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.

In this selection of well-known James Bond melodies, arranger Johan de Meij has availed himself of the following themes successively: All Time High (from Octopussy, Roger Moore?s last role as secret agent 007),James Bond Theme (from the film Dr. No), For your eyes only and Goldfinger (from the same movie, starring Sean Connery). The most important musical contributor to the James Bond movies has been composerJohn Barry (1933 2011). Apart from the above-mentioned themes of Goldfinger and Octopussy, he has also added to his name the themes of Thunderball, From Russia with Love, Moonraker and Diamonds areForever. He also wrote the music for other famous films such as The Deep, Midnight Cowboy, Born Free and Out of Africa.

selection for fanfare band. Par BARRY JOHN / DE MEIJ JOHAN (Arr.). Dans cette sélection de mélodies célèbres James Bond, l?arrangeur Johan de Meij a repris les thèmes suivants, dans l?ordre de leur apparition : All Time High (de Octopussy, le dernier rôle de Roger Moore comme agent secret 007), James Bond Theme (du film Dr. No), For your eyes only et Goldfinger (du film du même avec Sean Connery dans le rôle principale). C?est sans doute John Barry (1933 ? 2011) qui a été le principal compositeur de musique pour les films Bond. Il a á son actif, outre la musique de Goldfinger, de Octopussy et de bien d?autres encore, les thèmes de Thunderball, From Russia with Love, Moonraker et Diamonds are Forever. Il a écrit de plus, la musique d?autres films célèbres tels que The Deep, Midnight Cowboy, Born Free et Out of Africa./ Répertoire / Fanfare Band

Amity and Sweetness (?Amitié et douceur?) poursuit un double idéal : celui de la paix et du bonheur. Le compositeur belge Tom de Haes a dédié cette pièce à son amie. La sixte ascendante un des intervalles les plus expressifs est l?élément central de la musique. Elle exprime l?intensité lumineuse de la pièce.L?introduction volontaire et réfléchie développe un court et charmant motif qui s?étoffe progressivement pour former une ligne mélodique fluide et ample. La mélodie sillonne plusieurs registres et instruments dans une trame qui prend toute son intensité vers la fin du développement. Le motif initial est ré-exposé une dernière fois dans une grandeorchestration. Le finale est calme et serein.

‘Panem et Circenses’ Bread and Games were essential for keeping the citizens of ancient Rome in check. While the bread was meant for the poorest among the Romans the Games were Popular Pastime Number One for everybody.There were different kinds of games such as chariot races (especially popular with female spectators) or wild-beast fights where lions tigers bulls or bears were set on one another or even on human beings. Most popular however were the Gladiator fights. In ‘Bread and Games’ William Vean depicts one of the many fights in the antique Colosseum. 1. Entrance of the Gladiators: By powerful bugle-calls the attention of the peoplewas asked for after which the Gladiators entered the Arena at the sound of heroic marching-music.2.Swordfight: We can hear that the fights were not mere child’s play in this part.On the contrary they were a matter of life and death and were fought accordingly.3.Mercy of the Emperor: Sometimes a wounded gladiator could be fortunate depending on the mercy of the audience. Waving one’s handkerchief meant mercy a turned-down thumb meant no pardon. The Emperor had the right to take the final decision but he usually complied with the wish of the majority of the public. 4.Lap of Honour: Gladiators were mainly selected among slaves convicted criminals or prisoners of war. Consequently winning was very important as it would mean fame honour and sometimes even wealth. A lap of honour therefore was the winner’s due reward.

Avec Acclamation le compositeur américain James Curnow démontre son habileté à manier la forme 'thème et variations?. Acclamation développe la mélodie du cantique allemand O Gott nimm an die Gaben ('Seigneur reçois favorablement nos offrandes'). Cette pièce est dédiée à tous ceux qui consacrent leur temps et leur talent à la musique.

When the Notre Dame Band performed their ?treadmill? drill at USC (Here It Goes Again) it led to a collaboration with the group OK Go and an amazing video that quickly became a YouTube sensation in 2010. Here isthe Notre Dame arrangement of this OK Go hit. (Be sure to check out the video on YouTube by searching ?Notre Dame OK Go?)

Avec cinq Oscars trois British Awards décernés par l?industrie cinématographique britannique trois Golden Globes quatre Emmy Awards dix-huit Grammy Awards d?innombrables disques d?or et de platine John Williams (1932) est le plus célèbre et le plus accompli de tous les compositeurs de musiques de film. Composant dans le style classique et possédant une fibre mélodique immensément riche il séduit par la brillance orchestrale et la beauté lyrique de ses œuvres. Son nom est indissociable de celui du cinéaste américain Steven Spielberg. C?est pour lui qu?il a composé le plus de bandes originales parmi lesquelles E.T. Indiana Jones Jurassic Park Il faut sauver lesoldat Ryan et la sublime bande originale du film La Liste de Schindler pour laquelle il reçoit un Oscar en 1994.

Perfect for time-outs, or any occasion in the stands, here are four of the hottest themes from the video game world. Includes the main themes from Angry Birds, Megalovania (Undertale), Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, and Assassin's Creed III.