Christmas in a Box est un ensemble de six noëls d?Europe et d?ailleurs. Les arrangements sont disponibles individuellement par deux (en fonction de leurs origines communes ou de leur compatibilité stylistique) ou en version complète (6 noëls). Chaque noël peut être interprété avec un Chœur mixte (SAB ou SATB - partitions incluses).

Christmas in a Box est un ensemble de six noëls d?Europe et d?ailleurs. Les arrangements sont disponibles individuellement par deux (en fonction de leurs origines communes ou de leur compatibilité stylistique) ou en version complète (6 noëls). Chaque noël peut être interprété avec un Chœur mixte (SAB ou SATB - partitions incluses).1. A la nanita nana / 2. Oggi è nato / 3. ¡Ay Sí Ay No! / 4. Michaud Michaud / 5. Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind / 6. So Now Is Come Our Joyful Feast.

The tradition of the Christmas tree in Western Europe dates back to a time long before any Christianization had taken place. During the severely cold winter nights so it was believed evil spirits tried to ?kill? nature. Needle-leaved trees were the only ones which kept their green colour throughout the year and therefore became symbols of immortality. These ?living? trees said to be the work of benign spirits were brought into people?s houses to ward off evil life-threatening powers. In the 14th century people first started to decorate Christmas trees. It was a pagan custom originated by the inhabitants of Alsace. This custom was taken over by the Church in thecourse of the 15th and 16th century. At first the decoration consisted mainly of edibles such as apples and wafers but later small presents were added. Legend has it that the reformer Martin Luther was the first person to decorate a Christmas tree with candles. The flickering candle flames were meant to create the image of a starry sky in which Christ?s apparition could be recognized. The German organ-player Ernst Anschütz from Leipzig was the first person to notate the song ?O Tannenbaum? the melody being a well-known folk song. Next to ?Stille Nacht? ?O Tannenbaum? is the most famous German Christmas song now known throughout the world. In the United States of America the melody of ?O Tannenbaum? has even been used in four States (among which the State of Maryland) for their State song. In David Well?s arrangement the song is first heard as many of us know it. After this introduction however it is transformed into a solid rock version and the beat has been changed. In the second part the familiar three-four time is back but here the rhythm is different from the original. After the richly ornamented rock beat the basic theme can be heard once again and the composition is concluded in a festive manner.

From the Paramount Television Series JAG-The television series JAG (Judge Advocate General) which was first broadcast in America in 1995 has become internationally known over the years. In Europe too people have become acquainted with the legal wing of navy officers and the intrigues surrounding Commander Harmon ???Harm??? Rabb (David James Elliott) and his partner Lieutenant Colonel Sarah ???Mac??? MacKenzie (Catherine Bell). Both inside and outside the courtroom they fight with one major aim: winning! In their personal relationships there???s a good deal of tension too. The theme tune to this television series full of action and adventure has been arranged for band by Roland Kernen.

Cette marche rafraîchissante a été composée à la demande de l?entreprise Sabic Europe à l?occasion de l?ouverture de leur nouveau siège néerlandais à Sittard. Les trois éléments de base de cette entreprise sont la nouveauté l?ouverture d?esprit et le savoir-faire que l?on retrouve également à la base de cette composition pleine de tournures harmoniques inattendues et d?enchaînements d?accords originaux en partie basés sur le nom SABIC. Une accélération entraînante conduit cette marche symphonique vers un finale spectaculaire .

This major concert work cosists o five movements.1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powersand for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated in nightly rituals in which the hallucinating juice of the San Pedro cactus gives the prophet a look inside hispatient. The biggest lagoon is the ?Laguna del Shimbe? one of the countless wells of the immense Amazon stream.2nd movement: Los AguarunasFurther downstream in Northern Peru we come across the rain tribe of Los Aguarunas. It?s a proud beautiful andindependent race which has never succumbed to domination not even from the Incas. They live from everything the forest has to offer: fish fruit plants ... . They also grow some crops and live as semi-nomads. They take their fate into their ownhands and after having made contact with modern civilisation they have integrated new elements into their lives without betraying their own ways.3rd movement: MekaronMekaron is an Indian word meaning ?picture? ?soul? ?essence?. The Indians are theorigina inhabitants of the Amazon region. They either live in one place as a group or move around a large region. They all have their own political system their own language and an intense social life. At the same time they are master of music andmedicine. ?Everywhere the white man goes he leaves a wilderness behind him? wrote the North American Indian leader Seatl in 1885. As a result of these contacts with the whites the disruption of most Indian societies began. (In this century alone 80 tribes have vanished completely).4th movement: KêêtuajêThis is the name of the initiating ceremony of the Krahô tribe in the Brazilian state of Goias in which young boys and girls enter adult life. They are cleansed with water painted with redpaint and covered with feathers after which the ritual dance holds the entire tribe spell-bound.5th movement: Paulino FaiakanIn 1988 the Indian chiefs Faiakan and Raoni Kaiapo came to Europe to protest against the building of the Altamira dam inBrazil. As a result of the dam the Indians would be driven from their traditional land and enormous artificial would be created. The project was supported financially by amongst others the European Community. In February 1989 the Indian tribesaround Altamira held a protest march for the first time in their history together. Amongst other things they paid tribute tot Chico Mendez who murdered in 1988 was the leader of the rubber syndicate and a fierce opponent of the destruction of theBrazilian rain forest. Brazilian and world opinion was awakened. The building of the dam was -albeit temporarily - stopped.

Christmas in a Box est un ensemble de six noëls d?Europe et d?ailleurs. Les arrangements sont disponibles individuellement par deux (en fonction de leurs origines communes ou de leur compatibilité stylistique) ou en version complète (6 noëls). Chaque noël peut être interprété avec un Chœur mixte (SAB ou SATB - partitions incluses).

Ville de Suisse au cœur de l?Europe Bâle est une cité d?art et d?histoire. Charmante industrielle elle est cosmopolite et novatrice. Située à la jonction de la Suisse de la France et de l?Allemagne Bâle s?étend sur les deux rives du Rhin reliées par six ponts. Sven Van Calster nous livre ses impressions au fil d?une flânerie sur les deux rives bâloises.

Jouée depuis le Moyen Âge par des musiciens juifs itinérants (klezmorim) la musique klezmer est une musique joyeuse colportée de fête en mariage qui trouve ses origines dans les ?shtetl? (villages) et les ghettos d?Europe de l?Est. A Klezmer Karnival (?Festival klezmer?) de Philip Sparke rassemble trois airs traditionnels : Choson Kale Mazel Tov - une danse nuptiale Freylekh - une danse juive en cercle et Sherele - littéralement « petits ciseaux » - une danse de bergers d?origine allemande.

Le passage à la monnaie unique aura été l?un des événements majeurs du début du XXIe siècle en Europe. Les pays qui y ont participé ont investi une énergie considérable dans la création de cette monnaie ; l?Euro est en effet le fruit de leur grande détermination et d?un remarquable travail commun. Sine Labore Nihil (?Rien ne s?accomplit sans travail?) André Waignein avait cette idée à l?esprit lorsqu?il a composé Euro Celebration (?Célébrons l?Euro(pe)?).

This major concert work cosists o five movements.1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powersand for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated in nightly rituals in which the hallucinating juice of the San Pedro cactus gives the prophet a look inside hispatient. The biggest lagoon is the ?Laguna del Shimbe? one of the countless wells of the immense Amazon stream.2nd movement: Los AguarunasFurther downstream in Northern Peru we come across the rain tribe of Los Aguarunas. It?s a proud beautiful andindependent race which has never succumbed to domination not even from the Incas. They live from everything the forest has to offer: fish fruit plants ... . They also grow some crops and live as semi-nomads. They take their fate into their ownhands and after having made contact with modern civilisation they have integrated new elements into their lives without betraying their own ways.3rd movement: MekaronMekaron is an Indian word meaning ?picture? ?soul? ?essence?. The Indians are theorigina inhabitants of the Amazon region. They either live in one place as a group or move around a large region. They all have their own political system their own language and an intense social life. At the same time they are master of music andmedicine. ?Everywhere the white man goes he leaves a wilderness behind him? wrote the North American Indian leader Seatl in 1885. As a result of these contacts with the whites the disruption of most Indian societies began. (In this century alone 80 tribes have vanished completely).4th movement: KêêtuajêThis is the name of the initiating ceremony of the Krahô tribe in the Brazilian state of Goias in which young boys and girls enter adult life. They are cleansed with water painted with redpaint and covered with feathers after which the ritual dance holds the entire tribe spell-bound.5th movement: Paulino FaiakanIn 1988 the Indian chiefs Faiakan and Raoni Kaiapo came to Europe to protest against the building of the Altamira dam inBrazil. As a result of the dam the Indians would be driven from their traditional land and enormous artificial would be created. The project was supported financially by amongst others the European Community. In February 1989 the Indian tribesaround Altamira held a protest march for the first time in their history together. Amongst other things they paid tribute tot Chico Mendez who murdered in 1988 was the leader of the rubber syndicate and a fierce opponent of the destruction of theBrazilian rain forest. Brazilian and world opinion was awakened. The building of the dam was -albeit temporarily - stopped.

as performed by Mocedades-Mocedades est un groupe basque originaire de Bilbao. En 1973 il se classe deuxième au Concours Eurovision avec la chanson Eres tu (C?est pour toi) souvent citée comme une des plus belles chansons de l'Eurovision. On la doit à un célèbre musicien espagnol Juan Carlos Calderon. Eres Tu connaîtra un succès immense à travers l'Europe en Amérique latine et deviendra même un standard dans sa version anglaise Touch the Wind aux États-Unis et au Canada. Le thème est universel : l'amour inconditionnel.