winged Flight - A Knight's Tale - Tchaikovsky Highlights -...
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T8146
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Winds on Fire

This work was commissioned by two fanfare bands from Loksbergen and Kortenaken in Belgium, that have merged to form one single ensemble. This festive work has been constructed using two contrasting...
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BMP1601656
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Intrada Eroica

This powerful and festive opening work features a heroic brass fanfare and a lyrical theme based on four descending notes. It is ideal to be programmed as an opener for your concert, or as a...
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BMP1601653
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Morning Star Variations

This composition is based on the beautiful chorale melody Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How beautifully the morning star shines). Like the chorale fantasias by Bach and Buxtehude, this is...
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A Colour Symphony

Overture for a Special Occasion - With Clouds Descendin - The Unknown Journey - Southend Celebration - Three Washington Statues - And Still, the Spirit - A Colour Symphony
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T8152
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Terra Mystica

Theme from Star Trek - Colorado - Between Two Worlds -Terra Mystica - Neckarmarsch - The Glenmasan Manuscript - The Curse of the Mermaid - The Rise of the Blackjack - Simply Red On Tour - Superstition
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T8148
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The Last Giant

Festival Series 59 CD 1: Intrada Eroica - Cantastoria - Colorado - A Glorious Summer Day - Morning Star Variations - The Last Giant - The Torch of Liberty - And Still, the Spirit - Pisa - The...
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T8149
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The Soldier & The Princess

This work is based on the story of the soldier and the princess from the film Cinema Paradiso. The story is about a poor soldier who fell in love with a beautiful princess. He had nothing to offer...
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BMP1501631
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In the Shadow of Napoleon

This suite is based on the musical In the Shadow of Napoleon which celebrated its exceptionally successful première in Worms, Germany, on 21 July 2014. The musical tells the story of...
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A Collection of Chorales

To help provide smaller bands with suitable material to improve basic skills like intonation, phrasing, dynamics, balance, sound and interplay, Bert Appermont has carefully selected ten popular...
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Naniwa Orchestral Winds 2015

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - CD 1: Akademische Festfanfare - Apple Valley Overture - Symphonic Movement - Shakespeare Pictures - Legacy of the Woods - Armenian Dances Part II - Egmont CD 2: Third...
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TDIV545
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Treasure Island

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...
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Masterpieces from Europe

CD 1: Fanfare for a New Horizon - The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen - Moving Heaven and Earth - The Story of Anne Frank - Goddess of Jeju Island - Flame and Glory - Bulgarian Dances (Part...
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T8166
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Hymn of Glory

This melodic hymn begins with a lyrical melody, handled by various instrument groups. After a gradual build, a first climax is reached, in which the brass instruments give full vent to their glorious...
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In The Picture: Bert Appermont Vol. IV

Aurum - Treasure Island - Prayer - El Cid - Ragnarök - The Big Bang - The Green Hill - The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen - The Cross & The Crown
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T8180
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Return of the Vikings

Diese Komposition beschwört Bilder von tapferen Wikingern herauf, wie sie mit ihrem Schiff der rauen See trotzen, um fremde Länder zu überfallen und Völker zu tyrannisieren. Die Wikinger waren...
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The Golden Age

The Cross & The Crown - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Magnolia - Symphony No. 2: The Golden Age
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T8232
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Magnolia

In the 18th century, during an expedition across the American state of Florida, the English botanist Plukenett discovered a magnolia that left a lasting impression on him. He named the plant after...
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BMP1204583
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The Green Hill

This piece was commissioned by Swiss euphonium virtuoso Eich Schmidli. Bert Appermont dug deep into Celtic music for inspiration and created a fantasy that shows off the incredible, but often...
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Ragnarök

Ragnarök – The Final Destiny of the Gods re-tells parts of the Götterdämmerung from Norse mythology. The work is not a literal musical presentation of the myth, but the end of the world and its...
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Song for Sakiko

Bert Appermont composed Song for Sakiko during a stay in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Tokyo. “Sakiko” roughly translated means “flower child” and is associated with a dreamy, poetic atmosphere....
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The Sword in the Stone

This musical fairy tale takes place during the middle ages in England, at the court of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. Bert Appermont wanted to cast knights, castles, and princesses...
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Sacred Song

Komponisten wie Bach und Händel unterzeichneten ihre Werke oft mit den Worten „Soli deo gloria“, was soviel wie „Allein Gott zur Ehre“ bedeutet. Aus diesem spirituellen Blickwinkel heraus entstand...
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BMP0905442
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Robinson Crusoe

This work is based on Daniel Defoe’s world-famous 1719 novel and with broad brushstrokes typifies the hero’s life in four parts. The first part describes his life as a seaman. The second part is an...
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Egmont - The Wind Music of Bert Appermont

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - European Wind Circle Vol. 6 Leonesse - Ivanhoe (Code Of Chivalry - Loyalty Or Love - Battle & Finale) - Rapunzel (The Witch In The Garden - Rapunzel In The Tower -...
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T8330
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Fantasia Per La Vita E La Morte

The mystique surrounding life and death formed the starting point of this composition. I wanted to write a work without a story, mixed up in a kind of musical quest for a new world of sound, original...
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BMP0608339
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Graciana

This refreshing sounding concert march by Bert Appermont was composed for and commissioned by the "Koninklijk Fanfare Vrede en Eendracht van Kachtem (Belgium). The composer paid great attention to a...
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Rubicon

The Rubicon is a river in Northern Italy which Julius Caesar crossed with his army in 49 BC in defiance of the leaders of Rome, who feared his power. A civil war against rival Pompey ensued, which...
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Prayer

Just like the title suggests, „Prayer” is a wonderful, contemplative chorale by the Belgian composer Bert Appermont. This work is great for warming up at competitions and also ideal for a pause in...
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BMP0505272
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Celtic Child

In this composition which consists of three parts, the world and life of children is the composer's leitmotiv. Part 1 suggests the untamed creativity of the child in a virtuoso and dynamic allegro....
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BMP0503262
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A Taste for Music

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Faces - Rapunzel - Idylle - In Onore Di - Cinema Paradiso-Love Theme - Nordic Suite - A Taste for Music - Froghitter`s Fantasy - Libertango - Medusa - Two Tribes
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T8467
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