Lux Futura. Lux Futura (Light of the Future) was commissioned by the Royal Wind Orchestra Delft and is inspired by the letters ?D-E-L-F-T? using the letter notation system by Béla Bartók. In this ?Delft? cell, there is referral to the ?Trinitas?, the bourdon bell of the Old Church in Delft, that only tolls during a funeral of a member of the Dutch Royal Family. The Delft melody switches to the ?Agneta March?, which is a reference to the history of the Royal Wind Orchestra Delft. Further on the love theme, played by the bass instruments represents the love of the inhabitants for their city throughout space and time. In the middle movement, the beauty of the city is depicted by the cor anglais (English horn) solo, as an ode to the lovely city of Delft. When performed, one can choose to use sound city samples recorded in Delft to create a truly magnificent spectacle.

Le compositeur hongrois Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) basait pratiquement toutes ses oeuvres sur la musique populaire hongroise tout comme son compatriote et contemporain Béla Bartók. Pour ses ?variations sur le paon? (1939) il emprunta la mélodie d?une des plus vieilles chansons populaires du patrimoine hongrois ?Felszállott a Páva? qui en hongrois signifie ?paon? et composa nombre de variations sur le thème principal. Le chef d?orchestre et arrangeur Jan Cober a réalisé une version fidèle de cette oeuvre de grande qualité