Scherzando Concert Works

Félicien Doyen, the President of the Tornacum Royal Choir Circle of Tournai (Belgium) and a close friend of the composer commissioned this Mass. Missa Tornacum was originally composed for mixed choir...

Félicien Doyen, the President of the Tornacum Royal Choir Circle of Tournai (Belgium) and a close friend of the composer commissioned this Mass. Missa Tornacum was originally composed for mixed choir...

This finely crafted jubilant overture explores many 'musical moods' through its expressive rhythmic and melodic framework. The opening section is festive in character with majestic brass fanfares intr...

Auf fast jeder Karte dieser Welt ist eine Kompassrose eingezeichnet. Wo immer man hingeht, weisen Karten oder der Kompass selbst einem den richtigen Weg. Diese Vorstellung inspirierte Johan Nijs zu se...

The travels of the Aztec people as they headed south through North America looking for a new home, acted as Kevin Houben's inspiration for Lake of the Moon. The composition contains small fragments of...

Lying on high, calcareous sandstone rocks are the monumental monasteries of Meteora, a region in northcentral Greece which look down over the valley of the Pinios River. This region inspired Kevin Hou...

Lying on high, calcareous sandstone rocks are the monumental monasteries of Meteora, a region in northcentral Greece which look down over the valley of the Pinios River. This region inspired Kevin Hou...

The Cry of the Falcon refers to the Germanic Goddess Freya, who had a cloak of feathers that gave her the ability to change into a falcon. As a falcon Freya could make her way among people. Weeping an...

The Cry of the Falcon refers to the Germanic Goddess Freya, who had a cloak of feathers that gave her the ability to change into a falcon. As a falcon Freya could make her way among people. Weeping an...

Call of the Clans nimmt Musiker und Zuhörer mit in die schottischen Highlands: eine Region voll zerklüfteter Gebirgszüge, grüner Hügel, herrlicher Seen, Burgruinen und malerischer Dörfer, die alle eig...

Call of the Clans nimmt Musiker und Zuhörer mit in die schottischen Highlands: eine Region voll zerklüfteter Gebirgszüge, grüner Hügel, herrlicher Seen, Burgruinen und malerischer Dörfer, die alle eig...

The travels of the Aztec people as they headed south through North America looking for a new home, acted as Kevin Houben's inspiration for Lake of the Moon. The composition contains small fragments of...

Thyellene depicts of a battle that took place on the 'Tielenheide' - a stretch of moorland near the Belgian village of Tielen in 1597. In that memorable battle Prince Maurice of Nassau, commander of t...

Thyellene depicts of a battle that took place on the 'Tielenheide' - a stretch of moorland near the Belgian village of Tielen in 1597. In that memorable battle Prince Maurice of Nassau, commander of t...

The Broken Sword is one of the five ceremonial swords kept in the Tower of London and is used during the coronation of a new king or queen. Legend has it that an angel broke off the tip of the sword i...

The Broken Sword is one of the five ceremonial swords kept in the Tower of London and is used during the coronation of a new king or queen. Legend has it that an angel broke off the tip of the sword i...

Abaddon was commissioned by the NLBB (Noord-Limburgse Brassband - North Limburg Brass Band) from Belgium. Abaddon is the demon reigning over the underworld. In the New Testament - in the Book of Revel...

Abaddon was commissioned by the NLBB (Noord-Limburgse Brassband - North Limburg Brass Band) from Belgium. Abaddon is the demon reigning over the underworld. In the New Testament - in the Book of Revel...

Where Angels Fly was commissioned by VLAMO (Flemish Band Association). Kevin Houben wrote this work for the 2017 European Brass Band Championships in Ostend, Belgium. This is a very technical, powerfu...