Soundtrack Highlights-Patrick Doyle who has already been nominated for an Oscar and two Golden Globes for his fabulous film music created the soundtrack for the Disney/Pixar film BRAVE. The Brit Philip Sparke was inspired by the sometimes powerful other times lyrical and in part celtic-flavoured melodies to put together a stylish medley for brass band in which the following tunes appear: FATE AND DESTINY THE GAMES MERIDAS HOME NOBLE MAIDEN FAIR (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal) and TOUCH THE SKY.

In Letter from Home Philip Sparke portrays the many feelings and emotions that a letter from home can evoke. This intimate works opens with a gentle melody which gradually becomes more confused as new emotions are introduced. Finally resignation sets in but a sense of peace and balance is restored with the fi nal chorale. In this emotional work Philip Sparke truly captures the highs and lows of being away from home.

The composition the Lonesome Knight was based on a fairytale. The piece was written by Saskia Apon for the National Brass Band Championships 2001. Once upon a time there was a knight who went to fight and defeat the dragon that had beenkilling the people of his town. There is a short but intense battle between the two and the knight is triumphant. However whilst persuing the dragon the knight has travelled far away from his home and now is lost. He roames around trying to findhis way home but exhausted and weary he falls to the ground. He awakens startled by a Giant and a group of Goblins who are celebrating the death of the dragon. The knight joins in the festivities but after a long evening is once more leftalone. The sun rises the following morning and he sees a castle on the horizon. He enthousiastcally ventures towards the castle in the hope of meeting other people. However he becomes greatly disillusioned when there is none to be found. Inhis desperation the knight climbs the tower ready to jump off. Suddenly he hears a heavenly voice. Right before him is the most beautiful princess he has ever seen. She graciously thanks him for killing the dragon a spark ingnites between themand they build a life together and.... live happily ever after! Saskia Apon studied harp at Rotterdam School of music. With this instrument she rounded of her studies by passing with credit however it was her love of composition thatremained her focus. Self-taught she began composing at the age of nine. Since then she has written pieces for The Dutch Brass Quintet The Dutch Brass Ensemble The Rotterdam Trombone Quartet and the brass band quintet Brass Ability. Atpresent she is the in-house arranger for The Rotterdam Philarmonic Brass Ensemble. Besides the customary attention for the real splashworks she endeavours to add value to the melodic function of the brass wind instruments in her music. Hercompositions and arrangements can be found on many diverse Cds.The composition the Lonesome Knight was based on a fairytale. The piece was written by Saskia Apon for the National Brass Band Championships 2001. Once upon a time there was aknight who went to fight and defeat the dragon that had been killing the people of his town. There is a short but intense battle between the two and the knight is triumphant. However whilst persuing the dragon the knight has travelled far awayfrom his home and now is lost. He roames around trying to find his way home but exhausted and weary he falls to the ground. He awakens startled by a Giant and a group of Goblins who are celebrating the death of the dragon. The knight joins inthe festivities but after a long evening is once more left alone. The sun rises the following morning and he sees a castle on the horizon. He enthousiastcally ventures towards the castle in the hope of meeting other people. However he becomesgreatly disillusioned when there is n

The Netherlands have been an important trading nation for a long time – partly as a result of their geographical situation. One of the first multinationals in The Netherlands was the ‘Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie’ (VOC). The aim of the VOC was to send ships to Asia in order to buy pepper and spices and to take over the Portuguese monopoly in this field. The Company was successful. An era of great prosperity resulted in which the art of painting (Rembrandt van Rijn) as well as science (Constantijn Huygens) flourished alongside a thriving economy. 1. The Sails are set : There is a lot of hustle and bustle on the quay. The crew are preparing fordeparture. Goodbyes are said and once the sails have been hoisted the ship sets out to sea.2. A Visit to the Rajah of Yogyakarta: After a voyage of many months the place of destination is reached. A visit to the Radja the king of the area around Yokyakarta follows. The dishes and beverages and the native culture in general are very pleasant after having been on a diet of ship’s biscuit and water for such a long time.3. The Holds have been loaded: The holds have been loaded to the brim and the voyage home can be begin!4. Death sails along: Life at sea is rough. not seldom did a sailor die of a tropical disease or scurvy. After a memorial service the Captain would speak the words ‘One two three in God’s name ...’ and the body wrapped in canvas would be committed to the sea.5. A joyful homecoming: After many months of hardship coming home is perhaps the best part of the entire voyage. The quay is filled with people eager to give the crew a warm welcome.

The Boosey Brass Method is a complete course for individual and group teaching. Full to the brim with tips tricks important advice and golden rules as well as progressive repertoire examples this is a spectacular way to learn to play your instrument! It has been specifically designed to be used as a joint learning method with supervised or classroom work and home study combining to maximise learning potential. The novel and intuitive lay-out clearly shows warm-ups and breathing exercises; clapping singing and echo games; ensemble and individual work. The pack contains two fabulous CDs of demonstration performances backing tracks and listeningactivities which will aid development as well as being great fun! In conjunction with the illustrations exercises and the carefully considered progression this is one of the best ways to learn to play your instrument as part of an ensemble and at home.  

Marcho Brioso was commissioned by The Brioso Brass a British-style brass band from Hokkaido Japan. They gave the first performance in January 2012.The commission was for a bright and breezy march that the band could use as their theme tune so Marcho Brioso falls into the composer’s series of Broadway-style marches which includes Slipstream  The Bandwagon and Jubiloso.After a short introduction a solo cornet plays the main theme accompanied by a euphonium counter-melody. A secondary phrase from the horns and baritones leads to a tuttiversion of the main theme which is followed by the traditional ‘bass’ strain. A change of key heralds the trio section which features a cantabile melody on euphonium; this is then taken up by the full band after a short bridge passage and further change of key.This takes us back to the home key which sees a quiet staccato version of the main theme lead to a recapitulation and a short coda which brings the march to a close.

for 5 cornets 3 trombones and brass band-This entertaining work highlights the cornet and trombone sections. Several dances of American origin are presented by the soloists supported by band accompaniment. Following a short introduction a country and western passage takes us to the far West and the home of the cowboys. The second part a blues section opens with a terrific trombone cadenza. The final jazz based passage is rather acrobatic in style and ends with a fantastic percussion improvisation.

Homer Simpson and his yellow friends and family have become one of the world’s most loved TV cartoon series of all time. Homer and the gang have also finally made it to the big screen. Here’s a hot arrangement of one of the most recognizable theme songs ever. Paul Lavender makes sure all the fun and entertainment of the series is recreated by your brass band!

Hear the beat of horse hooves and feel the blistering heat of the prairie. In this medley of five well-known songs arranger Dagmar Kildevann has truly captured the atmosphere of the Wild West. An attractive feature of this piece is the various comic effects that Kildevann has included in the arrangement of the folksongs Home on the Range Deep in the heart of Texas Clementine Skip to my Lou and Polly Wolly Doodle. A guaranteed winner!

Jamaica is an island in the Caribbean. In 1494 it was discovered by Christopher Columbus who used it as private property until 1509. After some skirmishes it fell under British rule and the sugar trade on the island flourished. After the abolition of slavery in 1834 it was only granted Home Rule in 1944 but it remained a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Whereas the export of cane sugar used to be Jamaica’s main export product for many years nowadays music has taken over this role. At first American music used to be very popular on the island. Later however Jamaican musicians started to experiment and thus in the end created their ownmusical style called Reggae. Well-known Reggae musicians are Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. The most important instruments used in Reggae are the bass and the drums. Together they form the base for the style: the riddim. A bass drum accent on the second and fourth beat are characteristic of a typically reggae drum beat. To this syncopic patterns are often added. The rhythm guitarist plays chords in a characteristic Reggae rhythm not on but between the beats.

as performed by Supertramp-En 1979 le groupe Supertramp connaît un triomphe planétaire avec son album Breakfast in America qui se vendra à près de 25 millions d'exemplaires ! Quatre singles seront extraits de cet album à la pochette inoubliable : Breakfast In America Goodbye Stranger Take The Long Way Home et The Logical Song. Ils deviendront non seulement des méga tubes mais surtout des grands classiques de la musique pop.

as performed by Supertramp-En 1979 le groupe Supertramp connaît un triomphe planétaire avec son album Breakfast in America qui se vendra à près de 25 millions d'exemplaires ! Quatre singles seront extraits de cet album à la pochette inoubliable : Breakfast In America Goodbye Stranger Take The Long Way Home et The Logical Song. Ils deviendront non seulement des méga tubes mais surtout des grands classiques de la musique pop.

Soundtrack Highlights-Grand compositeur de bandes originales d?j? nomin? par deux fois au Golden Globes et une fois aux Oscars Patrick Doyle a ?crit la musique du film d???animation des studios Disney-Pixar Brave (Rebelle). Le britannique Philip Sparke a ?t? inspir? par les temps forts quelques fois lyriques aux accents souvent celtiques de cette extraordinaire musique de _x001C_film. Il en a r?alis? un superbe medley pour orchestre d???harmonie regroupant avec ?l?gance les th?mes suivants_x001E_: Fate and Destiny The Games Merida???s Home Noble Maiden Fair (A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal) et Touch the Sky.

Durkle Bandrydge is the name of the composers imaginary world but it could very well be anyones invisible dream world with a different name. In this very versatile suite by Bruce Fraser 8 characters are featured each with its ownpeculiarities making Durkle Bandrydge such a colourful place. Do these characters differ that much from us? That is for you to find out! In the last part all characters come together in a special way.Durkle Bandrydge exists at the end ofyour street. It is invisible to humans but Durkle Bandrygators can watch us with great interest. The music will introduce you to some of the characters who live in this unusual place. The parts: Somnanbulyss who is a giant trollguarding the entrance to Durkle Bandryde. At least he is supposed to but he tends to sleep most of the time. His music is therefore very slow moving and sleepy. Long Gwysteen is a tall mysterious and somehow sophisticated character who walls around with a shell on his back. His music glides along rather gracefully. Squelfitch is a rather unpleasant and smelly character who lives in a bog which is why his music sounds rather slimy and a bit like trying to walkthrough quicksand. Perfydlia is a meddling old woman who gossips about everybody and squeals with sudden delight at the small exciting bits of tittletattle about others in the village. In the music you can hear her sudden little squealsof delight. Maryann Lovely is a beautiful young lady graceful gorgeous absolutely devine and her music is obviously just the same. Thistledoo Nicely is a lively character who spends and spends and spends with her credit card buying the latest fashion and never worries about having to pay the bills. Her music reflects her excitement when shopping and het ‘happy go lucky’ approach to life. Marsyn Edginton is the Lord of the manor the richest man in town the‘big cheese’ the man with all the power and of course the biggest house. He is very grand and his music like he could be a king. Jimmy McScotsmyn is a red haired scotsman wearing tartan cap. He misses his home country terribly and eatslots of shortbread oatcakes scotch eggs porridge and drinks an enormous amount of Scotch Wisky which helps him to have fond memories of the kind of music he would like to dance to when he was a younger man. His favourite dance is a Jig andthis is the music he remembers. Grand March of the Durkle Bandrydgators. We hope that you have enjoyed meeting these characters from Drukle Bandrydge and would invite you to listen to all the villagers now march along in a grand parade -it is a pity that you can not see them what is a wonderful sight. If you listen carefully you will hear the melodies which belong to the characters as they march past. Oh what a grand spectacle!