When the lights go down

Kevin Houben created with When the Lights Go Down, a wonderful chorale that can be a moment of reflection in any concert program. The resigned, magnificent melodies at the beginning of this composition slowly build up to ahighlight with an increasing orchestration. The piece starts with a suggestive Adagio Meditativo, after which the main theme is immediately announced. A central bridge section takes the listener along through the differentspheres at which the melodic and rhythmic drums embellish the chorale melodies. Thematic elements from the introduction brings the piece to a quiet and peaceful end. The sheer simplicity with which this work is written, makesit a resplendent, magnificent concert piece. ‘When the Lights Go Down’, refers to a moment when time stand still for a while, stillness within and around yourself.

When the lights go down

Kevin Houben created with When the Lights Go Down, a wonderful chorale that can be a moment of reflection in any concert program. The resigned, magnificent melodies at the beginning of this composition slowly build up to ahighlight with an increasing orchestration. The piece starts with a suggestive Adagio Meditativo, after which the main theme is immediately announced. A central bridge section takes the listener along through the differentspheres at which the melodic and rhythmic drums embellish the chorale melodies. Thematic elements from the introduction brings the piece to a quiet and peaceful end. The sheer simplicity with which this work is written, makes it aresplendent, magnificent concert piece. ‘When the Lights Go Down’, refers to a moment when time stand still for a while, stillness within and around yourself.

...Go

“...Go puts the hall on notice that a concert has just begun,” writes composer Samuel R. Hazo. Dynamic brass hits, woodwind runs, shimmering chorales and percussion breaks keep both the player and the listeneron seat's edge during this tour-de-force overture. In 2009 alone, this spectacular work opened five All-State concerts. Guaranteed to raise the heart rate of anyone within earshot! Dur: 3:05

Shichi-Go-San : The Celebration for Children of 7, 5 and 3 Years of Age

In Japan, a traditional festival called "Shichi-Go-San" (Seven-Five-Three) is held on November 15th every year to wish for the wholesome growth of girls aged seven, boys aged five and children aged three. The composer imagined how a seven-year-old sister with five and three-year-old brothers would go through various happenings, have fun visiting a shrine and strengthen their bonds. Reflecting the meaning of its title, Shichi-Go-San uses a lot of irregular time signatures to form a witty and resplendent concert piece.

The Bridge on the Border

The Bridge on the Border is a European bridge connecting the German city of Kehl to the French city of Strasbourg. This piece tells the passionate story of German and French lovers who meet at the bridge on the eve of war. Fortunately, this story has a happy ending, with enemies becoming friends, no longer separated by the river between them!

Frozen : Making Today A Perfect Day, For the First Time in Forever, Do You Want to Build a Snowman, Let It Go

The movie ‘Frozen’ is one of the most popular Walt Disney Animation films of recent years. Kazuhiro Morita made an impressive medley for the famous series ‘New Sounds for Concert Band’ containing Do You Want To Build A Snowman, For the First time in Forever, Making Today A Perfect Day and Let It Go.

When The Saints Go Marching In

A classic song that has become a firm favourite with many generations of ‘Trad Jazz’ performers When the Saints is as popular as the Jazz scene itself. Here you have a phenomenal arrangement in the ‘New Sounds for Concert Band’ series that gives your musicians a chance to play ‘dixie-style’. An ever-popular arrangement that your band will enjoy performing and your audiences will enjoy hearing for many years to come.

SERENADE - ON THE SHORES OF THE COSMIC OCEAN

SERENADE - ON THE SHORES OF THE COSMIC OCEAN

The Police on Stage

British rock band The Police enjoyed their greatest successes during the early 1980’s. The group’s members were Stewart Copeland, Andy Summer and Gordon Sumner, who went on to enjoy a massive solo career as Sting. Stefan Schwalgin’s medley, The Police on Stage, brings together some of the trio’s biggest hits: Roxanne, De Doo Doo Doo De Da Da Da, Every Breath You Take and Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.

Go with the Flow

Dancing on the Seashore

The bubbly rhythms in Jan Haderman’s Dancing on the Seashore will wow and amaze musicians and audiences alike. The percussionist, as well as brass players, have ample opportunity to prove they can hold their own as they step into the spotlight.

When the lights go down

Thyellene : The Battle on the Heath

The Battle on the Heath On 24 January 1597, the ‘Tielenheide’ - a stretch of moorland near the Belgian village of Tielen, south of Turnhout-was the scene of a great battle. Prince Maurice of Nassau, commander of the Dutch army,crushingly defeated Count Varax, a Burgundian general of the Spanish army. In military circles, the Battle of Turnhout caused quite a stir: a Spanish army of five thousand men was initially held up for hours through daring shortmoves by fifteen cavalrymen and a few hundred foot-soldiers -and subsequently, this Spanish army was overpowered by barely a thousand cavalrymen, without the help of the infantrymen. New weaponry proved its value that day. TheDutch cavalrymen were not armed with spears, as previously, but with long, carbine-like pistols . Before the pikemen of the Spanish army could stick their fearsome, six-metre-long spears into the ground to protect themselvesagainst the onrushing horses, they were shot to pieces or knocked down. During the battle, the state troops seized a number of flags, which would embellish the Ridderzaal (Knights’ Hall) in The Hague for years.In a contemporaryDutch military magazine, the victory at the ‘Tielenheide’ has been described as “ the heaviest blow ever delivered by the Dutch cavalry”. The location where the battle took place is no langer moorland: it is now a pine forestplanted more than a century age, to meet the demand for wood in the old coalmines of Limburg . Part of the forest is now the military territory of the Third Paratroop Batallion, and part is now the De Waal nature reserve: it isnot accessible to the public. In Tielen there is still a street called the Tielenheide, near the former moorland.

The Swan on the Hill

This stately opening work begins in the low register with a broad main theme from the low brass immediately setting the tone. Gradually other sections and registers enter and despite retaining a majestic character the rhythmic element becomes more active. This work makes truly creative use of sound, without great virtuosity or complexity, but maintains a good balance between static and dynamic elements.

The Swan on the Hill

This stately opening work begins in the low register with a broad main theme from the low brass immediately setting the tone. Gradually other sections and registers enter and despite retaining a majestic character the rhythmic element becomes more active. This work makes truly creative use of sound, without great virtuosity or complexity, but maintains a good balance between static and dynamic elements.

The Swan on the Hill

This stately opening work begins in the low register with a broad main theme from the low brass immediately setting the tone. Gradually other sections and registers enter and despite retaining a majestic character the rhythmic element becomes more active. This work makes truly creative use of sound, without great virtuosity or complexity, but maintains a good balance between static and dynamic elements.

Kool & the Gang on Stage : Get Down On It - Ladies Night - Celebration

Kool & the Gang became very popular globally, and they remain today, one of the best funk and soul bands in the history of pop music. Gilbert Tinner made a medley for smaller and young bands containing the smash hits Celebration, Get Down on It, and Ladies’ Night. The instrumentation allows nearly any band to play this arrangement. Guaranteed to get your audience dancing!

Multivocality: Singing on the Borders of Identity

An exploration of how the singing voice figures in the negotiation of identity, Multivocality focuses on transitions and transgressions across genre and gender boundaries, cultural borders, the lines between body and technology, religious contexts, and found voices and lost ones.

Dance into the Sun : on Santueri Castle

Dance into the sun by composer Kevin Houben was commissioned by Banda de Musica de Felanitx (Mallorca, Spain), on the occasion of the bicentennial anniversary of the orchestra in 2020. Felanitx is a community in the Spanishprovince Balearics (on the island Mallorca) which is famous for its wine. The composition is part of a major project in which they wanted to connect music and wine. There are 5 wine cellars in Felanitx and for each different wineone applicable composition was written. The wine that belongs to this composition is the ‘Castell de Santueri Rouge’ , whose origin lies in the medieval castle of Santueri. A wine with a spirit, fresh and round. You can taste themediterranean climate. Felanitx is apart from its wine also renowned for … its sunny climate! Kevin Houben wrote this cheerful Dance into the sun at a renaissance rhythm. The piece opens with a flute solo in which the main themeappears. After the opening passage a feeling of energy and joy occurs, light and sparkling, as a sunlit day at the ‘Castillo de Santueri’ and as a tribute to the abundance of nature.

Go West Fo Arr Ford

Ride 'em Cowboy! Here's a high-energy medley of western favorites for the intermediate full or string orchestra. Favorite themes included are The Magnificent Seven,Hang 'Em High and The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. This spirited arrangement will bring the crowd to their feet! (2:50)

The Saint and the City : Partly based on the hymn tune Laudate Dominum

This work is based on a well-known myth about the city of Zwolle in the Netherlands. In the waters surrounding Zwolle lived a dragon that regularly emerged. Time and time again he threatened to destroy the city with his fiery breath if he was not given a living sacrifice. The archangel, Michael, who manifested himself as a young knight, saved the city. In a fight he beheaded the monster with his sword. Later, Saint Michael fighting the dragon, which was a symbol of evil and injustice, acquired a permanent place on the city coat of arms. For this composition, the hymn tune Laudate Dominum has been chosen as a central musical theme for the archangel. The dragon isreflected in a series of chords that evoke a somewhat ominous association.

The Red Tower : Based on the painting by Giorgio de Chirico (1888-

The 2nd movement of The Venetian Collection refers to a painting by the Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, and was commissioned by the Banda Civica di Soncino [Italy]. One of the main towers of the ancient walls that surround themedieval town of Soncino, La rocca sforzesca, has a significant resemblance with the tower on De Chirico's painting. De Meij has constructed an exciting and warm-blooded work, based on a simple four-note motif, with lyric solopassages for bassoon, bass clarinet and soprano saxophone in the middle section. In November of 2000, THE RED TOWER was awarded 1st Prize in the International Composition Competition of OMAN. (Duration 8:30)

Go West

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