Disco Story, Nijs - Brass Band

La Califfa, Ennio Morricone arr Stuart Pullin.  Soprano cornet soloist and Brass  for Peter Roberts

SVoR - Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen. Brass BandTorstein Aagaard-Nilsen (b. 1964, Norway) is one of Norway's finest composers and has gained an international reputation for his music for Brass- and Wind Bands and Ensembles.  The broad spectre of musical activity, the versitality in his production and his interest in working with amateurs and young musicians, can be explained by the fact that Aagaard-Nilsen sees composition as a kind social activityHis contact with the contemporary music scene in Bergen resulted in commissions from the Norwegian section of ISCM, the BIT 20 Ensemble and festivals like Borealis (Bergen International Contemporary Music Festival) and the International Festival of Bergen (Festspillene).Prima Vista is delighted to re-release one of his early works for brass band SVoR - a superb suite based on three Norwegian folksongs:I - Springdans       II - Vuggesang        III - Reinlender

The opening number in Cory Band's 2015 'Four Elements' themed Brass in Concert programme, this piece sets out a mysterious introduction transporting us back to the time of the Greek Philosophers, after which it presents short musical depictions of Fire, Air, Water and Earth. Designed to start your concert with a bang.

A Fantasy of JoyA Fantasy of Joy was commissioned and first performed by the World-famous Black Dyke Band.The piece was written in 2020, as a tribute and celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th Anniversary.  The main theme and inspiration of the piece come from his famous 9th Symphony with the famous tune Ode to Joy.Product informationComposer Fredrick SchjelderupInstrumentation Brass BandDuration 3'30"Difficulty Level Difficult