Par DE HAAN JACOB. Cette oeuvre du compositeur hollandais Jacob de Haan tient son nom de la ville de Pasadena en Californie, située au pied de la chaîne de montagnes San Gabriel dans les environs de Los Angeles. Pasadena est une fresque musicale qui dépeint l’environnement et l’architecture de la ville californienne et l’événement sportif qui s’y déroule chaque année : le Rose Bowl, le plus célèbre des matchs de football américain. Une rencontre inédite entre la culture, le sport et la musique. / Niveau : 3 / Musique légère originale / Répertoire / Fanfare

Par SADELER GEORGES. / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Par SADELER GEORGES. Schola Vitae, dedicated to the former director of UGDA Music School in Luxembourg, Paul Scholer, describes in an 8-minute piece that learning and playing music is a school for life. Starting with popular scales that ascend and descend through various keys, an essential tool familiar to every musician appears: the metronome. It sets the tempo, and musicians practice their themes together or against each other, register by register. In music, however, it's not just about technique and precision, but also about emotions. Music connects people, fosters friendships, and accompanies them through the highs and lows of life. The sense of togetherness in music becomes increasingly audible. Everyone works together and pulls in the same direction to ultimately achieve something great. Georges Sadeler, born in 1988 is a Luxembourgish composer and saxophonist with the Grand Ducal Military Band of Luxembourg. His father kindled his interest in composing and arranging at an early age, a study he later continued under his two teachers Marco Pütz and Claude Lenners, both of whom taught at the Conservatoire of Music, Luxembourg. He gradually began to establish his own style, combining the enormous range of possibilities of contemporary music and classical music and, in the years that followed, he won six first prizes at various national and international composition competitions. His works have since been performed all over Europe. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band / Harmonie

Le 31 août 2002 le monde du jazz perdait l?un de ses plus grands ambassadeurs. Lionel Hampton s?est éteint à l?âge de 94 ans. En plus de soixante ans de carrière ce roi du swing - virtuose du vibraphone (dont il fut le premier jazzman à en faire un instrument soliste) - a joué avec la plupart des autres géants du jazz de Benny Goodman à Charlie Parker de Louis Armstrong à Miles Davis. A Tribute to Lionel est un hommage musical à cet artiste exceptionnel. La partie soliste a bien évidemment été confiée au vibraphone mais peut également être interprétée par la clarinette.

Par BULLA STEPHEN. CANZONE ANTICA translates as “ancient song”. The dark mystery of the Middle Ages, from plainsong and cowled robes to shrouded medieval architecture, permeates a misty atmosphere as your band roams the catacombs in this powerful composition. Steeped in ancient history and opening with a short basso ostinato, this is a unique and significant work. Stephen Bulla masterfully weaves a tapestry of mystic percussion sounds, enigmatic harmonies that are sometimes open and sometimes dense, in a style which evokes ancient choral traditions. If your quest is a truly distinctive work for your next concert or contest, your crusade is at an end! / Niveau : 2.5 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band