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 »
Musical competition from 28th + 29th October 2017 documented on 4 CDs More than 30 youth wind orchestras from Austria and the partner associations South Tyrol and Liechtenstein qualified for the 8th Austrian Youth Wind Orchestra Competition. From very light to difficult literature, more than 1000 young musicians performed in
Exciting literature for youth wind orchestras present two double CDs Weiterlesen »
A ballet in three acts with 50 minutes playing time Hieronimus Bosch’s mysterious images pose great puzzles to experts. They are ambiguous to interpret. In particular, the triptych picture “The Garden of Earthly Desires,” which depicts scenes that seem almost prophetic from the creation of the world to the apocalyptic
The Garden of Earthly Delights – a painting for symphonic wind orchestra Weiterlesen »
New catalogue with new releases 2018-2019 published by Hal Leonard Europe. Hal Leonard is probably the biggest European publisher. Together with its headquarters in America, the European branch presents the catalogue New Publications and Highlights 2018-2019 with music for wind orchestra, brass bands, jazz ensemble and school orchestra. The publishers
Hal Leonard presents the whole world of wind music Weiterlesen »
Generation change in the board of the Music Information Association In June 2018 the youngest general assembly of our organization “Music Information Association” took place. In this connection a generation change was decided at the association. In order to guarantee a smooth transition, a one-year transition phase is agreed for
New Board of Directors of the ‘Music Information Association’ Weiterlesen »
Der “Verein für Musikinformation” ist ein gemeinnützige Vereinigung interessierter Musiker. Viel unterstützen den Verein durch Mitgliedsbeiträge, andere durch Bestellungen über die Datenbank, durch die der Verein zusätzliche Einnahmen erzielen kann. Vieles im Internet wird als Gratis-Service angeboten. Aber tatsächlich gratis ist fast nichts. Sicher verwenden auch Sie Google oder eine andere Suchmaschine.
Free on the Internet? Not really! Weiterlesen »
Hans Hütten was a composer with broad compositional skills. On 20.10.2018 the composer Hans Hütten, popular in Germany, died in his hometown Cotbus. Hütten, who was born in 1943 in Nossens near Meissen, was a trumpeter in the then pioneer wind orchestra Meissen from 1954 to 1957. From 1957-1961 he
Everything about a kingdom for a concert program The phrase “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!” is from William Shakespeare’s drama “Richard III”, when the king on the run says this after his own horse was killed. Similar was the exclamation of a Kapellmeister who had chosen
A kingdom for a – good piece of music Weiterlesen »
Percussion instruments are among the oldest human instruments – drum set are among the youngest! If you think that drums have always existed, you’re wrong, just a hundred years ago Ludwig offered a drum set. This is proven by a catalogue of the percussion instrument manufacturer from that time. Until
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