The music begins with a rhythmic and rousing motif that reflects the excitement of take-off. Cornets and trombones take the lead as the power of the rocket engines comes to life. After ignition, the...
New opening number written by Stijn Aertgeerts for KF De Werkmanszonen from Riemst as part of their WMC 2013 program!
'Les Chemins de l'amour' - translated as 'The pathways of love (1940) was originally for voice and piano. A beautiful melody by French composer Francis Poulenc on words by Jean Anouilh based on a walt...
Lovely piece for brass quintet.
Great concerto for soprano cornet from our composer Stijn Aertgeers. Written and dedicated to soprano virtuoso Jeroen Corneillie.
In the troubled world we live in these days it is really hard to stay positive. The alarming state of the climate, worldwide politics gone mad. It seems like the hate just keeps spreading in the world...
Exciting new composition by talented composer Stijn Aertgeerts, commissioned by the '2015 Brass On Stage' festival for the world famous Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag.
Camelot is the legendary castle of King Arthur. After a mysterious opening you hear a fight between two knights where two dueling cornets are crossing the swords. The 2nd part describes one of the man...
'Salute' is written for conductor Nico Meylemans and the Royal Fanfare Band 'Moed & Volharding' from Heist -op-den -Berg (B). The work commemorates all war victims from Heist-op-den-Berg who died duri...
The 'Black Saturday' bushfires were a series of bushfires that ignited or were burning across the Australian state of Victoria on and around Saturday, 7 February 2009 and were Australia's worst ever b...
'Pictures From Wartime' tries to describe all aspects of the war era. In the first part, the sadness of seeing friends, family and loved ones leave to the battlefield. The despair as soon as messages...
A fierce Viking dies in battle and arrives at the gates of Asgard. The theme of the Viking is immediately present at the opening of the piece. He fights till his last breath before ascending to Asgard...
The piece 'Fort' was commissioned by K.K.F. De Eendracht from Itegem (Heist o/d Berg) to celebrate their 175th anniversary. Fort is the nickname of the fanfare band, as many employees from the Fort ro...
In the close environment of the composer some people struggle with bipolar disorder. It's hard to imagine how hard it must be to live with those episodes, going rapidly between a state of hypomania an...
With 'Bipolar', the composer Stijn Aertgeerts wants to try to describe the vast feelings someone suffering from bipolar disorder can go through. It's difficult to imagine how hard it must be to live w...
Lough Leane a été commandé par "Koninklijke Harmonie De Verenigde Vrienden - Bree" comme un hommage musical à leur président Luc De Bruyne. L'œuvre tente de dépeindre la beauté de Lough Leane, le plus...