Par DE HAAN JAN. C’est le printemps : les jours s’allongent et la nature sort de son sommeil hivernal. C’est toute l’effervescence du printemps qu’exhale Spring Song. En outre, cette ravissante pièce célèbre également la naissance du troisième petit fils du compositeur, né au printemps. / Niveau : 3 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par GRIEG EDVARD. Edvard Grieg is probably the best known of all Norwegian composers. He was one of the most important figures during the nationalistic romantic period and his music always contained the essence of this beautiful Scandinavian country. The Last Spring comes from Two Elegiac Melodies for String Orchestra and this version for brass band retains all the beauty and solemnity of the original. Evoke the peaceful atmosphere of Grieg’s native land with this beautiful haunting work. / Niveau : 4 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Brass Band

Fanfare For Billy. Par SPARKE PHILIP. It is a tradition at Marlow High School, Oklahoma, that the band members’ parents host a Band Banquet every May, at which the senior members of the band present a gift to the band director as a token of gratitude for his year’s work. In 2009, clarinet player Brenna Hensley had the idea to commission a new piece from composer Philip Sparke to present to band director Billy Daniel, which would be played at the Spring Concert later that month. Salute to a Hero was the result. The piece opens with a decorated fanfare played on cornets and trombones and, after a short bridge passage, this reappears, played by the full band. A central lyrical section brings a mood of calm, utilisingdifferent brass colours, before the fanfare returns to close the work. / Niveau : 3 / Ouverture / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par STRATFORD DIZZY. Kein 'Doppelter Holländer', sondern eine besondere Technik des Seilspringens stellt Dizzy Stratford in Double Dutch dar. Das Stück beginnt mit einer langsamen, lyrischen Einleitung. Das darin vorgestellte Thema wird im anschließenden Allegro in verschiedenen Variationen weiterentwickelt und von einem starken Beat unterstützt. Ein spritziges, swingendes Stück - so wie wir es von Dizzy gewohnt sind! / Niveau : 4 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Brass Band