Dance from The Danserye Suite-Tylman Susato (approximately 1500-1561) was an accomplished Flemish composer musician and music publisher. He composed numerous works and published several collections among them Danserye (1551) the third volume of his Musyckboexken which contained his own four-voice airs and dances. Several of these were inspired by traditional Flemish airs. Renaissance scholar Manu Mellaerts has created a graceful arrangement of the most famous pieces from La Mourisque.

One of the biggest hits of WetWetWet has been arranged in an excellent way by George Moreau. ‘Love is all around’ will certainly please the young audience.

The absolute top slow number of the Eighties sung by Roberta Flack. She is not perhaps so well known among younger people but she has her place in history as one of the absolute divas of the world. Back into time the interlude in your concerts.

Juri Briat has arranged the tunes of the winter Olympic games of the Eighties for a wind orchestra. As always he has chosen original works and arranged them in his own typically colourful way. An ideal opening number for your concert with allure.

from Grease-John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are probably the most famous couple in musical movie history. To this day the music is enjoyed by different generations as it is continually revived in new musical productions around the world. The song You’re the One that I Want is a highlight from the soundtrack brilliantly arranged for band by Filip Ceunen.

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 merrily in his pond. Ish the Fish is a cool customer who’s always hungry. And Kate the Cat is a vain and charming cat who naturally always gets her own way.

This beautiful chorale for Brass Band illustrates the winter solstice the longest night of the year. Describing the end of nature’s cycle it has a rather melancholic character until the final chord which symbolises the new beginning. This contemplative work is ideal for creating a moment of tranquillity during a concert and is also suitable as a warm-up piece. This beautiful chorale for Brass Band illustrates the winter solstice the longest night of the year. Describing the end of nature's cycle it has a rather melancholic character until the final chord which symbolises the new beginning. This contemplative work is ideal for creating a moment of tranquillity during a concert and is also suitable as a warm-up piece.

This work was originally written as the introduction tune for the wind orchestra programme Plaza Mayor on the Spanish National Radio. Numerous short themes have been brought together in a kind of musical collage and provide interestingcontrasts with the ever-changing rhythmic pounding of the drums. RadiObertura is a refreshing starter with a touch of Spanish passion ideal for every concert programme.

This lively composition by Sven Van Calster has been written to spread a positive message around the world that music is a language that has no borders and can connect people no matter how diverse they may seem. Beautiful cantabile melodies and exciting rhythms provide contrast throughout this work making it ideal for both young and young-at-heart musicians who enjoy playing in energetic bands.

With Disco Time ! we are proud to welcome Eddy Avonds as the new Beriato composer. He has been a continual asset on the Belgian Harmony Fanfare Brass band scene. This swinging number is ideal for setting the right tone at all your concerts.

Concertino for 3 or 4 Horns and Concert Band-After attending a performance of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck the composer decided to write a commissioned piece for 4 horns and concert band based on the beautiful melody “Abendsegen” as used in Engelbert’s famous overture. The composition can be performed with three or four solo horns with cues in the others parts and in the band. This work can be played with the horn section of your own band; the two extra horn parts noted in the full score are optional and can be left out. This piece is a stunning challenge for your french horn section!

The Round Table a project of the concert band Odyssey in Belgium was specially composed to present the various instrumental groups and separate instruments of the orchestra. With this sparkling composition you can familiarise the audience with the wealth of sounds and the strength of your ensemble. As an opening or concert piece.

This magnificent meditative work by the Spanish composer Teo Aparicio Barberán is a unique part of any repertoire for flugelhorn or bugle probably the most pleasing solo instrument in a group. Put your solo player in the spotlight with this stylish and endearing work.

Force a Superbe Mercy a Foible-This brilliant concert march was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Les Voltigeurs de Québec. The title of the work refers to the emblem of this Canadian regiment in which both the cross and the crown aredepicted. This piece aims above all to express the joy of this special anniversary. The melancholy trio section brings to mind more turbulent times and the trials and tribulations that the regiment has experienced at various points of its history.

Rush Hour was commissioned by the Swiss Brass Band Association (SBBV) on the occasion of the 38th Swiss National Brass Band Championships 2012 (Montreux SBBW) as the test piece in the Championship division.Structured in three parts without breaks the work opens in a heavy oppressive atmosphere sometimes even noisy. After a short passage in a lighter mood a quick tempo takes over the music becomes nervous and unrelenting with constant twists and turns. The tension builds leading to a slower movement in which various soloists are highlighted. A few humorous touches are heard in contrast to a majestic powerful and dramatic chorale. The end of this part is brighter andmore peaceful. This atmosphere is soon replaced by a return of the thematic material heard in the first movement developing into an oppressive moos. The piece concludes with a last ecstatic tutti reusing the harmonies of the introduction in a kind of final flurry. Rush Hour attempts to express the range of feelings we may experience when caught in various stressful situations in the middle of the rush hour.

The title of this work Febesa refers to the four notes it is based on: F E Bflat (BES in Dutch) and A. At the beginning of the work the sound of these notes creates a mysterious extraordinary atmosphere. The work slowly builds from the low brass as the thematic torch is handed to the woodwind section and this leads into a grand tutti. In a tonal and refreshing allegro the febesa-theme now has a more harmonic role. After this passage the symmetric form of the work brings us back to the mysterious atmosphere of the introduction with solos for euphonium oboe and flute.

ESSENTIA is an collaborative orchestral merger in Essen Noorderkempen in Belgium. This amalgamation was first established in September 2010. The piece The Essence of Music was written in honour of the founding of this young dynamic and energetic wind band. The composition perfectly encapsulates the project and its achievements in music and is therefore ideally suited as a concert opener.

Reiner Lüghausen composed this march in the early Seventies and it has never before been published. He gave the work this title because he actually comes from the valley of the same name in Germany. The most important sources of inspiration were the typical American military marches the undertones of which you will certainly recognise.

In the 18th century during an expedition across the American state of Florida the English botanist Plukenett discovered a magnolia that left a lasting impression on him. He named the plant after the French botanist Pierre Magnol. In the meantime the popular magnolia has become one of the best-known flowering trees in the world. Nowadays it’s available in various types and colours.Just as the magnificent blooms of the magnolia appear in springtime so this simple choral melody opens slowly and gracefully eventually blossoming to a glorious climax. The delightful opening theme is taken up again and eventually everything comes to rest like a bud that closes at the day’send.

Some of the world hits of the jazz musician singer pianist and actor Nat King Cole have been arranged by Reiner Lüghausen because they are so unforgettable. Who does not know Unforgettable Fly me to the Moon Mona Lisa and Lazy Dazy Crazy ? This arrangement was instrumented with the period in which it was originally performed in mind with the typical compact wind section of the time for example.