BVT Music GCV music publisher successful for 6 years With his training as a trumpeter at the conservatories of Ghent, Maastricht and Brussels with great names such as Benny Wiame and Manu Mellaerts, Bert van Thienen laid a solid foundation for the development of his own career as a musician….
bvt – a synonym for Bert van Thienen Weiterlesen »
Strange things happen on dark nights! It’s pitch dark night. Suddenly northern lights appear in the sky. Aurora Borealis – whether they announce happiness or disaster? You are right: we are in the far north. But how did Señor Ramiro, a child of Spain, get here? And why is he
Who shot Mr. Ramiro? Weiterlesen »
From school orchestra to symphonic wind music The publishing house Alfred/Belwin (USA) offers a very rounded program in its new program “Concertband 2018-2019“. From the beginner of level 0+ up to the absolutely highest demands of level 5, there is a rich program available. Original compositions by contemporary composers stand
A Short History of Music – new works for wind orchestra 2019 Weiterlesen »
Celebrate composers in the anniversary year 2019 In March 2019, we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of some composers. They were born in March 1919: Hubert Camenzind, (Gersau, Swiss): Camenzind was a clarinetist and saxophonist. After he had started his ten-year activity in a silk spinning mill in
March 2019: Composer anniversaries Weiterlesen »
Michel Legrand died at the age of 86 in Paris The French composer and three-time Oscar winner Michel Legrand is dead. As several French media reported, referring to his press spokesman, Legrand, famous for his film music, died in Paris on Saturday night at the age of 86. Legrand’s first
Oscar-winning film composer Michel Legrand died Weiterlesen »
Many new releases for all styles of music. How was it with you? Found a lot of new stuff under the Christmas tree? In any case, our editors found a large number of new note tunes for all genres of music. We have opened these packages and listed the most
Santa Claus brought a lot of new things Weiterlesen »
Music download was at the beginning of the Internet until well beyond the first decade of this century often a criminal activity. Various copyright regulations have now legalized these possibilities and many publishers and music producers now offer this form of legal trade themselves. For some months now you have been able to find a link to these legal sites on certain works, where you can – for a fee – buy the whole work or parts of it and print it yourself. Some publishers have price differences between print and download editions, others have the same price. We have no influence on this. But the advantage is that with many downloads you can also buy individual voices. This is practical and works fast and unproblematic.
Over 2400 wind orchestra works are already included in the download list…
Download or mail – that’s the question now Weiterlesen »
Bert Appermont gives his name to the current CD of the Swiss National Youth Wind Orchestra “Battle for Hearts” is a composition by Bert Appermont. In this work is a source of inspiration Heinrich von Kleist’s theater piece “Das Käthchen von Heilbronn”, written in 1810. The music recalls the underlying
Battle of hearts – two ladies fight for the heart of a count. Weiterlesen »
Grace for all Nation: a Reformation Document for Spiritual Music Contemporary compositions of sacred music alternate with arrangements of Christian hymns by Martin Luther. Conductor Richard R. Fischer of the “Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony“, together with “The Grace Senior Choir” (conductor: Michael D. Costello) writes in this CD “Grace
500 Years of Reformation – an addendum Weiterlesen »
The European competition leaves its mark on concert programmes. The “European Song Contest” has already been going on for over 60 years. You can stand by it as you like, but this series has produced some beautiful and lasting songs. So it’s no wonder that some orchestra conductors want to
European Song Contest as concert program for wind orchestra Weiterlesen »
