En donnant de nouvelles couleurs sonores ± plusieurs cél¬bres chansons enfantines néerlandaises Peter Kleine Schaars a réussi ± créer un medley tr¬s pimenté. Les rythmes endiablés des styles utilisés (house swing salsa rock-shuffle et disco) mettront votre auditoire dans une ambiance de f¼te.

The tradition of the Christmas tree in Western Europe dates back to a time long before any Christianization had taken place. During the severely cold winter nights so it was believed evil spirits tried to ?kill? nature. Needle-leaved trees were the only ones which kept their green colour throughout the year and therefore became symbols of immortality. These ?living? trees said to be the work of benign spirits were brought into people?s houses to ward off evil life-threatening powers. In the 14th century people first started to decorate Christmas trees. It was a pagan custom originated by the inhabitants of Alsace. This custom was taken over by the Church in thecourse of the 15th and 16th century. At first the decoration consisted mainly of edibles such as apples and wafers but later small presents were added. Legend has it that the reformer Martin Luther was the first person to decorate a Christmas tree with candles. The flickering candle flames were meant to create the image of a starry sky in which Christ?s apparition could be recognized. The German organ-player Ernst Anschütz from Leipzig was the first person to notate the song ?O Tannenbaum? the melody being a well-known folk song. Next to ?Stille Nacht? ?O Tannenbaum? is the most famous German Christmas song now known throughout the world. In the United States of America the melody of ?O Tannenbaum? has even been used in four States (among which the State of Maryland) for their State song. In David Well?s arrangement the song is first heard as many of us know it. After this introduction however it is transformed into a solid rock version and the beat has been changed. In the second part the familiar three-four time is back but here the rhythm is different from the original. After the richly ornamented rock beat the basic theme can be heard once again and the composition is concluded in a festive manner.

Marching Band (without score)-Jam packed with high-energy hits for the stands or field here is a collection of 15 easy arrangements that you can use year after year plus these charts all sound great with limited rehearsal time. Includes: Accidentally in Love• Boom Boom • Brick House • Fun Fun Fun • Funkytown • Get Ready • I Want You Back • Let's Get It Started • My Girl • Respect • Rock & Roll - Part II (The Hey Song) • SecretAgent Man • Smoke on the Water • 25 or 6 to 4 • Yeah!Value Pak includes:• Flute (3)• Clarinet (3)• Alto Sax (2)• Tenor Sax (1)• BariSax (1)• Trumpet 1 (2)• Trumpet 2 (2)• Trumpet 3 (2)• F Horn (2)• Trombone (2)• Baritone BC (2)• Baritone TC (1)• Tuba(2)• Electric Bass (1)• Mallet Percussion (1)• Snare Drum (2)• Cymbals (1)• Quad Toms (1)• Bass Drum (1)• Aux Percussion (1)•Drum Set (1)

Dans ce medley Willy Fransen a sélectionné quelques-uns des grands classiques du répertoire rock et est parvenu avec beaucoup doriginalité à y m?ler les chansons suivantes : « Rocky » « House of the Rising Sun » « Love is all around » « Nights in White Satin » « Keep on running » « Proud Mary » et pour finir « Penny Lane » des Beatles.

Here is your chance for some audience participation within your concert programme. The big Summer ‘hit’ of 1995 was the Bayside Boys with their version of a modern Spanish song. Can you remember the moves? If so why not demonstrate them and invite your audience to join in with this scintillating arrangement. Guaranteed to bring the house down!