I love windows - the light which comes in from them, dust notes dancing in their beams, the shadows they create..  I have probably wasted hours of my life looking out, day-dreaming, making up stories, people watching and just pondering on life.  This piece came about after a very long, tough winter with weeks of rain and it offered a little ray of sunshine as the clouds were starting to disperse and the rain was lightening.

Waiting For Sunshine

La pièce "Find a safe place" incarne un univers profondément marqué par l'insécurité et la perte d'innocence. Cette œuvre symbolise la peur de l'incertitude et l'angoisse face à l'inconnu. On y explore un monde où les repères vacillent et où l'on avance sans savoir ce qui nous attend, mais avec une conviction inébranlable : celle de devoir trouver un refuge, un endroit sûr. C'est une quête à la fois intime et universelle, un voyage émotionnel entre la vulnérabilité et la détermination nourrie par l'instinct de survie.

Find a safe place

Monte Cervino
The Matterhorn
The Matterhorn (Italian Monte Cervino) is one of the highest mountains in the Alps, with an altitude of 4478 meters. It’s striking figure and history makes it one of the most famous mountains in the world. Zermatt, the picturesque and romantic ski resort in the Matter valley is the departure point and best view of the Matterhorn. Many tourists visit this beautiful area. The Matterhorn has been both attracting and daunting climbers and tourists for more than 150 years.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20486/en

Monte Cervino - Michael Geisler

Fanfare for a Ceremonial
Austrian Police Signation
The Fanfare for a Ceremonial (Austrian Police Signation) is a fanfare divided into three parts: Festive brass sounds open the work, followed by a quiet, lyrical middle section. The piece closes with a pompous finale. Also available with virtual conductor video on YouTube to create a virtual orchestra!! Video to be viewed here: copy this link into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTLA4ckaQUM

https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20504/en

Fanfare For A Ceremonial - Michael Geisler

Fanfare Brillante
Fanfare Brilliante is a short but effective opening work. The piece begins with a triumphant fanfare in the brass followed by the euphonium transitioning to a peaceful lyrical melody. The piece finishes in a big festive style. A perfect opening to a concert, whereby you can introduce your entire band to the audience!
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20369/en

Fanfare Brillante - Michael Geisler

Festival Flourish
Festival Flourish was written to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Musikkapelle Kappl from Tirol. Massive brass playing is interchanged with lyrical and rhythmic elements. This music is very suitable for the opening of a concert, but also very appropriate if there is a reason to celebrate.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20384/en

Festival Flourish - Michael Geisler

Olympic Fire
Olympic Fire was written to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Windband Tirol. Through the festive opening fanfare about sports, mountains and valleys, the music moves through the various instrument sections. One time it’s the woodwinds with the horns, and then a solo flute or trumpet alternating with tutti passages.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20386/en

Olympic Fire - Michael Geisler

Hindenburg
in memoriam Lakehurst, 1937
The zeppelin airship "Hindenburg", named after the German Reich President Paul von Hindenburg, was one of the largest airships ever built. The maiden voyage of the airship was in March 1936, but on May 6, 1937 it was destroyed during landing in Lakehurst New Jersey (America), when the hydrogen filling caught fire. 36 people including a member of the landing party lost their lives. There are various theories about how this accident might have occurred.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/19864/en

Hindenburg - Michael Geisler

Voice of the Vikings
The composition Voice of the Vikings describes the history of the Vikings, a Norse folk that was planning on conquering the world in their artfully carved ships. And of course they were also notorious for gruesome fighting and cruelty. The Vikings loved the sea and believed that after death, they would sail in their ships to paradise. The homecoming of Viking sailors was always a big celebration, and many stories would be told about their adventures, which would often feature acrobats, jugglers and clowns.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20328/en



Voice Of The Vikings - Michael Geisler

Northern Anniversary
The composition “Northern Anniversary” was written for ‘Leeuwarden, Cultural Capital of Europe 2018’, commissioned by the ‘Joost Wiersma’ Music Association in Jistrum and is a festive work. A short opening fanfare is followed by a cheerful faster section using themes comprised of a type of bolero, and one more majestic in nature. Then comes a sombre and more reflective middle section, which features various solo contributions, and concludes with a reprise of the faster first section.
https://www.molenaar.com/details/1/20571/en

Northern Anniversary - Harrie Janssen

Molenaar Edition is a publisher of sheet music for Concert Band, Fanfare and Brass Band. Molenaar Edition also has its own CD label, MBCD, that releases 3 to 4 CDs , a year.

The company was founded in 1933 by Pieter Jan Molenaar under the name Molenaar’s Muziekhandel. In the 1970s, his sons Jan and Bob joined the growing company. The name was changed to Molenaar’s Muziekcentrale, and later to Molenaar Edition BV.

In 2020, when the pandemic was starting to take hold, Hayley's passion for writing music was reawakened.  The Album, Seascape is borne out of a love for sea swimming during this time and as a way to work through her feelings of loneliness the restrictions caused.  Her music is a deep dive into an emotional landscape, creating a collection of piano music that is both memorable and brooding.

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