Par MANCINI HENRY. Henry Mancini (1924-1994), l'Académie primé arrangeur et compositeur américain est surtout connu comme un compositeur de musiques de film et de télévision. Mancini a également remporté un nombre record de Grammy awards, y compris un Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Son oeuvre la plus connue est le thème de l'idiome de jazz à la série de films de la panthère rose, inclus ici dans le cadre de l'arrangement de la fanfare de Mark Freeh avec Moon River, Days of Wine et Roses et The Peter Gunn Theme (maintenant principalement associée avec le film de comédie classique de 1980, The Blues Brothers)./ Répertoire / Brass Band

Par HESKETH KENNETH. In Danceries , by Kenneth Hesketh, the melodies themselves are a mixture of old and new. Where the old occurs it has been adapted in mood and composition and is often interspersed with completely new material. The contemporary harmonies and rhythms bring a breath of new into these themes and add drama to the suite. The first movement, Lull Me Beyond Thee , is gentle and lilting, almost a barcarole, this movement is very much a reverie. The original tune had the name Poor Robin's Maggot , a rather disconcerting title. Maggot, however, in seventeenth-century parlance meant whim or fancy. The second, Catching of Quails , is a colourful, buoyant scherzo on an original melody. The thematic material is shuttled around the band to contrast with full-blooded tuttis. The last few bars fade to almost nothing, before a final surprise! My Lady's Rest is a tender pavane, also on an original melody, with Moorish leanings. Beautiful solo passages, expressive contrapuntal writing and warm tuttis provide an opportunity to show off the most lyrical of playing. The final movement, Quodling's Delight is a clever combination of the 17th century melody, Goddesses , with an original contrasting melody, creating a rousing and exuberant finale to the work. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Brass Band

Arr. Ron Sebregts. Par JACKSON MICHAEL. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died in Los Angeles on June 25th 2009. He can without any shadow of a doubt be compared with artists such as Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, and John Lennon - all of them musicians who will never die in the hearts of their fans. Why not keep the legend of Michael Jackson alive in your next concert with this hit from Michael Jackson’s repertoire arranged for Brass Band. / Niveau : 3 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par SHERMAN. Mélange de Mary Poppins de live action et animation, avec les chansons exceptionnelles de Robert et Richard Sherman, offrent un spectacle divertissant soigneusement de film. Performance d'oscarisé de Julie Andrews comme le personnage de titre est exceptionnel et Bert de Dick Van Dyke, le ramoneur, est tout aussi étonnant (malgré cet accent cockney comique). Andrew Duncan a mis sur pied une suite symphonique très agréable de la musique du film y compris Chim chim cher-ee - nourrir les oiseaux - Let's go voler un cerf-volant - A spoonful of sugar - soeur Suffragette et l'inimitable Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ! / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Répertoire / Brass Band

Par HESKETH KENNETH. L'éprouvette de deuxième Section sélectionnée pour les championnats 2009 Pontins Brass Band, qui se tiendra à Prestatyn sur le week-end du 24-25 octobre. En Danceries, par Kenneth Hesketh, les mélodies eux-mêmes sont un mélange de vieux et le nouveau. Où les anciens se produit, il a été adapté à l'humeur et la composition et est souvent entrecoupée de complètement nouveau matériau. Les harmonies contemporaines et les rythmes apportent un souffle de nouveau sur ces thèmes et ajouter le drame à la suite. Le premier mouvement, ' Accalmie Me au-delà de Thee ', est doux et harmonieuses, presque un barcarole, ce mouvement est très bien d'une rêverie. La mélodie originale avait le nom de Robin pauvres mouche, un titre plutôt déconcertant - mouche, cependant, dans le langage du XVIIe siècle signifiait caprice ou la fantaisie. Le second, ' La capture de cailles ', est un scherzo coloré, flottant sur une mélodie originale. Le matériau thématique est ensuite autour de la bande à contraste avec tuttis pléthorique. Le dernier que quelques barres fondu à presque rien, avant une dernière surprise ! ' Pour ma Dame.../ Répertoire / Brass Band

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Pacific Dreams describes the experience of Miguel, a traveling composer from Spain who, feeling somewhat alienated from his homeland, is wandering through an area of Sydney known as The Rocks. At a small outdoor market in a typical street of this oldcolonial neighbourhood, he discovers a print of William DeShazos painting 'Pacific Dreams' Portrayed in the painting is the surf of one of the exotic islands in the Pacific. Next, with the impressive Sydney Harbour Bridge looming over the narrowstreets of The Rocks, he envisions sultry Pacific beaches. Suddenly a theme he once composed about the lakes in Japan comes to him. Is it the Asian influences present in cosmopolitan Sydney that bring this theme to mind? Or perhaps the waters aroundSydney, over which he could sail to Tahiti? He is uncertain. Could this same theme be used to create a new composition about his feelings for the metropolis Sydney? How then to work his Pacific Dreams into the mix? Miguel is certainly no fan ofHawaiian music. Mayby he could use the vocabularies of islands like Hawaii and Tahiti, their beautiful vowel combinations being sung ad libitum by a mixed choir. With these ideas and his newly purchased print of 'Pacific Dreams', he boards the Metroat Circular Quay. He has a final glimpse of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House as the train races into the ground. On to the hotel! To work! He must compose!Maestoso : Miguel is impressed as he gazes upon the Sydney Harbour Bridge. And yet, hewants to go away from this city. Away, to an exotic island in the Pacific. Steady Rock : In the Rocks, musicians are playing at a square. Miguel basks in the atmosphere but at the same time he is fantasizing about Hawaii and Tahiti. Andante Lamentoso :In his hotel room, Miguel is feeling sad and lonely in this big city. He takes comfort in his 'Pacific Dreams'. Allegro : Miguel boards the boat that takes him from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay. In his mind he is traveling on to Hawaii. Or is ithome, where the bolero is playing? He is pulled back to reality by the skyline of Sydney. / Niveau : 3 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Brass Band

O Take My Hand, Dear Father. Par SILCHER FRIEDRICH. This celebrated song is based on a poem by Julie Hausmann (1826-1901), a Latvian teacher who was probably blind. The text draws on her personal experience and unshakeable faith in God, death and eternal life. The melody by Friedrich Silcher is written in a simple and delicate style but also draws on the grand romantic tradition of Wagner and Bruckner. This arrangement can also be performed with a mixed choir. The choir parts are in German. / Niveau : 2 / Musique pour célébration / Répertoire / Brass Band