The Odyssee tells the story of Odysseus the undaunted hero. In times long ago the blind poet Homer wrote this famous epic. The 'Odyssey' follows the 'Iliad' the story of the bloody war between the Greek and the Trojans. This battle endsafter ten years thanks to the Odysseys famous trick. the Trojan Horse. The Odyssey is not a war epic but a story about perseverance loyalty adventure and the survival instinct of its ingenious hero. In The Odyssey Homer describes howOdysseus the king of Ithaca had to endure another ten years of affliction after the ten years of war in Troy before he could finally return to his home land. During those years his wife Penelope had to try and keep her many admirers away.These men not only wanted het hand but also the kingship. To prove her husbands worth she played a trick: 'As soon as I have finished weaving this shroud for my father-in-law Laertes I will choose one of you to become my husband' she promisedthem. But during the night she secretly loosened what she had woven during the day prolonging the time until Odysseus would finally return. After twenty long years when he finally stood at the door she wondered: Is this really my husband? Ishe an imposter? Cunningly she asked him to move the bed because only she and her husband know that the bed was immovable and was build around an old three trunk! Odysseus was deeply moved: this really was his wife his Penelope! Nearly threethousands years later the loyalty and strength of this character and all the dangerous adventures that Odysseus survived thanks to courage and intelligence still moves us today. Odyssee by Jan Bosveld is not just an adventure story butrather a characteristic piece in which memories of Homers story can be heard. The composition opens with a firm stirring theme describing our hero Odysseus in detail: This man is not to be taken lightly. The further development of thisshort introduction completes this character sketch: trustworthy perseverant and a genius. After that we can picture Odysseus on the lonely beach of Ogygia. Do the trumpets depict his memories of the war of Troy? Does he think of his wife as werecognise the weaving loom of Penelope in the murmuring eighth? In the solemn plaintive part that follows we can imagine Penelope feeling lonely sitting in the womens room with her servants.One of the girls plays the harp but that does notclear the sombre atmosphere. Then we can imagine seeing the sorceress Circe who changed Odysseus men into swine. After she gives a simple magic sign something follows that reminds us of the sound of pigs grunting. Then the Odysseus theme resounds:the hero comes to savi his comrades. Assisted by Hermes he forces Circe to lift the spell. The piece ends the same way as it began with an animated theme: Odysseus is still the same undefeated and not to be taken lighty!

Avec cinq Oscars trois British Awards décernés par l?industrie cinématographique britannique trois Golden Globes quatre Emmy Awards dix-huit Grammy Awards d?innombrables disques d?or et de platine John Williams (1932) est le plus célèbre et le plus accompli de tous les compositeurs de musiques de film. Composant dans le style classique et possédant une fibre mélodique immensément riche il séduit par la brillance orchestrale et la beauté lyrique de ses œuvres. Son nom est indissociable de celui du cinéaste américain Steven Spielberg. C?est pour lui qu?il a composé le plus de bandes originales parmi lesquelles E.T. Indiana Jones Jurassic Park Il faut sauver lesoldat Ryan et la sublime bande originale du film La Liste de Schindler pour laquelle il reçoit un Oscar en 1994.

This stately concert opener was originally written by Jan Van der Roost for a special event in which six respected wind orchestras (two Belgian and four Dutch) of different composition (two symphonic bands two fanfare bands and two brass bands) were featured during six concerts. Each evening brought forth a performance by a symphonic band a fanfare and brass band so that the audience could experience all three types of ensembles. This was indeed an original concept.The name ConZEnSus comes from a combination of the words ‘Concert Cyclus’ (concert series) and ‘zes’ (Dutch for ‘six’). This leads to a new word which refers to ‘consensus’. The general tenor of the cycle isthus immediately indicated. The richness of color of the various ensembles is revealed through an open and friendly atmosphere. During all six concerts (over a span of three years) ConZEnSus functioned as a permanent opening number for each orchestra. Thus the same musical story was portrayed in three different packages.

Expérimentateur de génie en rupture avec la tradition tanguera virtuose du bandonéon Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) révolutionne le langage du tango en le dissociant de la danse. Le tango fait désormais son entrée dans le domaine de la musique de concert. Un soir de 1959 Piazzolla apprend le décès de son père. Il compose un tango pour bandonéon aux caractéristiques inhabituelles : Adíos Nonino. Une œuvre intimiste aux harmonies éthérées qui rompt avec les rythmes traditionnels du tango.

John Brennan provides a direct link from the rock genre to marching band. A tremendous work by the group Styx loaded with prime material that translates naturally to marching band. Scored for small bands with reducedinstrumentation.

This pop hit from the British group Clean Bandit won the 2015 Grammy® Award for Best Dance Recording. Tom Wallace has effectively scored Strings Vocals Electronics and Percussion for Marching Band instrumentation. This sophisticated yet familiar song has all the elements needed for an impressive production number that your band will love to perform.

Banda Bella est une marche de concert pleine de vitalité. Après une ouverture martiale les bois développent un motif bouillonnant. Le trio est dominé par un thème dans le registre ténor qui laisse sa place à un intermezzo dans lequel les cuivres conversent en alternance avec les bois. Le thème du trio revient de manière grandiose sur un chant ornementé aux bois.

Marching Blues est écrit dans un style où se croisent les influences blues et résolument swing-jazz des grands Big Bands. Idéale pour exploiter le talent des musiciens cette marche développe un solo de vingt-huit mesures confié au tuba saxophone ténor ou saxophone baryton. Quelle que soit la taille de votre formation (d?un petit ensemble instrumental à la formation complète) cette marche séduira aussi bien les musiciens que les auditeurs toutes générations confondues.

This concert march is a tribute to the 'pioneers' in the world of brass music in the Lowlands of Netherlands the original founders of the bands and the people who take the lead in organising the societies and associations in the band movement. Celebrate the joy and friendship of the brass band movement with this truly uplifting march.