This classic march can be played by any orchestra. Indispensable at your traditional concert programme.

as performed by Mika-Self-taught singer/songwriter and pianist Mika (born 1983) lives in his own little world that obviously also appeals to other people! Two years after his international success with his first album Life in Cartoon Motion which sold more than five million copies he’s back with his second album The Boy Who Knew Too Much. From this three times Platinum release comes the song We Are Golden. Absolutely intoxicating!

A whistling kettle interprets the main role in this funny piece and with a sparkle of fantasy you will be able to surprise your audience with a humorous act!

La Prière is a musical fragment that forms part of one of the numerous compositions made by Paul Gilson (1865-1942) for the HaFaBra litterature namely Retour au Pays. Juri Briat took care of the arrangement resulting in a magnificent choral.This piece can be used as study material as well as opening music for concerts or contests.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is without a doubt the most famous and successful composer of musicals of all times. Musicals such as �Cats� and �Phantom of the Opera� are played around the world and have been seen and heard by millions of people. Erik Mast re-discovered this unknown but exquisite piece which has been recorded once again by Sarah Brightman. A great moment of rest for your concert.

from the musical Daens-Both �Daens� the movie and �Daens� the musical are based on the well-known book by Louis Paul Boon who along with Hugo Claus is possibly the most important writer of post-war Flanders. Boon was a native of Aalst and aman of the people. In other words he was no academic who produced his literature from an ivory tower. He was able like no other to keep his finger on the pulse of the common man. Boon�s writing is packed with true-to-life characters.Just asin most of his other books for his work about Father Daens Louis Paul Boon took his beloved Aalst as a starting point for an epic story about justice and injustice about life and death. He takes us back to the Aalst of 1900 and submerges us in theraw hopeless life of the working class. One man takes up the battle against the immense injustice of that period. That man is Father Daens.To a great extent director Stijn Coninx remained faithful to Boon�s words when filming the book although he concentrated more on the miserable life of the working class than on the movement the priest created known as �Daensism�. In an outstanding manner he succeeded in bringing to life reality at the turn of thecentury.Desperate circumstances�Daens� the musical takes us back to the Aalst of 1888. Following a conflict with Bishop Stillemans Father Adolf Daens goes back to his hometown of Aalst. He moves in with his brother Pieter Daens thepublisher of the periodical �Het Land van Aalst�. The provincial town is also a new home for country dwellers that have fled poverty. However they have simply exchanged one set of dire circumstances for another because as textileworkers they have to work 10 to 12 hours a day 6 days a week. When the local industrialist Borremans fires half of his workforce it is a source of yet more misery. Father Daens takes the suffering of the workers very personally. He makes theacquaintance of Nette Scholiers who has only just turned 17 but is already the breadwinner for a whole family. Daens cannot look on helplessly and so he complains about the desperate circumstances in the textile factory in his brother�spaper. An action that does not win him the admiration of Charles Woeste the leader of the Catholic Party and an ally of Borremans.Own partyBefore long Daens is summoned to appear before Bishop Stillemans. The latter forbids him to involve himselffurther with politics and certainly when it concerns actions that risk damaging the interests of the Catholic Party. Father Daens ignores the Bishop�s words. More than that Daens starts up his own political party the Christene Volkspartij or Christian People Party. Daens is able to count on the sympathy of liberals and socialists and is elected as a member of the Belgian parliament. There Daens takes every opportunity to speak out on a regular basis and complain about the harrowingworking and l

Bamberg has a population of approximately 70.000 people a city not far from Bayreuth famous for its Bayreuth Festspiele. The River Regnitz the historic buildings and the famous orchestra Bamberg Symphoniker are the source of inspiration for A Bamberg Fantasy. Following the opening with its beautiful melodies played by different sections the mood suddenly changes into an allegro ritmico in the minor key with rythmical elements and dynamic harmonics. In the finale changes in time signature add a flowing character to this composition.

Yellowstone Choral was inspired by the marvellous landscapes of the Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The choral comprises three choral phrases that alternate throughout the work. The beginning is lightly orchestrated with an oboe solo but more instruments gradually join in before the second phrase of the choral is introduced. The third phrase does not appear so quickly and when it does it is introduced by horns and trombones before building up to the climax of the choral where the trumpet takes the upper hand. After this the choral gradually fades away with the first and second phrases appearing just a few more times. The choral ends as it began with a slowly ebbing orchestration.

Everybody knows this beautiful song by Amanda McBroom. Juri Briat has made an arrangement of The Rose in his own natural style.

Noah's Ark is a composition based on the well-known bible-storys in which Noah builds an ark to conquer the flood. This work portrays four impressions each of them introduced by a theme. To add dramatic power a synthesizer or a wind-machine can be used. The story can also be read by a narrator during the performance.

Daisuke Shimizu is a true star in Japan and his renown is growing rapidly in our part of the world too. His compositions consist of melodies full of fantasy and stirring rhythms that appeal to the imagination. At first it sounds like the music for an adventure film and then turns introvert and romantic. The Spirit Of St. Louis is a highly spectacular and impressive composition!

With Capriccio you can put your tuba soloist in the spotlight. Frank Vantroyen has made an excellent new recording of this song on his CD “Hey it’s Frank!”.A real challenge for every ambitious tuba player.

This Little Christmas Suite arranged for concert band by Robert Finn contains three European Christmas carols of uncertain origin. The three movements Baile de Nadal (from Spain) Still Still Still (from Germany) and The First Noel (from England) create a delightful suite for any concert band and can also be performed with a choir.

New Signature allows us to introduce Dominiek van Nuffelen to you. The piece starts slow and deliberate then flows into a faster movement in which rhythmic precision and accurate combined playing are required. Influences from light music together with elements from rock music have been interwoven in the piece.

Noah's Ark is a composition based on the well-known bible-storys in which Noah builds an ark to conquer the flood. This work portrays four impressions each of them introduced by a theme. To add dramatic power a synthesizer or a wind-machine can be used. The story can also be read by a narrator during the performance.

The Norwegian composer Morten J. Wallin dedicated New Horizons to his three children of 8 20 and 23 years old. Each of them lives in a world of their own and is at a different stage of life with their own school friends and hobbies. They also all dream of the future in their own way and of a life that is always offering new perspectives and ... a new horizon

Hymn To The Fallen is the main theme from one of the most succesful movies of the past year: Saving Private Ryan. Steven Verhaert especially arranged this heart-rending hymn for a wind orchestra. The melancholic atmosphere that flows out of this beautiful air characterizes the entire movie.

Leonesse is the name of the castle and landed estates of Lady Guinevere from the famous story of King Arthur. This stately concert march leads us to the old England with its legendary castles and the beautiful and impressive landscapes where many knights have died. Following a festive opening a majestic melody symbolises the atmosphere of courtly elegance and refinement. The second part of this original composition describes with a broad and dignified melody the beauty and extensiveness of the English hills.

This classic march can be played by any orchestra. Indispensable at your traditional concert programme.

Ballad is a jazzy flugelhorn solo. After the introduction of the main theme the soloist gets the opportunity to improvise freely. Hereafter the main theme returns slower than in the beginning and ends in a melancholic atmosphere. In this composition the soloist is able to show every aspect of the flugelhorn one of the favorite instruments of the composer.