Medley incl. Funkytown, Livin' La Vida Loca, Holding Out for a Hero, Accidentally in Love. / Niveau : 2 / Répertoire / Concert Band

Ricky Martin l'élément les plus en vogue sur les ondes de la ces jours et son dernier single est un succès majeur de cross-over. John Higgins capture le grand crochet et rythmique groove latine-pop dans cette version facile-play pour les plus jeunes bandes de concert. / Orchestre D'Harmonie

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This three-movement symphony musically depicts the history of Hungary. Key historical figures, wars and other important events from this country inspired all three movements. The first movement depicts Atilla, the King of the Huns, and is characterised by fear, threat and aggression. The second movement focuses on Árpád, the founder of the Hungarian State and the final movement is named after István, the King who introduced Christianity into Hungary. The beautiful theme of the national hymn appears throughout the symphony, however it is often partially hidden. It is used as a “thread, ” hardly recognizable at the beginning, becoming more and more obvious near the end and itconcludes the symphony as the “final apotheosis, ” making the band sound like a majestic living organ. / Niveau : 6 / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Arr. Peter Kleine Schaars. Rares sont les artistes à célébrer 50 ans de succès dans l’univers impitoyable du show-biz. Cliff Richard a réussit cette performance exceptionnelle en étant au sommet des classements britanniques durant 6 décennies d’affilée (1950-2000). Ce medley rassemble cinq de ses plus grands succès : Congratulations, Power to All Our Friends, Living Doll, Lucky Lips et We Don’t Talk Anymore. / Niveau : 3 / Pop and rock / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Arr. Hirokazu Fukushima. Par JACKSON MICHAEL. Five years after the release of the monster album Thriller, which sold a record-breaking 105 million copies worldwide up to this date, this second single from the album Bad, released in 1987, also peaked at number one on the Billboard chart. This song was performed during Michael’s first solo world tour that started from Japan (Korakuen Stadium) in September 1987. The short film directed by Martin Scorsese also generated great publicity. In particular, the animated group dance scene in the subway made a huge impact on the viewers and distinguished Michael’s image. As the video depicts, “bad” in this song’s lyrics indicate the kicking, cool unruly living on thestreets. As the opening number, Bad strikes out a course of slight-but-right edginess with its dynamically groovy arrangement that underscores the electric funk in the original tune. Don’t miss the last punch line: Who’s bad? / Niveau : 3 / Pop and rock / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie

Arr. Klaas Van Der Woude. Par WILLIAMS JOHN. Born in 1932, John Williams is probably one of the greatest living composers of film music. The Forest Battle is from the film ?Return of the Jedi?, one of John Williams collaborations with the director Steven Spielberg. / Niveau : 4 / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Recueil / Concert Band ou Harmonie