Sigmund Freud said: “Leonardo da Vinci resembled a man who had awoken too early in the darkness, while all the others were still asleep.” In fact, da Vinci was far ahead of the knowledge of that time. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, anatomist, mechanic, engineer, writer, natural philosopher, inventor,…
500 years of universal genius Leonardo da Vinci Weiterlesen »
It was in the late 1980s when I organized a seminar “Humor in wind music”. None other than Henk van Lijnschooten was a seminar leader. And one thing he quickly made clear to us: humour in music is not fun, but hard work. Not only the presented music has to
Humor in music is not funny! Weiterlesen »
The three colourful works of this world premiere recording are a representative selection of Catalan music of the 20th century, including popular Cobla band instruments such as the Tibel and the Tenora with their bright, penetrating reed reeds and the flabiol flute with its high tones. This CD brings together
Catalan Wind Music: World premiere recording with Barcelona Symphonic Band Weiterlesen »
More than 50 feature films and over 300 television productions bore the musical signature of Martin Böttcher. The German radio station praised the composer with the words “He was one of the greats of German entertainment, television and film music. His compositional handwriting is unmistakable, his sound unmistakable. The melodies
Film music composer Martin Böttcher died at the age of 91. Weiterlesen »
A waltz with a sad background Can you compose a polka for a sad occasion? Yes, you can: if you are a musician colleague whose love was bohemian music. Just on the day he died, a large rainbow stood over his house. Tobias Krehlik of the S.o.B. band wrote the
Music under the rainbow Weiterlesen »
Great sorrow for Balduin Sulzer The Governor of Upper Austria, Thomas Stelzer, praised Sulzer as a “formative, inspiring personality in every respect of contemporary musical life in Upper Austria. He was one of those who left unmistakable and unmistakable traces in the musical history of our country”. His death was
Austrian composer Balduin Sulzer 87-year-old deceased Weiterlesen »
Budapest will be the focus of European choirs from 8 to 11 November 2019. This festival is open to all choirs wishing to participate in a non-competitive music event. Here choirs and vocal ensembles can exchange ideas with other groups from different countries and broaden their musical horizons. Budapest is
music & friends – International Choir Festival Weiterlesen »
West Chester University Wind Ensemble with interesting contemporary music Conductor Andres Yozviak has intensively studied compositions based on a psychological background. “Hosannas” contains a collection of contemporary composers such as Kael Husa, John Corigliano, Charles Ives, Andrew Boysen jr. and the recently deceased David Maslanka. The latter is the eponym
Hosanna – a musical jubilation Weiterlesen »
No other music section offers such a broad and colourful spectrum as brass music. The Woodstock of Wind Music is a four-day open-air festival that has been taking place annually since 2011 on four days of the last weekend in June in the Upper Austrian community of Ort im Innkreis.
Woodstock of the blowing music – the craziest festival for blowing music friends Weiterlesen »
The ravages of time gnaw on our Internet radios In the year 2000 the sheet music database went to the international net. Seen in electronic terms, this was almost like the Stone Age. Since then a lot has developed, some things have been eliminated, others have been improved. Last year,
Say goodbye to our internet radio stations Weiterlesen »
