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Jan Van der Roost
Jan Van der Roost

Born
1956 in Duffel (Belgien)

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Jan Van der Roost was born in Duffel, Belgium, in 1956. He studied trombone, history of music and musical education at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (Louvain) and continued his studies at the Royal Conservatoires of Ghent and Antwerp, where he qualified as a conductor and a composer.

At present, he teaches at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven (Belgium) and is guest professor at the "Shobi Institute of Music" in Tokyo and at the "Nagoya University of Art" (Japan). Besides being a prolific composer, he is very much in demand as an adjudicator, lecturer, clinician and a guest conductor: his increasing musical activities brought him to more than 35 different countries in 4 continents, whereas his compositions are being performed and recorded in more than 50 nations worldwide. Early 2001, a full CD containing 4 of his works for Chamber Orchestra was released with EMI Classics while the Slovakian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) recorded 3 of his compositions in the same period, released early 2003 by the German label "Valve-Hearts". The same label will bring out another "classical" CD with exclusively his compositions, containing solococnertos for Trumpet, Guitar and Horn.

His list of works shows a wide variety of genres and styles, including e.g. 2 Oratorios, a Symphony and some smaller works for Symphony Orchestra, a Guitar Concerto (dedicated to Joaquin Rodrigo), a Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra (dedicated to and commissioned by the Norwegian virtuoso Ole Edvard Antonsen), a Double Concerto for 2 Clarinets and String Orchestra (dedicated to Walter and Anne Boeykens), a cyclus of "Lieder" (= "Songs") for Baritone and Chamber Orchestra, works for Strings or Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Music, numerous Brass and Wind Band compositions (including a 3 movement Symphony for large Wind Band), Choral Music, Instrumental Solos etc ... Many of these compositions have been broadcast on radio and TV in various countries and most of them have been recorded on CD by reknowned performers all over the world. Jan Van der Roost exclusively composes commissioned works, till now coming from such countries like Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Italy, the USA, Japan, France, Singapore, Norway, Germany, Finland, and Hungary.

Current Title

The Book of Genesis

The Book of Genesis

Golden Peak

Golden Peak

Takayama Impressions

Takayama Impressions

Einstein

Einstein

Forgotten World

Forgotten World

Music by Jan Van der Roost

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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

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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Takayama Impressions

This piece was written to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Takayama Wind Orchestra, who also commissioned it. The historic city of Takayama draws numerous visitors from home and abroad, not...
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DHP1196070
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Pulse

A Bluegrass Overture - Donar - Fiori - Up in the Sky - Equestrian Symphonette - Pulse - Energico - Blackout
CD (Compact Disc)
T8123
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Einstein

Festival Prelude 'Ad Excel' - Gloriosa - The White Thrill - Einstein - Scent of Spring - Call of the Aboriginals - Red Mountain - Fantasia Helvetica
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T8124
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Forgotten World

Broken Sword - Orbis - March of the Marmots - The Entrance of the Knights - A Viking's Tale - Dogon - About The Reynard the Fox - Forgotten World - BONUS TRACK: Bonelab
CD (Compact Disc)
T8121
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Galea et Bellum

Galea et Bellum - I Shall Love But Thee - Three City Sketches - Ponte Vecchio - St. Stephen's Chorale - The Last Friend of Napoleon
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T8126
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Glorioso - The Wind Music of Jan Van der Roost Vol. 10

Donar - Glorioso - Fantasia Helvetica - Concordia - Flame and Glory - 1834 - Montana - Namasé Rhapsody
CD (Compact Disc)
T8128
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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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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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Milestones - Jan Van der Roost

CD 1: Suite Provencale - Canzona Gothica - Per Archi - Ceremonial March - Rikudim - Concerto Grosso - Excalibur CD 2: Spartacus - Olympica - Stonehenge (Brass Band) - La Melancolia (from...
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T8150
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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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The Heart and the Crown

With Clouds Descending - The Last Night of Fall - Soldiers' Chorus - Villariacum - The Heart and the Crown - The Unknown Journey - A Viking's Tale - Right Her Right Now
CD (Compact Disc)
T8161
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Osakan Jubilee

In 2014, Philharmonic Winds OSAKAN (Japan) celebrated its fifteenth anniversary for which this work was composed. From the very beginning, Yoshihoro Kimura has been the artistic leader of the...
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DHP1155610
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Nobilitas - The Wind Music of Jan Van der Roost Vol. 9

Nobilitas - Yokohama Festival Overture - Ballad for Bass Trombone - From Ancient Times - Osakan Jubilee - Grimm's Fairytale Forest - Terpsichore
CD (Compact Disc)
T8165
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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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Second to None

Nobilitas - Premier Concerto - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Spotlights - Heart in Motion - Legends of Gold in Green - Second to None
CD (Compact Disc)
T8176
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Es war einmal...

Ouvertüre - Der Goldene Schlüssel - Rotkäppchen - Ein and'res Mal - Rotkäppchen ging froh hinaus - Rumpelstilzchen - Schnurr, schnurr, schnurr - Auf der Suche nach neuen Namen - Dornröschen - Und...
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T8179
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Namasé Rhapsody

Namasé Rhapsody differs in several respects from most other concert works by Jan Van der Roost, with its impressive twists and turns and musical allusions to the work of John Adams. A first,...
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DHP1135389
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Flame and Glory

Dieses Eröffnungswerk wurde im Auftrag eines Jugendblasorchesters geschrieben, was erklärt, warum es so viel Dynamik, Energie und Optimismus ausstrahlt. Es beginnt jedoch feierlich und würdevoll – in...
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DHP1135413
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Aureus

Yokohama Festival Overture - Atropos - The Bell of Hope - Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald - Tepsichore - In A Chinese Tenple-Garden - Centenary Celebration - Looking Up, Moving On - Hermes - Aureus -...
CD (Compact Disc)
T8195
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Song of Hope

Am 11. März 2011 löste ein heftiges Erdbeben in Japan einen riesigen Tsunami mit desaströsen Folgen für Mensch, Natur auch das kulturelle Leben. Yutaka Nishida vom Radioprogramm "The Bandwagon" bat...
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DHP1115227
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Crescent Moon

Crescent Moon is a festive overture composed by Jan Van der Roost and was commissioned by a Japanese wind band. The piece begins solemnly in the middle register but gradually becomes brighter and...
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DHP1115232
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East Meets West

Like the Eagle, We Soar and Rise - Queen of the Dolomites - Démophon Overture - Dance from the East - Song of Hope - I Love the 207 - Slavonic Dances No. 7 & 8 - A Nottingham Festival - Towards the...
CD (Compact Disc)
T8227
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Crescent Moon - The Wind Music of Jan Van der Roost Vol. 8

Apollo - Ostinati - Song of Hope - The Wooden Soldier - The Soldier's Wife - Tirol Terra Fortis - Diptyque - By the River - Crescent Moon
CD (Compact Disc)
T8228
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By the River

The Bridge on the Border - Dreams and Miracles - Diptyque - White Light - A Little Irish Suite - Dances & Sonnets - Broken Sword - Captain Marco - By the River
CD (Compact Disc)
T8261
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Apollo

Like previous marches by Jan Van der Roost (Mercury, Arsenal, Helios, Minerva, Artemis, Montana...) the overall character of Apollo is rather stately and noble. Broad themes and a lyrical trio melody...
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DHP1094849
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European Panorama

Triumphal Winds - Tirol Terra Fortis - Neapolitan Holiday - The Bolero of Carmelo - Suite Marchigiana - The Heaven Tree - Apollo - From the Highlands - In Memoriam - Concerto for Trumpet No. 1...
CD (Compact Disc)
T8292
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Tirol Terra Fortis

Eine Hymne aus Fragmenten der Tiroler Landeshymne, kämpferische Klänge im zweiten Teil und schließlich eine Melodie im Choralstil, welche die eindrucksvolle Schönheit der Natur und die Menschen in...
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DHP1094734
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Sinfonietta - The Wind Music of Jan Van der Roost Vol. 7

Jubilus! - Volcano - Artemis - Castellum - Jupiter - Dances of Innocence - Wedding March - Humanos - Helios - Sinfonietta (The Landing - Sword Dance - Nightfall by the River - Towards the Future)
CD (Compact Disc)
T8311
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Kebek - The Wind Music of Jan Van der Roost Vol. 6

Algona Overture - The Swan on the Hill - Kebek (Autumn - Winter - Spring - Summer) - Domus - Stonehenge - Adagio for Winds - Tanczi (Trepak - Garavot - Troika) - Dublin Dances (Brian Boru´s March -...
CD (Compact Disc)
T8312
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The Saga of Haakon the Good

Jubiloso - Fanfare for Saint - Towards the Western Horizon - Scaramouche - The Roaring Forties - Letter from - The Saga of Haakon the Good - The Conqueror - Three Klezmer Miniatures - Salute to a...
CD (Compact Disc)
T8323
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Dances of Innocence

Jan Van der Roost composed Dances of Innocence to commemorate a girl who passed away at the tender age of 14. In contrast to the sombre, joyless tone such a memory usually invokes, it is a rather...
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DHP1094664
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Naniwa Orchestral Winds 2008

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Welcome the the Imagination World - Toccata Marziale - Russian Dance Suite - El Camino Real - Fanfare and Allegro - Folklore for Band - Molly on the Shore - Poem Montagnard...
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TDIV558
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Montana

From the first bars the stately character of this solemn, yet celebratory, march is clearly heard. The introduction of the main theme takes place in the medium register, immediately resulting in a...
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DHP1084619
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Dimensions

Millina Overture - Jolly Roger - Wedding March - Amity and Sweetness - Legend of a Mountain - Dimensions of the Fourth - Variazioni sul tema Lamenti - The Order of the Temple - Border Zone
CD (Compact Disc)
T8354
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Wedding March

Wedding March ist, wie der Name schon sagt, ein festlicher Marsch, den der Komponist anlässlich der Hochzeit eines guten Freundes schrieb. Einflüsse von Mendelssohn und Elgar sind sicherlich zu...
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DHP1074431
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Romantic Classics

Benvenuto Cellini - Love in the Garden - Academic Festival Overture - Als die alte Mutter - Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien - Song of India - In a Persian Market - In a Monastery Garden...
CD (Compact Disc)
T8352
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Dublin Dances

Festival Series 42

Galileo - Dublin Dances - Andalusia - An Olympic Celebration - Puccini Highlights - The Fields - Old Hundredth - Four Sketches for Band - Call of the Clans - Kickoff -...
CD (Compact Disc)
T8372
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Jupiter

This concert march does not begin with flourishing trumpets or loud tutti sounds: Jupiter opens refreshingly with percussion instruments and the “high woodwinds”. This original introduction is...
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DHP1074346
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Dublin Dances

Includes: Brian Boru's March The Minstrel Boy The Irish Washerwoman In Dublin Dances Jan Van der Roost has combined three well-knowntraditional Irish melodies to form an attractive medley....
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DHP1074289
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Domus

When composing this work the brief from the commissioning band was for the composer to base the work on a chorale-like subject matter and this he has done with aplomb. In the very first bars a...
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DHP1074163
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Concordia

This unusual concert work, commissioned by the concert band ?Harmonie Concorde? from Sanem in Luxembourg, is built on two basic ideas: the evolution of the economic and social context of this...
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DHP1064074
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Adagio for Winds

Adagio for Winds is similar in atmosphere to the well-known Canterbury Chorale (also by Jan Van der Roost), in that it has no exaggerated melodrama, but rather a melodically wide and expressive...
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DHP1063968
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