Geert Schrijvers

Adolphe Adam always saw the bright side of life. He earned his living as a music critic and a composer, though he himself considered composing as mere pastime. He is still famous because of his ballet...

George Gershwin was a welcome guest in the High Society of New York. He was eloquent, a gentleman, and an outstanding pianist. And his own songs were also enjoyed by all. With an arrangement named T-B...

In Allen Meine Taten O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid Werde Munter Mein Gemute Wach Auf, Mein Herz, Und Singe

Gustav Holst (Cheltenham, 1874 - London, 1934) was of the very first great British composers of classical music to write some valuable original compositions for symphonic band. Holst composed operas,...

Gioacchino Rossini. Grande Fanfare, Le Rendez-vous de Chasse Rossini wohnte schon ca. vier Jahre in Frankreich, als er 1828 sein 'Le Rendez-vous de Chasse' schrieb. Es wurde in einer romantischen und...

Gioacchino Rossini is famous as composer of a fabulous series op splendid operas of which the overtures are often most popular and appreciated. The opera 'La Cambiale di Matrimonio' (the change of the...

Gustav Holst (Cheltenham, 1874 - London, 1934) was one of the very first great British composers of classical music to write some valuable original compositions for symphonic band. Holst composed oper...

Camille Saint-Saëns, wrote his Third Symphony, while at the peak of his artistic abilities. During the same period he also wrote his Third Violin Concerto, the Danse Macabre and his world famous Carni...

Benvenuto Cellini was the first opera from the French composer Hector Berlioz. After reading the memoires of the 16th century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, Berlioz had a strong feeling of connection and...

The 'Flower Waltz' (1892) is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of The Nutcracker, a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. The waltz is also the last number in his Nutcracker Suite. The 'Flower...

The 'Flower Waltz' (1892) is a piece of orchestral music from the second act of The Nutcracker, a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky. The waltz is also the last number in his Nutcracker Suite. The 'Flower...

Geert Schrijvers lost a large group of his friends in the Hercules air crash in 1996. As part of his healing process he wrote this very personal musical triptych. The three parts can be performed indi...

This fanfare is a blistering concert opening in which all groups of the orchestra take the spotlight.

This composition was commissioned by the city of Breda and the organisers of La Vuelta. When I tried to capture the essence of riding a grand tour, I thought of three important things: Strength, Coura...

This composition was commissioned by the city of Breda and the organisers of La Vuelta. When I tried to capture the essence of riding a grand tour, I thought of three important things: Strength, Coura...

Anton Bruckner is chiefly famous because of his monumental symphonies, yet, before he got the mastery to realize those sound cathedrals he wrote numerous small musical miniatures. They only occupy a s...