New Festival Music
The repertoire of concert bands is incredibly versatile and suits many different occasions. Bands often play at festive events like dedications, openings, at churches, birthdays or anniversaries....Westcoast Concerto
Kees Vlak’s “Westcoast Concerto” is for piano and wind band, a still rather rare genre in the concert band repertoire. Vlak wanted to materialize his idea of “music as communication”, with moments of...Aria d'Amore
Florian Ziller wrote his “Aria d’ Amore” as a heartfelt declaration of love. A compelling melody passes amongst different instruments and tonal colors of the band. The atmosphere of...Die Gedanken ... Spiele
“Thoughts are free” (Die Gedanken sind frei) … a phrase that sounds so simple, but is also more profound than most any other. No surprise that this traditional German song is still famous and...Lead Me Home
Composer James L.Hosay drew the inspiration for “Lead Me Home” from a 19th century American gospel hymn. The exceptional depth of traditional gospel music, touching our hearts, is...Crith Mhonadh
Alfred Boesendorfer invites us on a journey to Scotland, more precisely to Crimond, a village near the Scottish Northeast coast. The local church reveals a striking offset: The clock, bearing the...Arethusa
“Arethusa“ was commissioned as a piece for the so-called “Stundenchor” as utilized in band contests in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Instead of an obligatory piece the...Jesus, Name Above All Names
James L.Hosay arranged the internationally well-known hymn “Jesus, Name Above All Names” in a moving way for concert band and optional vocal solo. After a soft woodwind introduction we...El Escorial
Bright brass, surrounded by squiggly woodwind passages and fiery percussion rhythms, between great melodic lines… Johan Nijs’ “El Escorial” is a sweeping pasodoble for concert band. Pasodoble is a...Scarborough Fair
German composer and arranger Heinz Briegel created a wonderful concert band version of the traditional English folk song “Scarborough Fair”. He brings to bear the rather dark and tragic atmosphere of...East-West-East
In his comedy march “East-West-East”, American composer James L.Hosay confronts two different worlds: The United States (West) and Russia (East). In musically opposing figures the two...Funky Afternoon
Serie ROCK & WIND BAND(Rock Band opt.)
Spending a hot and sunny afternoon chilling on the balcony in a deck chair or a hammock, with a cool drink in your hand, sunglasses on your...