Derek Bourgeois

Metro Gnome was written at the request of Louis Martinus. He asked if I could write another piece like Serenade with unusual time signatures, because it was good practice for young players to encounte...

This piece was commissioned by the National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland to be premiered in the year of its title. I had written a piece which ran the gamut of human moods and emotions, from the ag...

Imagine you are on a boat which is gradually building up speed pulling gently out of Geneva. You get your first view of the beautiful Lac Leman which provokes a melody in your head first heard played...

This piece was written after Hardy Mertens asked me if I would write a competition finale piece for the Sardinian Band in which his girlfriend, Carla Correddu, was a flautist. He wanted a piece that w...

This piece, originally entitled '2001 A Brass Odyssey', was commissioned by the National Youth Brass Band of Switzerland to be premiered in the year of its title. I had written a piece which ran the g...

Part 1 Massanella Part 2 Puig Major Part 3 Teix Part 4 Morey Part 5 The Arta fugue Part 6 Mont Ferrutx