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Fort Fincastle was built in 1793 by royal governor 'Lord Dunmore at an unusual location: Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. The name of the fort: Fort Fincastle' comes from Dunmore's second title of...

Het dorp Oude-Tonge is gesticht omstreeks 1438 en maakt deel uit van de Ambachtsheerlijkheid Grijsoord. Dat is de titel van de compositieopdracht van Fanfare-orkest Vooruit, Oude-Tonge o. l. v. Jurgen...

Thomas Tallis wrote his second Psalm in 1567 as a part of his 'Nine tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter' which was used frequently in the past as a source of inspiration. Whereas composers like Vaug...

Ole Olsen (4 July 1850 - 4 November 1927) was a Norwegian organist, composer, conductor and military musician. Originally written for piano, this lovely, tender lullaby has been arranged by Tom Brevik...

Eén van de mooiste melodieën ooit geschreven. Inmiddels al in vele bewerkingen bekend, maar voor fanfare was er nog geen enkel arrangement. Uw publiek zal smullen bij dit feest der herkenning.

Start your Christmas concert in a different way! This brilliant march, composed in the British march tradition, of Peter Graham is based on the famous song 'O Come All Ye Faithful' (Adeste Fidelis).

Transeamus is a wonderful adaptation of the famous Christmas song Let us go to Bethlehem. The work is eminently suitable as the opening theme of your Christmas concert. Arranger Klaas van der Woude ar...

Based on The Virgin Mary had a baby boy.

Rousing opening fanfare including parts from Joy to the World. Challenging!

Mendelssohn was 34 when the premiere of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream 'in 1843 took place. 'Dance Of The Clowns' is a part, from this wonderful work, but is also in the overture to be heard. He wrote the...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) came from an aristocratic family which lived near Novgorod. When he appeared to be musically gifted as a child, his parents did not hesitate one moment to map out a...

Patrick Millstone based his Dance of the Shepherds on the song Quem pastores laudavere by Michael Praetorius. After an upbeat flashy introduction, you can hear this wonderful Christmas song. A good ch...

Christmas Colours' is a palette consisting of several Christmas songs. Bruce Fraser has mainly used the colours green (the colour of holly) and white (the colour of snow). This composition begins with...

Gaudete' comes from the Finnish/Swedish 'Piae Cantiones', a collection of religious music from the 16th century. The English folk group 'Steeleye Span' featuring female lead singer Maddy Prior had a h...

A tranquil setting of the song O Little Town of Bethlehem interspersed with references to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

This composition, based on the hymn Praise to the Lord, is comprised of eight separate parts that can be played together as a concert piece or opening work. The A and B sections are different openings...

The pilgrim's song 'Deilig er Jorden ' can be called an international carol. The Norwegian text was written by Danish poet Inge Bernhardmann on a melody of Polish origin. A majestic carol! Therefore p...

A gem from the Norwegian folk music. No difficult and complicated matter but music based on sounds and atmosphere. The melody is one of pure beauty and mystical characteristic of the tranquil scenery...

Whereas 'Auld Lang Syne' may be considered the best-known Scottish song ever, yet at the same time it is an obscure one, for there are but few people who know the complete text by heart. After the fam...