What comes to mind when thinking of the Allgäu? Large natural landscapes and tradition would be the simple answer. But what does that actually mean? How should we understand the term “tradition,” and how old must habits and customs be to qualify as traditional?
The work for wind orchestra with distant brass quartet was composed on the occasion of the 1300th anniversary of Gengenbach Abbey for the Gengenbach Town Band and is structured as a grand double fugue with three counterpoints. In this case, the two themes share the counterpoints throughout large sections of the piece, until, in the …
What we needed was a piece to close the first half of the concert, themed around “France,” that had fire. And of course, the French have plenty of that, but for wind orchestra, we just couldn’t find anything that really fit. So, I took the Farandole (by Ernest Guiraud, based on melodies from L’Arlésienne by …
Sky’s The Limit was commissioned by the Kreisjugendblasorchster Esslingen on the occasion of our first concert since the beginning of the pandemic. In addition, it is the focus of the project “Eine Frage der Vorstellung”, in the context of which this recording was realized by the KJO Esslingen by register: https://fragedervorstellung Additional choral parts were …
Festive overture commissioned by the Nottuln Wind Music Association on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. The recurring fanfare combines both G major and G minor elements, creating an exotic atmosphere. It is complemented by a gradually evolving, majestic theme that reaches full harmonic resolution in its final appearance by the trumpets, enriched by sparkling …
An experimental work for trumpet and SSAA vocal quartet, with performers singing and playing into the grand piano to generate unusual resonance effects and sonic colors.
Among my first compositions for wind orchestra, this piece—commissioned by HeBu—depicts the cosmic journey of a star: from its formation to its radiant life and eventual demise.