Band

Le Maugr was a terrible act of vengeance perpetrated by the wronged peasants over their right to farm at the end of the 15th century and beginning of the 16th century in the village of Maubray, situated in the province of Hainaut in Belgium. In six scenes, Andre Waignein tells us the story of this dreadful history in one of the most beautiful regions in Belgium.

Vienna Festival Music is an opening piece composed in the same style and sound that composer Otto M. Schwarz uses for his great dramatic historical concert works such as Nostradamus, Man in the Ice and The Count of Monte Cristo. This piece features a drum set and an electric bass, creating a kind of crossover sound by combining film music with pop music. For this composition, Otto M. Schwarz received the prestigious Scholarship of the Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra).

Don't listen to anyone's advice, but listen to the lessons of the wind passing and telling the history of the world. -Claude Debussy. Since the dawn of time, the wind has played an important role in all civilisations. Worshipped as a deity, master mind of poetry, driving force, or heaven's messenger, the wind took on the most varied shapes according to the era and people. In Claude Debussy's time, music listened to the voice of nature, and imagination found its primary rights again. This importance of wind was the inspiration for Maxime Aulio's work Whispering Wind with its suspended atmospheres, vaporous lines and luminous colours. The wind caresses the canvas. A fascinating new work for concert band.

The White Rose was commissioned by the White Rose Concert Band from Harrogate, England. The band takes its name from the county symbol of Yorkshire, the white rose. This partly rhythmic, partly lyrical piece opens with a flourish from the trumpets. Following a rhythmic melody in the clarinets are solo passages for flute and trumpet leading to the finale, which brings together elements of the whole piece.