Promo: BVT Music Repertoire 2018

Opening Move Patrick Verhaegen

Wb / Fa / Bra

Black Saturday Stijn Aertgeerts

Wb / Fa / Bra

Fort Stijn Aertgeerts

The piece Fort' was commissioned by K.K.F. De Eendracht from Itegem (Heist o/d Berg) to celebrate their 175th anniversary. Fort is the nickname of the fanfare band, as many employees from the Fort roastery used to play in the band. Almost the whole of the village was connected to the former food company. The bright yellow trucks drove off and on and the smell of freshly roas ...

The Dark Ages Kevin Van Giel

Wb / Fa

Fanfare for Good Times Fredrick Schjelderup

Fanfare for Good Times was written as a commission for Hetlevik Musikklag and conductor Andreas Heier Røe for their participation in the Siddis Brass 2017 in Stavanger. The piece includes a fanfare theme and hymne tune. The piece works well as a concert opener or finale.

Proxima Simon Debacker

Stronghold Jacques Claivoz

This Swiss composer (b. 1971) played flugelhorn and principal cornet for a long time with 'Ensemble de cuivres Valaisan' and started composing in 2011. This concertwork consists of three consecutive movements: Battle - Song - Dance. Battle: alarm is given by bells, the stronghold is attacked by several waves of fighters Song: like a prayer to the dead fighters which have d ...

Exposure Nick van Elsen

Exposure is a short opening piece commissioned by Royal Fanfare Band 'De Werkmanszonen' from Zichen (Belgium )and conductor Yves Wuyts for their participation at the World Music Contest 2017 in Kerkrade (NL). The title itself explains what the piece is about: exposure to something new and unknown. The piece tries to be something new and fresh in the sometimes very old-fashio ...

Fanfare for the Union Pierre-Antoine Savoyat

This young French composer (°1993) wrote this sparkling brass band overture commissioned by Brass Band Buizingen & Luc Vertommen in 2017.The name of the piece is a reference of the origins of the band Union-Buizingen. This piece gives some nice solos who contrast with bright tutti (in pure style of Brass Band overture).