Serge Lancen : Partitions difficile

This symphony, composed in 1961-1962, was orchestrated by Désiré Dondeyne and was chosen in 1964 as test piece for the highest division at the World Music Contest in Kerkrade, The Netherlands. It is a...

It was his charming wife Raphaële, a fine harpist, who drew Serge Lancen's attention to the harp. He has written various works for this instrument, such as: 'Pour Raphaële', 'Duo Concertant' for harp...

This composition, written in 1973, was commissioned by the French Ministry of Cultural Affairs and is dedicated to Désiré Dondeyne who premiered it with the 'Musique des Gardiens de la Paix' at the Pa...

Cette oeuvre, écrite en 1973, a été commandée par le Ministère des Affaires Culturelles. Elle est dédiée à Désiré Dondeyne qui l'a créée avec la Musique des Gardiens de la Paix au Palais des Congrès à...

Serge Lancen (Paris 1922) undoubtedly belongs to the top of contemporary European wind music composers. His MANHATTAN SYMPHONY (1962), CAP KENNEDY (1970), SYMPHONIE DE L'EAU (1986) and MISSA SOLEMNIS...

This symphony was composed in 1984 and is dedicated to the great French composer Ida Gotkovsky a good friend of the Lancen family. It was the test piece in the Seccion Primera of the famous Spanish wi...

Symphonie Ibérique (Iberian Symphony) was composed in 1989. As the title suggests the composer evokes in this three part composition some Spanish atmospheres. The melodic structure and the typical mus...

This Mass has been dedicated to His Holyness Pope John Paul II, to witness Lancens deep and respectful admiration for the Holy Father. The work was composed in 1986 and written for two solo voices: a...

This Concerto pour Cor was composed during the winter 1990/91. It is dedicated to the fine horn player Matthias Berg, who created it with the ad hoc symphonic band of a conductor's seminar at the Tros...

The 'Concerto pour Hautbois' was written in 1991. In fact, it is a new version of the 'Concerto for Harmonica and Symphony Orchestra' commissioned by the famous harmonica virtuoso Larry Adler in 1954....

The Rapsodie Symphonique, written in 1976, was commissioned by the French Broadcasting Institution for the European Radio Composition Contest. It was recorded by the Musique des Gardiens de la Paix co...

The composition Dedicace for alto saxophone was composed in 1981 to honor Adolphe Sax. The first version, written in 1974, was created during the 4th World Saxophone Congress at Bordeaux by Jacques De...

PARADE CONCERTO was Lancen's first concerto for symphonic band. He had fallen in love with the marvellous sonorities of a symphonic band and wanted to join the wind players in a concert, so he wrote t...