From 'Rocky'. Par CONTI BILL. Bill Conti a composé les musiques de nombreuses productions hollywoodiennes ou séries télévisées américaines. Récompensé par un Oscar pour la musique du film L'Étoffe des Héros, il est pourtant entré dans l’histoire du cinéma avec le célébrissime thème Gonna Fly Now extrait du film culte Rocky (1976) qui révéla Sylvester Stallone. L’arrangement de Lorenzo Bocci ne laissera personne de marbre. / Niveau : 3 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par SPARKE PHILIP. Flying the Breeze opens with three repeated B's (representing the initials of the Breeze Brass Band from Japan who commissioned this work). A short introduction leads to a robust theme from the baritones and euphoniums which is taken up by cornets and trombones. A restless bridge passage leads to a syncopated tune from the solo cornet and then to a third theme from a solo trombone. A graceful second subject leads back to a recall of the introductory material before a full-scale recapitulation. An intense allargando leads to a full-band version of the second subject under a running cornet passage, which leads to a short coda. / Niveau : 5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Brass Band

Frank Sinatra, chanteur et acteur de l'Academy Award-winning, signé avec Capitol Records dans les années 1950 et a sorti plusieurs albums acclamé par la critique (In the Wee petites heures, Songs For Swingin ' Lovers, Come Fly With Me, seuls le Lonely et Nice 'n' Easy). Plus tard, il quitte Capitol pour créer son propre label, Reprise Records, fait des tournées internationales et fraternisait avec le ' Rat Pack ' et le président John f. Kennedy. En 1965, Sinatra enregistré la rétrospective septembre de mes années et a marqué des hits avec des inconnus dans la nuit et My Way. Arrangement de Mark Freeh rassemble trois chansons classiques dans une suite pour instruments solo et bande : I've Got vous Under My Skin (flugel solo), All The Way (solo de trombone) et New York, New York (solo de cornet ou euphonium). / Brass Band

Swing it William!. Par BLANKEN JOHN. This lively work includes a ‘jazzed-up’ version of the Dutch national anthem! Many jazz elements help this arrangement fly by like a whirlwind. Let your band simply swing with this fun piece. / Niveau : 4 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par BLANKEN JOHN. COME ONE AND ALL! Come see the great Circus Bamboni! This four movement work, with flexible four-part instrumentation (+ drum set), will amaze and charm you like no other. The fi rst movement features the band as it tunes up and prepares for the show. Then the talented trapeze artists make an appearance as they fly through the sky high above the audience. The elephants parade around the ring with their very own Elephant Samba and the clowns follow leaving you in stitches! A thunderous chord and lots of applause bring the show to a breathtaking finale. / Niveau : 1.5 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par SPARKE PHILIP. South Down Pictures was commissioned by Millenium Brass 2000, an organisation comprising three brass bands from the county of Sussex, England. The bands (Patcham Silver, Hangleton and Brighton Silver) had got together to organise many events to mark the new millennium and these culminated in a concert in Hove Town Hall on July 9th 2000 when all three bands combined to give the first performance of South Down Pictures. The composer spent much of his childhood amongst the South Downs, a range of hills in Sussex which runs parallel to the sea. Opening with a strong unison passage, interrupted briefly by faster figures based on the interval of a fifth, South Down Picturesdevelops with an often-passionate legato melody. Reaching a climax, this is then followed by the main vivo section of the work, whose main theme is based on the earlier ‘fifth’ figures. A bridge passage leads to a short chorale figure and a rhythmic climax which dissolves into a plaintive cornet solo over staccato chords. This theme is taken up by the whole band and leads back to a recapitulation of the main theme and earlier material. The cornet tune returns triumphantly in the major key before the opening unison passage reappears to provide a stirring coda. / Niveau : 4 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This short showy piece was written to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Belgian Brass Band, Midden Brabant and is used as the opening piece for most of the band’s concerts. All sections of the band briefly express themselves, leading to an exultant final climax played by the complete band. / Niveau : 5 / Ouverture / Répertoire / Brass Band

In loving memory of Jesse Lefebvre °02/06/2007 - *24/02/2015. Par HOUBEN KEVIN. / Niveau : 6 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Brass Band