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.

From Amahl and the Night Visitors-Amahl and the Night Visitors was the first opera to be commissioned especially for television. Having its premiere in 1951 it has since become a holiday classic with an enduring story and unforgettable music. This setting of 'Shepherd's Dance' presents the charm and character of the original in an exceptional adaptation for concert band. (Grade 3) (3:00)

Five of the best tunes from the well-known 'My Fair Lady'. Arranged for concert band by John Moss.

In imitation of the huge ‘House rage’ (at the end of the eighties) John Emerson Blackstone composed ‘House of Dance’ for youth orchestra. It proved to be a success. House owes its name to the place where this music was ‘developed’ i.e. an old night club called ‘The Warehouse’ in Chicago. Many subcultures followed. Whether you like the style or not one thing is certain: House music (also called Dance music) for many provides the basis for hours of fun on the dance floor.

The folk music of Czechoslovakia has often served as a fertile source of material and inspiration for composers and arrangers. This work is a setting of three traditional Czech melodies displaying a wide range of moods and styles.Walking At Night alternates between a beautiful slow melody and a lively dance theme. Meadows Green is an expressive ballad superbly scored for all sections of the band. The suite concludes in grand fashion with a spiritedrendition of the familiar Spring The Madcap.

as performed by INXS-Australian pop band INXS hit their peak of popularity in the 1980s yet their distinctive brand of rock and dance music along with an impressive string of hits remains popular today. This hard-driving medley of favorites includes Need You Tonight Devil Inside Never Tear Us Apart New Sensation and What You Need.

as performed by INXS-Le groupe pop australien INXS atteint le sommet de sa popularité dans les années 1980 pourtant son style particulier de musique dance et rock ainsi que sa série de tubes impressionnante reste aujourd?hui encore très populaire. Ce medley explosif des chansons favorites inclut Need You Tonight Devil Inside Never Tear Us Apart New Sensation et What You Need.

Frank Bridge (1879 – 1941) was one of the leading English composers of his time. In October 1922 he adapted his popular string quartet Sir Roger de Coverley for full symphony orchestra and Sir Henry Wood agreed at the last minute to include it in the last night of the Queen’s Hall Promenade Concerts at the end of that month.This elaborate and colourful orchestral version has never been widely performed but has now been brilliantly transcribed by Alastair Wheeler to provide a miniature dance poem for grade 5 level concert band.Bridge’s lively treatment of one of England’s most famous traditional dance melodies willmake a fitting end to any concert with the strains of Auld Lang Syne introduced by Bridge as a nod towards Sir Roger de Coverley’s traditional function as the final dance of a Christmas Ball as it was in Old Mr. Fezziwig’s party in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

In this composition the composer gives an impression of the village square where all the young people gather. In four movements he takes us along to his home town: 1. Folkdance - Moments of happiness freedom from worries and optimism 2. Sunday Afternoon - a musical picture of a quiet day 3. Hide 'n Seek - time for sports and games 4. Saturday Night Fever - the sounds of a Saturday can also be heard on the square

Suito Sketches-The Landing (?Les bâtisseurs?) ? Sword Dance (?La danse du sabre?) ? Nightfall by the River (?La rivière à la tombée de la nuit?) ? Towards the Future (?Regards vers le futur?) : La ville d'Osaka vit de l?eau et vit avec l?eau. C'est pourquoi on la surnomme « la capitale de l?eau » (suito en japonais) depuis les temps anciens. Le sous-titre s?imposait comme une évidence.Sinfonietta est une œuvre mystique et mystérieuse sauvage et diabolique raffinée et colorée lyrique et virtuose conventionnelle et originale. Cette petite symphonie se compose de quatre mouvements contrastés qui révèlent les larges possibilités del?Orchestred?Harmonie moderne.

Suito Sketches-The Landing (?Les bâtisseurs?) ? Sword Dance (?La danse du sabre?) ? Nightfall by the River (?La rivière à la tombée de la nuit?) ? Towards the Future (?Regards vers le futur?) : La ville d'Osaka vit de l?eau et vit avec l?eau. C'est pourquoi on la surnomme « la capitale de l?eau » (suito en japonais) depuis les temps anciens. Le sous-titre s?imposait comme une évidence.Sinfonietta est une œuvre mystique et mystérieuse sauvage et diabolique raffinée et colorée lyrique et virtuose conventionnelle et originale. Cette petite symphonie se compose de quatre mouvements contrastés qui révèlent les larges possibilités del?Orchestred?Harmonie moderne.