This Fanfare for 6 Horns 2 Trombones bass Trombone and Tuba was composed in Oslo Norway in 2011. It is composed with a rather proud and majestic interpretation in mind.In the last bar for 1st & 2nd Horn the 2ndHorn should play the upper voice if the 1st Horn does so. If the 1st Horn decides to play the 2nd voice (ossia) then the 2nd Horn should do so as well. If parts are being doubled then it would be preferred if both ossia partsare played.

Exaltation is a nerve-wracking but spectacular concert opener by this young rising star from Britain. Het bij tijd en wijle virtuoze stuk zet de band in vuur en vlam met snelle flitsende passages. Het prachtige verstilde 2e deel zorgt voor het evenwicht in dit zeer bijzondere openingswerk.

A tranquil setting of the song O Little Town of Bethlehem interspersed with references to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

En 1992 Michael Mann portait sur grand écran un classique de la littérature américaine Le Dernier des Mohicans de James Fenimore Cooper. Parce qu?il est absolument remarquable ce superbe film historique épique est plébiscité par le public. Portée par un souffle extraordinaire à la fois somptueuse et poignante la bande son est un chef-d?œuvre à part entière que l?on peut découvrir indépendamment du film. Erik Mast nous en livre une adaptation magistrale.

From the composer: High Flyers are regarded as people with promise and potential.They are winners. This is music for winners.The title as well as being a play-on-words implies the nature of the work. It is a bright optimistic and upbeat piece attempting to depict an exhilarating ride on flying carpet. The opening rising chords immediately suggest the gentle elevation of the carpets' ascent towards unknown heights leading to a hint of a first theme in the horns at Fig. B. The first four notes provide the thematic material for the whole work: C F G A.A perpetual sense of movement is achieved through accented quaver chords punctuating the melodicmaterial of the first main theme. Fig. E sees the music of the opening bars fully realised with flourishes from the euphonium and baritones representing swirling clouds shooting stars or passing birds in flight.The same subject is developed into a lyrical second theme with a new lush harmonic treatment evocative of gliding over an expanse of sparse countryside.This section ends with a note of serenity but is shattered by the urgent insistence of the percussion rhythms.The third section introduces a new idea with a slightly distorted fanfare in the cornets and trombones. This figure suggests for the first time that there may be trouble ahead. In fact there is no need to fear and the journey can continue without aggravation. This fanfare returns near the end to signal a final note of triumph.A new rhythmic variant of the cell motif emerges as the third theme now transformed by the addition of a triplet figure. The music steadily gains momentum before moving inexorably towards the climactic return of the music and tonality of the opening bars of the piece.