Robert Kajanus was the best-known Finnish composer before Jean Sibelius. His music is based on the folk legends of the Finns. Kajanus composed more than 200 works including several Finnish Rhapsodies. His ’Finnish Rhapsody No.1’ is one of his most famous works.

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FINNISH RHAPSODY - Robert Kajanus / arr. Jo Vliex.

CONCERT OVERTURE No.2 IN C MAJOR - Richard Wagner / arr. Jo Vliex.

In addition to the well-known major musical dramas, Richard Wagner wrote many occasional works. For example, between March 3 and March 17, 1832 he composed the ’Concert Overture No 2 in C Major’. The first performance of this overture took place in Leipzig in March 1832, conducted by Wagner himself.

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CONCERT OVERTURE No.2 IN C MAJOR - Richard Wagner / arr. Jo Vliex.

The chorale ’Abendruhe’ (Verklungen ist des Tages Treiben) is an almost unknown work by Mozart. It is not known when he composed this chorale. It bears the following opus number: ’Opus KV Anhang C 9.10’

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ABENDRUHE - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / arr. Jo Vliex.

Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886) was an Italian composer and music teacher. In addition to operas, he also wrote several other compositions including the concert march ’Sogni di Guerra’.

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SOGNO DI GUERRA - Amilcare Ponchielli / arr. Jo Vliex.

Berwald composed his romantic opera ’Drottningen av Golconda’ (The Queen of Golconda) in 1868. The ’Bridal Procession’ comes from act II of this opera.

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BRIDAL PROCESSION from ”THE QUEEN OF GOLCONDA - Franz Berwald / arr. Jo Vliex.

Grieg wrote this hymn in 1893 for voice and piano accompaniment. A second version for mixed choir followed in 1898. This version premiered on January 30, 1899 and was included in the ’To Religiøse Kor’. This collection of songs is dedicated to the ’Caecilaforeningen’, a choir from Copenhagen that sang that version for the first time. The arrangement for wind band and fanfare band was made from the second version.

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AVE MARIS STELLA - Edvard Grieg / arr. Jo Vliex.

Liberated for 80 years!!

On Tuesday, September 19, 1944, Brunssum, located in the Dutch province of Limburg, was liberated from the Nazi regime by the American army. This march, called ’The Liberators’, is a tribute to the heroes who fought for our freedom, now 80 years ago. Elements of the American anthem, ’The Star Spangled Banner’, have been incorporated in this composition.

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The Liberators - Jo Vliex

’It is Truly Fitting’ is part of the 9 liturgical choral pieces that Tchaikovsky composed in 1884-1885. These choral pieces are part of the Russian Orthodox Liturgy and are mainly written in romantic style.

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IT IS TRULY FITTING - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / arr. Jo Vliex.

In 1864, Andrey Yevgenyev composed ’The Tsar's Soldier’, a work originally written for solo voice, male choir and piano. The composition was written in romantic style and Yevgenyev composed the music to a libretto by Ivan Bocharov. Jo Vliex made the arrangement for wind band and fanfare band.

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THE TSAR’S SOLDIER - Andrey Yevgenyev / arr. Jo Vliex.

Most of the German Christmas songs are very well known. However, the songs in this medley are less known and are mainly sung and played in the center and north of Germany. The titles of these Christmas songs are: ’O Du Fröhliche’, ’Morgen Kinder Wird’s Was Geben’ and ’Vom Himmel Hoch, O Engel Kommt’.

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CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY - Traditional / arr. Jo Vliex.

Béla Kéler was a Hungarian composer of Slovak descent. He composed numerous marches, dances and some overtures. ’Debreceni Emlék’ (memories of the city of Debreczin) consists of folk melodies in which the Czardas plays an important role.

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FINNISH RHAPSODY - Robert Kajanus / arr. Jo Vliex.

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