The Offerings of Nadab and Abihu
The Offerings of Nadab and Abihu Weiterlesen »
Despite the pandemic, the “Wiener Netze Wind Orchestra” under the direction of Michael M. Holzer produced a CD for the 100th anniversary of its existence. The compilation of the musical work from the beginning as a salon orchestra through the time after the 2nd World War to new recordings of
Despite pandemic: Vienna Net Orchestra with new CD Weiterlesen »
Choirs are strongly affected in times of pandemic. Many have completely stopped their activities because of the danger of infection. But sometime in 2021, new times for choir music will dawn. We are firmly convinced of this. So now is the time to take an interest in new music and
New times for choral music Weiterlesen »
It is 85 years since Elvis Presley was born. He died in 1977 at the age of 42, but the artist is still deeply rooted in many hearts. Elvis’ musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and in the
Rock’n’Roll, Blues and Soul for wind orchestra Weiterlesen »
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. is based in Miami, Florida. The editions are distributed by Alfred Publishing Company, which has a European branch in Cologne. Cologne is therefore the hub of the publishing editions for the EU and the catalogue contains everything from schools to string orchestras, from jazz bands to choral
Belwin’s new wind band works Weiterlesen »
Enjoy the Music – that’s what Louis Martinus, head of the Belgian music publisher HaFaBra, recommends. HaFaBra in turn means: music for harmony, fanfare and brass bands. For these orchestral forms of wind music, the publisher has published several new works, which are listed in the catalogue 2020/2021 “Enjoy the
Enjoy the Music – News from Belgium Weiterlesen »
Basically Haka means “dance” in the Maori language. But the term also stands for a special dance of the New Zealand natives, with which the warriors once used to prepare for battle and intimidate the enemy – through sweeping movements, frightening facial expressions and chanting. Nowadays, the haka has also
In the land of long tongues Weiterlesen »
Ferdinand David was a close friend of Mendelssohn and was concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra at the time. In 1938, the composer suggested a violin concerto to his friend, which was conceived in the same year. However, it took another six years to complete and was not premiered until
A quiet piece of violin history Weiterlesen »
Marc Reift’s “Festival Concert No. 38” contains a collection of works for harmony, fanfare and brass orchestras of all levels of difficulty. The publisher is known for its many arrangements of popular music, film scores, classical arrangements and original compositions. With the series “Collection Günther Noris“, the publishing house has
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Corona does not (currently) slow down the publishing houses. New releases have been planned for a long time, so it seems at the moment that there is no pandemic. The fact is, however, that this year many of the planned concerts will be cancelled or at least can only take
Summer, sun and (new) music Weiterlesen »