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On 25th May 2011 a huge fire broke out in the Kalmthoutse Heath nature reserve north of Antwerp. Within a very short time more than 600 hectares of heath land went up in flames. The effect on the surr...

The Celtic poem The Voyage of Bran was the inspiration for this fantasy work by Bert Appermont. The subject of this composition is Febal, who - together with his companions - travels to the 'otherworl...

Audivi Media Nocte is based on the eponymous motet by Thomas Tallis from the 16th Century - a work that holds great fascination for Oliver Waespi. During the process of composition, various chord sequ...

Bliss is one of the most spectacular euphonium solos around. It was commissioned by the euphonium virtuoso, Steven Mead. This two-part concerto brings all the characteristics of the instrument into th...

Concerto for Horn and Band was written on commission from the horn player Miguel Martinez Megias and the symphonic concert band La Armónica from Buñol, Spain. This four-movement work is comprised of a...

The eagle has always held a high symbolic value. It stands for freedom, dignity and pride in one's own country. In Hermann Pallhuber's Golden Eagle, the music describes the flight of the eagle along t...

New Ways was written for the dedication of the new high-speed train line in Austria. The 'New Ways' of the title is a comparison between a journey in an ultramodern train with that of a ride in an old...

Naoya Wada composed Homeward Voyage, which he wrote for a school wind band in his homeland, to express the emotions that always overwhelm him when travelling from Tokyo to his birthplace. Homeward Voy...

The Curiosity is an unmanned spacecraft that has been exploring Mars since 2011. Controlled remotely from the Earth, it sends back ever more information about the distant planet. Filip Ceunen depicts...

What's the perfect way to start the day? Stef Minnebo tries to answer this age-old question musically with his Rise and Shine. This three-movement composition for a fourpart flexible instrumentation b...

Sven Van Calster had the idea to dedicate a three-movement suite to his three favourite pets. So he created a fun, informative and original composition. The work begins with Freddy the Frog, splashing...

Cloud9 ! is the feeling that you could take on the whole world and nothing could stop you! Filip Ceunen's dynamic and uplifting composition sets this feeling to music. Cloud9 ! is an easy-to-play comp...

The Allschwil music school in Switzerland commissioned this composition to appeal to young people and awaken in them an enthusiasm for music. Sven Van Calster, who is known for his graceful melodies a...

Oriental Postcards consta de tres variaciones sobre un tema de carácter oriental: En From Egypt el tema es presentado primero por los metales y luego por las maderas, en From the Desert la percusión j...

Voyage Into The Blue was commissioned by the Windbands of Mizumaki Minami Junior High School, Koyo Junior High School and Fukuma Junior High School bands performed the work in a competition. The picto...

This composition was inspired by the adventure novel Treasure Island by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The music does not recount the tale verbatim, but rather sketches particular events...

Esta composición se inspira en la novela de aventuras La isla del tesoro, del escritor escocés Robert Louis Stevenson. En cuatro movimientos, la narración no se reproduce textualmente, sino que se esb...

Rejoice! was commissioned by the Kitakyushu City Foundation for Promoting Arts and Culture (KICPAC) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the city on Feburary 10, 1063. The compos...

Arctic Challenge takes inspiration from the TV documentary North Pole Airport. In this programmatic work, the composer takes the listener to Barneo a drifting Russian research station that is establis...

Christmas is the time of the year where everyone comes together, and peace, family and friendship bonds are strengthened. When selecting repertoire for your Christmas concert, it's difficult to find n...

Energico is the third movement from the composition Out of Earth, a musical exploration of the creation of the myth 'Ovid's Metamorphoses'. This myth depicts humanity's path, and is taken from a golde...

The Gates of Troy tells the story of the 1184 B. C. Trojan War in Ancient Greek times. This historic conflict featuring the heroes Achilles, Odysseus, Hector and the beautiful Helena, lasted 10 years...

Las puertas de Troya narra la historia de la guerra de Troya en el año 1184 a.C. en la antigua Grecia. Este conflicto histórico, en el que participaron los héroes Aquiles, Odiseo, Héctor y la bella He...

Out of Earth is a free musical exploration of the creation mythology from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Much like in other mythologies, it describes the journey of the human race from a once golden age thro...

The source of inspiration for this work was the play Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (Katie of Heilbronn), which was written by Heinrich von Kleist in 1810. The music evokes the underlying drama, tensions...