Recorded by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan this song became a global hit in 2010 when it was adopted as the anthem for the FIFA World Cup hosted by South Africa. This rousing arrangement is guaranteed to fire up any crowd!

This major concert work cosists o five movements.1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powersand for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated in nightly rituals in which the hallucinating juice of the San Pedro cactus gives the prophet a look inside hispatient. The biggest lagoon is the ?Laguna del Shimbe? one of the countless wells of the immense Amazon stream.2nd movement: Los AguarunasFurther downstream in Northern Peru we come across the rain tribe of Los Aguarunas. It?s a proud beautiful andindependent race which has never succumbed to domination not even from the Incas. They live from everything the forest has to offer: fish fruit plants ... . They also grow some crops and live as semi-nomads. They take their fate into their ownhands and after having made contact with modern civilisation they have integrated new elements into their lives without betraying their own ways.3rd movement: MekaronMekaron is an Indian word meaning ?picture? ?soul? ?essence?. The Indians are theorigina inhabitants of the Amazon region. They either live in one place as a group or move around a large region. They all have their own political system their own language and an intense social life. At the same time they are master of music andmedicine. ?Everywhere the white man goes he leaves a wilderness behind him? wrote the North American Indian leader Seatl in 1885. As a result of these contacts with the whites the disruption of most Indian societies began. (In this century alone 80 tribes have vanished completely).4th movement: KêêtuajêThis is the name of the initiating ceremony of the Krahô tribe in the Brazilian state of Goias in which young boys and girls enter adult life. They are cleansed with water painted with redpaint and covered with feathers after which the ritual dance holds the entire tribe spell-bound.5th movement: Paulino FaiakanIn 1988 the Indian chiefs Faiakan and Raoni Kaiapo came to Europe to protest against the building of the Altamira dam inBrazil. As a result of the dam the Indians would be driven from their traditional land and enormous artificial would be created. The project was supported financially by amongst others the European Community. In February 1989 the Indian tribesaround Altamira held a protest march for the first time in their history together. Amongst other things they paid tribute tot Chico Mendez who murdered in 1988 was the leader of the rubber syndicate and a fierce opponent of the destruction of theBrazilian rain forest. Brazilian and world opinion was awakened. The building of the dam was -albeit temporarily - stopped.

As the title suggests this work is a partita: it consists of a number of variations on a chorale melody. The partita has been popular for centuries especially when it comes to organ music. Henk van Belcum who is active in the choir world chose for his Partita Piccola the German hymn Wunderbarer König as a starting point. Partita Piccola consists of four variations and a choral setting. After a majestic opening fanfare the second variation follows based on a canon by Pachelbel. Händel?s Sarabande is the basis of the third variation. Next comes the chorale setting after which the work ends festively with a dance that has been written in the form of a courante. PartitaPiccola is an asset for church services and for concert platforms.

from Cantata No 208 'The Hunt Cantata'-L?immense production de Jean-Sébastien Bach ne contient qu?une vingtaine de cantates profanes dont la Cantate du café (BWV 211) la Cantate du mariage (BWV 202) Phébus et Pan (BWV 201) et la Cantate de la chasse (BWV 208) dont est extrait l?air Sheep May Safely Graze (Schafe können sicher weiden - Que les brebis paissent en paix). Bach était depuis peu au service du duc de Weimar lorsqu?il accepta en 1713 une invitation à Weißenfels pour l?anniversaire du duc Christian de Saxe-Weißenfels. À cette occasion il composa la Cantate de la chasse une cantate de félicitations à l?adresse du duc passionné de chasse. Par la suite Bachremania cette cantate pour célébrer d?autres fêtes et anniversaires. La Cantate de la chasse est orchestrée pour quatre voix solistes incarnant des figures mythologiques (Diane Pales Endymion et Pan) un ensemble orchestral assez large (incluant des flûtes/flûtes à bec des hautbois et des cors) et un Chœur mixte. Le texte chantant les vertus de la chasse est un panégyrique à peine déguisé du duc régnant. Accompagnée par deux flûtes (flûtes à bec) Palès déesse des troupeaux et des pâtures entonne l?air Sheep May Safely Graze. Bien que de caractère profane le texte utilise l?image du berger comme l?image même de la grâce en référence à une parole fondamentale de Jésus.

from Cantata No 208 'The Hunt Cantata'-L?immense production de Jean-Sébastien Bach ne contient qu?une vingtaine de cantates profanes dont la Cantate du café (BWV 211) la Cantate du mariage (BWV 202) Phébus et Pan (BWV 201) et la Cantate de la chasse (BWV 208) dont est extrait l?air Sheep May Safely Graze (Schafe können sicher weiden - Que les brebis paissent en paix). Bach était depuis peu au service du duc de Weimar lorsqu?il accepta en 1713 une invitation à Weißenfels pour l?anniversaire du duc Christian de Saxe-Weißenfels. À cette occasion il composa la Cantate de la chasse une cantate de félicitations à l?adresse du duc passionné de chasse. Par la suite Bachremania cette cantate pour célébrer d?autres fêtes et anniversaires. La Cantate de la chasse est orchestrée pour quatre voix solistes incarnant des figures mythologiques (Diane Pales Endymion et Pan) un ensemble orchestral assez large (incluant des flûtes/flûtes à bec des hautbois et des cors) et un Chœur mixte. Le texte chantant les vertus de la chasse est un panégyrique à peine déguisé du duc régnant. Accompagnée par deux flûtes (flûtes à bec) Palès déesse des troupeaux et des pâtures entonne l?air Sheep May Safely Graze. Bien que de caractère profane le texte utilise l?image du berger comme l?image même de la grâce en référence à une parole fondamentale de Jésus.

As the title suggests this work is a partita: it consists of a number of variations on a chorale melody. The partita has been popular for centuries especially when it comes to organ music. Henk van Belcum who is active in the choir world chose for his Partita Piccola the German hymn Wunderbarer König as a starting point. Partita Piccola consists of four variations and a choral setting. After a majestic opening fanfare the second variation follows based on a canon by Pachelbel. Händel?s Sarabande is the basis of the third variation. Next comes the chorale setting after which the work ends festively with a dance that has been written in the form of a courante. PartitaPiccola is an asset for church services and for concert platforms.

One of the most popular Latin standards ever written! This production/closer features a great medium groove a short trumpet solo and powerful full band writing for an impressive finish.

Antonin?s New World is an excellent piece of musical theatre featuring a comedy act for triangle soloist and band. The music itself does not sound comical being based on Anton Dvorak?s Symphony in E Minor (?From the New World?) but the right mix of seriousness and humour brings a surprising effect. With a bit of acting talent from your triangle soloist this interpretation of the well known classical melody will be a major hit. Whether you choose Antonin?s New World as a ?triangle solo? novelty piece or simply as a delightful adaptation of Dvorak?s immensely popular Ninth Symphony both the band and the audience will love it!

The Final Destiny of the Gods-Le Ragnarok - le destin ultime des dieux symbolise dans la mythologie nordique la fin du monde appelée aussi - Le crépuscule des dieux -. L'oeuvre composée par Bert Appermont ne relate pas la saga dans son intégralité bien que lafin du monde et la régénération d'un monde nouveau soient évoquées en deux parties. La musique suggére plutôt l'image d'un monde de sortiléges où régnent la folie et la violence un monde dans le chaos. Maistoute la puissance de l'homme réside dans son grand désir de renaître de ses cendres. La partie choeur est facultative et peut être remplacée par un clavier. Deux passages sont empruntés au Requiem le Dies Irae dans lapremiére et le Libera me dans la deuxiéme partie.