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The New Village
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Fantasy for Band In a vast, forested land, people settled and founded a village. However, marauding tribes and the forces of the sea posed a continuous threat to the growing settlement. Throughout history, the village had to be rebuilt time and time again, yet the inhabitants never lost heart. "The New Village" emerged with splendid houses, schools, and churches. Prosperity and a rich community life flourished. The past faded away. Only festivals and fairs, where merriment often prevailed, recalled the distant old times. It was no coincidence that the composer used the same musical theme to depict the turbulent times of the past and the atmosphere of the fairs.
The composition "The New Village" was commissioned by the Province of North Holland for the 15th Niedorp Festival and had its premiere on November 27, 1993.
In a vast, forested land, people settled and founded a village. However, marauding tribes and the forces of the sea posed a continuous threat to the growing settlement. Throughout history, the...
Cornelis (Kees) Vlak was born on 30th September, 1938 in Amsterdam. He was influenced by music at young age and when he was eight years old he got his first piano lessons. Later he played the trumpet in the fanfare orchestra “Waterland“. Vlak studied piano and trumpet at the Amsterdam Conservatory (exames 1959 and 1961), and composition and conducting at the Musiklyzeum Amsterdam.
He earned...