(I do it for you)-This massive hit by Canadian singer/songwritter Bryan Adams has now become a classics rock ballad. This arrangement for brass band will bring great pleasure to both performers and audience.

The assignment to write a test piece for the National Brass Band Championships ended up also being a ?test piece? for myself as a composer. Although being quite familiar with the Brass Band phenomenon as a composer I still have the feeling ofbeing an outsider. Delta Energy turned out to be a non-program composition. The Brass Band as orchestra form is depicted musically in this piece. All the specific characteristics are portrayed in varying settings. Solo passages for Euphonium Flugelhorn and Cornet alternating with extensive tutti-passages and of course technical highlights form the ingredients for this work written in rhapsodic form. The title ?Delta Energy? is derived from a project of the N.V. NederlandseGasunie in Groningen which also contributed in making this composition possible.

Fanitullen is a lively beautiful ‘Sl?tt’ i.e. an old Norwegian melody which is played on a traditional ‘Hardingfele’ (Hardanger fiddle).Because of its violent rhythm and exciting character playing a Fanitullen for a long time was considered improper. It was believed that a person playing this melody would come under the influence of the devil. Therefore Fanitullen could be regarded as a kind of Rock’n Roll from the 18th century.Tom Brevik’s adaptation is based on a composition for piano by Ole Olsen (1850-1927) Fanitullen is een levendige mooie ‘Sl?tt’ een oude Noorse melodie die gespeeld word op een traditionele ‘Hardingfele’ (Hardanger viool).Door de heftigeritmiek en het opzwepende karakter werd het spelen van een Fanitullen gedurende lange tijd als niet kies beschouwd. Er zouden invloeden van de duivel in schuilen. Fanitullen zou daarom misschien wel als een soort Rock’n Roll van de 18e eeuw gezien kunnen worden.De bewerking van Tom Brevik is gebaseerd op een compositie voor piano van Ole Olsen (1850-1927)

Composed during the summer of 1988. Commissioned by The Norwegian Brass Band Club First performed in the Grieg Hall¬? at the 10th Anniversary Concert for the Norwegian Championship Bergen February 1989. EBML conducted by Michael Antrobus. The work is important for me because it was my first piece to be played outside Norway. Black Dyke/David King performed it and did a recording of it in 1991. The composer: In the original score I quote a Swedish bishop (Olaus Mangnus) who lived in the 15th century. He travelled around Scandinavia and drew maps - very important historic material. When he came to the north of Norway (where I come from) hedescribed the wind from the north as Ciricus: (something like) Worst of all winds is Circius that revolves(?= turn upside down) heaven and earth. (Well not a good translation I¬?m afraid). The fast sections reflects the mighty winds from the north. In the middle section I borrowed a folksong-like tune (by C. Elling a norwegian composer). The text (by Kristoffer Janson) tells about old times when the fishermen used open boats: they had to put their lives in the hands of God. De opening en het slot van dit werk beschrijven 'Circius' de wind die hemel en aarde verwoest. Het middendeel is een bewerking van het Noorse volkslied 'The fisherman's speech to his son'. De inhoud van het lied komt overeen met Circius. De vader verzoekt zijn zoon de krachten van de natuur te trotseren maar bovenal te respecteren. Een kort doch spectaculair concertwerk dat het gehele orkest in de greep heeft.

for Brass Band and Percussion-Premiered and commissioned by Voice of America' on September 11 2003 paying tribute to the national spirit of grim determination and unity as well as of tragedy and ominousness following 9/11.

Excuse me may I play along? Could you step aside please? ‘Step Aside’ is a pleasant competition both between two tempi and among the different parts. After a short slow introduction it is the drummer who without asking the questions above sets the high pace. As soon as this rapid movement has been established ‘part 1’ takes the lead but the other parts obviously don’t want to miss a thing and follow in rapid succession. At the end of the composition the various parts ‘compete’ in order to be able to play solo for a while but soon others join in again asking ‘Excuse me may I play along?’

Trimbeka is a composition which owes its existence to the anniversary of music society ?de Vlecke? in Gorredijk. The name Gorredijk originates from ?goor? or ?gor? which means : bog. Along the marshy peat ran a ?dijk? (the Dutch word for dike) called the Gordijk. The name of the village resembles that of the home town of the composer himself who comes from a town in Twente called Goor. Three streams used to run through the area around Gorredijk. the historical name Trimbeets (Trimbeka) meaning three brooks recalls this to mind. Gorredijk was a flourishing ?Vlecke? i.e. large village which was situated on an intersection of important connecting roads.The liveliness which this entailed is one of the distinctive elements in Trimbeka. Furthermore ominous sounds possibly refer to the dangers of the bog while the resonance of the merriment during the annual fair can also be heard. The slow middle movement is an ode to the beautiful landscape surrounding the village.

as performed by The Beatles-When I?m Sixty-Four est l?une des toutes premières composition de Paul McCartney dans laquelle un jeune homme s?adresse à une jeune fille pour lui promettre un amour éternel. Cette version pour quatuor de cuivres est un complémentindispensable à votre répertoire et trouvera sans aucun problème sa place dans tous vos prochains programmes.

on Themes of Giacomo Puccini-The famous Puccini motifs in this work are taken from Tosca (E lucevan le stelle) Turandot (Nessun dorma) Gianni Schicci (O mio babbino caro) and a quite funny little persifl age of the aria Senti L’ora e vicina from Tosca. The Spirit of Puccini has testing moments for each of the principal players of the band´s sections. Even although the music was inspired by this famous Italian composer Hermann Pallhuber has succeeded in creating a piece of ‘real band music’ combining both the Italian influences and the modern British brass band sound.

Ballet de Tchaïkovski, casse-noisette, est un fée-ballet en deux actes, trois tableaux et était composée en 1891/2. Il est basé sur le casse-noisette et le roi de la souris, une histoire par e. t. a. Hoffmann (1816). Arrangement de Mark Freeh est le classique de Tchaïkovski disposée à la Big Band ! / Brass Band

I'm Still Standing signifie en d'autres termes 'Je suis toujours là' symbole de pérennité. Cette chanson mondialement connue d'Elton John a été arrangée par un nouveau venu: Sven Van Calster. Le rythme entraînant et la mélodie réputée et dynamique permettent de jouer un tel morceau lors de n'importe quel concert quel que soit le niveau de votre orchestre. Il fait toujours de l'effet !

Arr. Sykes S. Par WILLIAMS JOHN. John Williams ' Fanfare et voler les thème ' instantanément reconnaissable de E.T.(The Extra Terrestrial) arrangé pour brass band par Steve Sykes./ Répertoire / Brass Band