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It's a time-honoured social activity of the Dutch: the "fanfare" brass band. It was the wish to play brass music at the highest level that inspired the foundation in 1995 of the Fanfare Orchestra of the Netherlands (NFO). The NFO's members are without exception professional brass players from leading orchestras who indulge their love for "fanfare" music playing in this extraordinary band. Good music is also a priority with the NFO's main sponsor The Facultatieve Group, whose history goes back to 1874.

Because all the NFO's members have busy professional schedules to keep, the orchestra can play only few concerts per year. One such concert took place at Kerkrade in early July 2001, during the World Music Competition there. We pride ourselves on having captured this very special concert on CD, and not only because it includes three new works written especially for "fanfare" band by Dutch composers. Speaking about the future of "fanfare"...

The Fanfare Orchestra of the Netherlands has a broad repertoire, and these CDs prove it to the full. So you are in for some surprises. It is no accident that the title of the first track - Eclips - has found its way into the design. It symbolizes the transition from innovative contemporary music (on CD 1) to works that appeal to a wider public (on CD 2). The fact that all pieces were recorded live adds enormous value to this set.

PLAYLIST:
CD 1
1 Otto Ketting "Eclips"
2 Kees Olthuis "Persephone"
3 Geert van Keulen "Disco"
Fanfare Orchestra of the Netherlands conducted by Micha Hamel
CD 2
1 Leonard Bernstein "Overture to Candide" arr. Danny Oosterman
2 Jan Van der Roost "Arsenal"
3 André Waignein "Rhapsody for Flügelhorn" soloist: Frits Damrow
4-8 Sergey Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" arr. Hans van der Heide
4 1) The Montagues and the Capulets
5 2) Masks
6 3) Romeo at Juliet's Grave
7 4) Tybalt's Death
8 5) Juliet's Death
9 John Williams "Hymn to the Fallen" arr. Klaas van der Woude
10 Robin Dewhurst "Brasilia" soloist: Jörgen van Rijen
11 Eric Ball "Journey into Freedom" arr. Sytze van der Hoek
Bonus Track: arr. Gert Buitenhuis
12 Bill Whelan "River Dance"
Fanfare Orchestra of the Netherlands conducted by Jacob Slagter

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