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.

based on the march from Henry Purcell's Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II-Cette composition se base sur la marche de la Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II (Musique pour les fun?railles de la reine Mary II) d?Henry Purcell une ?uvre ?crite en 1694. Dans cette fantaisie le th?me principal est suivi de plusieursmouvements encha?n?s ; d?velopp? au travers de ces mouvements il est ?galement mis en contraste. Bien que le mat?riau th?matique d?vie tellement que l??uvre acquiert son propre caract?re le compositeur ne cesse de revenir sur des fragments du th?me.Ce morceau ?tait la pi?ce impos?e ? la 4e division du Championnat National de Brass Band des Pays-Bas (NBK) en 2017.

Andantino-English Dances Set I opus 27 is a light classic composition that was written for orchestra by the British composer Malcolm Arnold in 1950. The set contains four dances that continue without pause: the individual movements are indicated by the tempo markings. The work came about at the request of Bernard de Nevers at the time the head of publisher Alfred Lengnick

Journey of the Lone Wolf tells the story of the hungarian composer Béla Bartók. It was commissioned by Dr. Nicholas Childs for Black Dyke Band who gave the first performance on Sunday 26 January 2014 at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester as part of the Royal Northern College of Music Festival of Brass. The composer's programme notes for each movement: 1. Capturing the Peasants SongAfter the upheaval of moving to Budapest the young Béla Bartók meets Zoltán Kodály and the pair embark on summertime adventures throughout the Hungarian countryside to collect and catalogue theastonishing variety (both harmonically and rhythmically) of gypsy and folk music heard in the Balkans. The arrival of WW1 plunges Bartók's beloved Hungary into chaos.2. Night MusicBartók was at times a cold man aloof and lonely. The odd moments of tenderness he showed are portrayed here in a series of evocative solos. His brief but intense affairs speak of a love he could only long for. Jazz is my night music and here there are hints of what Bartók may have heard in the USA later in his life.3. Flight and FightHaving been forced by the world's evils to leave his homeland of Hungary for America Bartók the anti-fascist felt isolated and angry. In this movement we hear his longing for a simpler time of gypsy folk dances as well as his maturity and depth as a composer finally exploring deeper colours and darker themes.

This number 1 hit for the Scandenavian band Europe has been expertly arranged for Brass Band by Ron Sebregts. Let the Countdown begin!

Let your percussionist shine with this exciting lively work for xylophone and brass band. Makes an ideal encore piece or lighter item in any concert programme.

Let your brass band play the blues. This inivotive work makes use of traditional blues harmonies over a strong rock beat. The cornets carry the melody first but this is soon taken over by a solo percussion break. The piece also makes use of mixed time signiatures where the whole band plays the blues scale in an uneaven seven beats!

Variations on Ein' feste Burg-Philip Sparke a composé Between the Two Rivers à l?occasion du centenaire de la Fanfare Prins Hendrik (1904-2004) de la ville d?Aalst aux Pays-Bas. Le titre de cette composition trouve son origine dans le fait que la ville est enserrée entre deux affluents de la rivière Dommel. Aalst est une cité pieuse. La création d?un ensemble de variations sur le thème du célèbre choral luthérien Ein? feste Burg (C?est un rempart que notre Dieu) s?imposait comme une évidence. Between the Two Rivers est une oeuvre fluide lyrique mystérieuse et élégante.