Partitions Eric Swiggers pour orchestre d'instruments à vent

In this suite you can hear a musical portrait of people born under the zodiacal signs 'Virgin' (Virgo), 'Twins' (Gemini), 'Fishes' (Pisces) and 'Archer' (Sagittarius). As usual with astrological expla...

Cette composition raconte l'ancienne légende japonaise d'Amaterasu, déesse du soleil. Amaterasu, la déesse du soleil avait une ppearance très glamour et éblouissante. Quand son frère Susanoo le dieu d...

Eric Swiggers (Deurne, 1968) is currently conductor of the symphonic band 'Harmonie St Caecilia' of Lieshout and the fanfare band 'De Notenkrakers' (The Nutcrackers) of Vorstenbosch. He has composed q...

'Accretio' was commissioned by the Dutch town of Laarbeek on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. It is a joyful overture and both the title and the musical contents refer to a work of art set up in...

Eric Swiggers (Deurne, 1968) studied wind band conducting with Jan Cober and composition with Kees Schoonenbeek at the Brabant Conservatory of Music in Tilburg. He also studied the saxophone with Jean...

Decennium' was composed in 2003 as a commission by the municipality of Berheze for its tenth anniversary. The composition describes the history of this town in the Province of Brabant, consisting of 6...

The medieval song 'Halewijn' tells the fascinating story about a murderer of women who is finally killed himself. This subject is set to music by Gerard Boedijn in his symphonic poem ' Halewijn '. Thi...

Tempus Fugit commence par un tic-tac dans lequel de petits motifs répétitifs sont ajoutés. L'introduction se termine sur un thème optimiste : ' Carpe Diem ' : choisissez le jour parce que le temps pas...

The Saints and the Royal a été composé pour le compte de la fanfare royale St. Willibrord Heeswijk à l’occasion de son 200e anniversaire en 2023. Lorsque la fanfare a été fondée en 1823, elle a reçu l...

The Saints and the Royal a été composé pour le compte de la fanfare royale St. Willibrord Heeswijk à l’occasion de son 200e anniversaire en 2023. Lorsque la fanfare a été fondée en 1823, elle a reçu l...

Farewell a été composée à l'occasion des adieux de la Fanfare Trompetterkorps Der Cavalerie en 1993. L'œuvre est basée sur deux des signaux de tatouage les plus célèbres de la musique militaire : "Rev...

A Holiday in the US inspired the composer to write this both solemn and virtuoso concert march with a trio that reminds us of the style of Sir Edward Elgar.

The march Máxima was written by Eric Swiggers, commisioned by the 'Koninklijke Marechaussee'. It premiered in the gardens of country estate Eikenhorst in the presence of Princess Máxima and Prince Wil...

Mars 1488 a été commandé par le commandant des forces navales à l'occasion du 65e anniversaire de la fanfare de la marine royale néerlandaise en 2010. Le titre fait référence à l'année 1488, au cours...

This composition consists of 2 parts: an 'Introduction' with a quiet lyrical character and a 'Capriccio' allowing both the soloist and the band to display their virtuosity.

In 2001 Eric Swiggers (Deurne, 1968) won the first prize of the composition contest organised by the city of Hilvarenbeek with his 'Suite for Saxophone Quartet, Piano and Percussion'. He also writes c...

Fleodrum was composed for the Fanfare Wilhelmina Vlierden band. The title of the work refers to the earliest formation of the village of Vlierden in a title deed from 721 to Willibrodus. The piece com...

Mandalay, the cultural capital of Burma, was very seriously damaged by bombings of the Allied Forces during the Second World War. 'The Road to Mandalay' has been a kind of oriental symbol, which was a...

Concordia (with one heart) was composed on request from Fanfare Concordia Schaik on the occasion of their 100th anniversary, in 2010. The work describes a glance at the history of this music associati...

This piece was commissioned by Kunstfactor in the Netherlands. This work has been written in a contemporary but accessible idiom. The composition describes three different clouds: 1. Cumulus. Cumulus...

Thinking Of You, composed in 1992, was Eric Swiggers's very first piece for windband that has officially been published. Especially in the 90's the piece has been performed many times all over the wor...

Tempus Fugit commence par un tic-tac dans lequel de petits motifs répétitifs sont ajoutés. L'introduction se termine sur un thème optimiste : ' Carpe Diem ' : choisissez le jour parce que le temps pas...

Farewell a été composée à l'occasion des adieux de la Fanfare Trompetterkorps Der Cavalerie en 1993. L'œuvre est basée sur deux des signaux de tatouage les plus célèbres de la musique militaire : "Rev...

The march Máxima was written by Eric Swiggers, commisioned by the 'Koninklijke Marechaussee'. It premiered in the gardens of country estate Eikenhorst in the presence of Princess Máxima and Prince Wil...

Mars 1488 a été commandé par le commandant des forces navales à l'occasion du 65e anniversaire de la fanfare de la marine royale néerlandaise en 2010. Le titre fait référence à l'année 1488, au cours...