Eric Swiggers

Decennium' was composed in 2003 as a commission by the municipality of Berheze for its tenth anniversary. The composition describes the history of this town in the Province of Brabant, consisting of 6...

A Holiday in the US inspired the composer to write this both solemn and virtuoso concert march with a trio that reminds us of the style of Sir Edward Elgar.

Mandalay, the cultural capital of Burma, was very seriously damaged by bombings of the Allied Forces during the Second World War. 'The Road to Mandalay' has been a kind of oriental symbol, which was a...

Thinking Of You, composed in 1992, was Eric Swiggers's very first piece for windband that has officially been published. Especially in the 90's the piece has been performed many times all over the wor...

In this suite you can hear a musical portrait of people born under the zodiacal signs 'Virgin' (Virgo), 'Twins' (Gemini), 'Fishes' (Pisces) and 'Archer' (Sagittarius). As usual with astrological expla...

This piece was commissioned by Kunstfactor in the Netherlands. This work has been written in a contemporary but accessible idiom. The composition describes three different clouds: 1. Cumulus. Cumulus...

This composition consists of 2 parts: an 'Introduction' with a quiet lyrical character and a 'Capriccio' allowing both the soloist and the band to display their virtuosity.

Eric Swiggers (Deurne, 1968) studied wind band conducting with Jan Cober and composition with Kees Schoonenbeek at the Brabant Conservatory of Music in Tilburg. He also studied the saxophone with Jean...

In 2001 Eric Swiggers (Deurne, 1968) won the first prize of the composition contest organised by the city of Hilvarenbeek with his 'Suite for Saxophone Quartet, Piano and Percussion'. He also writes c...

A splendid new work for fanfare band, commissioned by the 'Fanfare Aurora' from the Dutch village Heesch, on the occasion of its centennial in 2006. The composition describes the origin of the village...

The Migyur or Yeti, a giant primate creature in the Himalaya, can be related to the hypothetical Bigfoot from the U. S. Scientists still consider this Migyur as a mythe but this is not the case amongs...

The medieval song 'Halewijn' tells the fascinating story about a murderer of women who is finally killed himself. This subject is set to music by Gerard Boedijn in his symphonic poem ' Halewijn '. Thi...

The medieval song 'Halewijn' tells the fascinating story about a murderer of women who is finally killed himself. This subject is set to music by Gerard Boedijn in his symphonic poem ' Halewijn '. Thi...

Fleodrum was composed for the Fanfare Wilhelmina Vlierden band. The title of the work refers to the earliest formation of the village of Vlierden in a title deed from 721 to Willibrodus. The piece com...