The music and spectacle of Bill Whelan's Riverdance forever changed how we look at Celtic music. The Heart's Cry is one of the most magical and ballads from the production, beautifully scored here for winds by Sean O'Loughlin. The opening solo flute statement is answered by the ensemble in chorale style with the distinctive and close harmonies of the original. / Ensemble A Vent

Entremêlant courants d'inspiration et d'obscurité, ce travail a considérablement dépeint une femme dont la vie a été écourtée par cancer. Un thème chorale ressemblant ancres de la musique dans la résistance et de la foi, alors qu'une musique inspirée par des bandes de mariachi rappelle sa jeunesse dans une ville de la frontière du Texas. / Ensemble A Vent

Repertoire for Brass Ensemble and Organ. Suitable for amateur ensembles and non-professional church musicians.A variety of instrumental parts allow many performance options.The Organ plus Brass series presents original works and arrangements for Organ and Brass choir specially tailored to meet the needs of amateur ensembles and non-professional organists. The pieces may be played by any constellation of Brass Ensemble.Volume IV contains arrangements of church music by Charles Villiers Stanford both chorale-based and freely composed. The original works for Choir and Organ can be appropriately transferred to the festive scoring for Brass ensembleand Organ.Stanford (1852 - 1924) was an Irish born composer teacher and conductor. Following studies at the University of Cambridge he studied music in Leipzig and Berlin before returning to England where he was one of the founding professors of the Royal College of Music in London. He taught composition there until the end of his life.