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STRATOSCAPE Metaphorical Views on Planet Earth for Wind Orchestra by Gauthier Dupertuis (Switzerland, 1997)

IRACUNDIA for Symphonic Band by David Rivas Dominguez (Spain, 1980)

HIMMEL UND HAUS for Orchestral Winds IN MEMORIAM JOST MEIER (Switzerland, 1939 – 2022)

FLYING JEWELS for Wind Ensemble by James David (USA, 1978)

GAIA – Symphonic Suite for Wind Orchestra by Masamichi (Masamicz) Amano (Japan, 1957)

KEYSTONE by Thierry Deleruyelle (France, 1983)

SINFONIA for Wind Ensemble by Zhou Tian (China/USA, 1981)

LIFE IS A DARING ADVENTURE OR NOTHING for Wind Band by Lucy Armstrong (Great Britain, 1991)

ORGIA for Symphonic Band by François Glorieux (Belgium, 1932)

KULOKKER for Wind Band by George E. Lewis (USA, 1952)

CONCERTO FOR TRUMPET AND WIND ORCHESTRA by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (Great Britain, 1936-2012)

MILLENNIUM CANONS (Wind Ensemble version) by Kevin Puts (USA, 1972)

SHAPES OF CRIMSON, Concerto for solo trumpet and two wind ensembles by Minchang Kang (South Korea, 1988)

ENTORNOS Symphony for Winds by Amando Blanquer Ponsoda (Spain, 1935-2005)

CONFLICTS AND CONFLUENCES, Symphony No.15 for Wind Orchestra by Henk Badings (The Netherlands, 1907 – 1987)

SUITE No. 2 for Band by Victoriano Valencia Rincón (Colombia, 1970)

TIERRA MÍTICA, Symphonic Poem for Band by Bernardo Adam Ferrero (Spain, February 28, 1942 – October 12, 2022)

MORAVIAN RHAPSODY by Evžen Zámečník (Czech Republic, 1939-2018)

MARXA BURLESCA by Manuel Palau Boix (Spain, 1893-1967)

CIACONA IN E MINOR on an Old Bohemian Chorale by Zdeněk Jonák (Czech Republic, 1917-1955)

THE REASON Diptych for Wind Orchestra by Carlos Pellicer (Spain, 1977)

SPIRES for Wind Ensemble by Frederick Speck (USA, 1955)

HAPPENSTANCE, Concertino for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble by Stephan Hodel (Switzerland, 1973)

CONCERTO FOR PIANO, WINDS AND PERCUSSION by Greg D’Alessio (USA, 1963)

KORN SYMPHONY for Wind Orchestra by Peter Meechan (Great Britain, 1980)

CYCLES for Wind Band by Etienne Haan (France, 1992)

ANAMNESE, Op. 63 for Low Brass and Piano by Anne Victorino d’Almeida (Portugal, 1978)

CONCERT POUR LES INSTRUMENTS À VENT ET LE PIANO by Frank Martin (Switzerland, 1890-1974)

CONCERTO No. 1, Op. 19 for Piano, Wind and Percussion by Alun Hoddinott (Wales, 1929-2008)

CONCERTO No. 2 FOR PIANO, WINDS AND PERCUSSION by Leonardo Balada (Spain/USA, 1933)

CATHEDRALS by Kathryn Salfelder (USA, 1987)

PORTO DE SAUDADES Portuguese Rhapsody No.1 for Symphonic Band, Op.20 by Nelson Jesus (Portugal, 1986)

TRITTICO by Václav Nelhýbel (Czech Republic, 1919-1996)

LES TROIS NOTES DU JAPON by Toshio Mashima (Japan, 1949-2016)

SUSPENDED Symphony for Winds, Percussion, and Pre-recorded Soundscape by Alex Shapiro (USA, 1962)

SYMPHONY Nr 4 for Orchestral Winds by Arthur Meulemans (Belgium, 1884-1966)

Alarcon Cello Concerto UK Premiere July 10, 2022

O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM For Soprano and Wind Ensemble by James Syler (USA, 1961)

CHAMBER SYMPHONY I for Marimba and Winds by Daniel McCarthy (USA, 1955)

CIRCUITS – A Concert Overture for Wind Ensemble by Cindy McTee (USA, 1953)

CINQ BAGATELLES for Chamber Winds by Jean-Pierre Pommier (France, 1951)

MUSIC FOR ELEVEN WIND INSTRUMENTS AND TIMPANI by Edison Denisov (Russia, 1929 – 1996)

AS THE LIGHTS GO OUT For Wind Ensemble and Electronics by Ben Robichaux (USA, 1991)

RED SKY for Trombone and Wind Band by Anthony Barfield (USA, 1983)

POINT OF TRANQUILITY (Idyll for Winds, Brass and Percussion) by Kenneth Fuchs (USA, 1956)

SYMPHONIE DE L’EAU by Serge Lancen (France, 1922 – 2005)

CHORAL Op. 8 for wind orchestra, percussion, and bass by Oliver Knussen (GB, 1952-2018)

SYMPHONIE DE PRINTEMPS For Symphonic Band by Ida Gotkovsky (France, 1933)

PRISM RHAPSODY II for two Marimbas and Wind Ensemble by Keiko Abe (Japan, 1937)

BEACONS by Peter van Zandt Lane (USA, 1985)

THINK OF JAZZ For Jazz Sextet and Symphonic Band by Jesús Santandreu (Spain, 1970)

RAMPA for Wind Orchestra, piano, percussion, and sampler by Marcos Franciosi (Argentina, 1973)

BACCHUS ON BLUE RIDGE For Symphonic Wind Band by Joseph Horovitz (GB, 1926-2022)

MUSIC FOR PIANO, PERCUSSION AND WIND ENSEMBLE by Xi Wang (China, 1978)

FANFARE CHIMÉRIQUE for double wind ensemble and electronics by Unsuk Chin (South Korea, 1961)

MUSICA BOEMA, Op. 137 by Zdeněk Lukáš (Czech Republic, 1928-2007)

SKATING ON THE SHEYENNE for Wind Ensemble by Ross Lee Finney (USA, 1906-1997)

LE CORTÈGE DU ROI RENAUD Op. 19b for double Wind Quintet by Franco Cesarini (Switzerland, 1961)

Jennifer Higdon Commission

LUX PERPETUA for Symphonic Winds and Percussion by Frank Ticheli (USA, 1958)

ROTTERDAM 1945 Overture for Wind Orchestra by Johan de Meij (The Netherlands, 1953)

RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC by Alfred Reed (USA, 1921-2005) in memoriam

SYMPHONIA SACRA for large wind band by Désiré Dondeyne (France, 1921 – 2015)

IN MEMORIAM KAREL HUSA for Wind Ensemble by Bruce Yurko (USA, 1951)

TAM O’SHANTER Overture, Op. 51 (Trans: John Paynter) by Sir Malcolm Arnold (GB, 1921-2006)

FANFARES LITURGIQUES for Brass Ensemble by Henri Tomasi (France, 1901-1971)

SKETCHES ON A TUDOR PSALM by Fisher Tull (USA, 1934-1994) ; SINFONIETTA by Ingolf Dahl (GER/USA 1912-1970)

MONUMENTUM PRO UMBRIS (For Large Wind Ensemble) by Sydney Hodkinson (Canada, 1934-2021)

SUITE ESPAÑOLA, Isaac Albeniz, Transcription: Vicente Mas Quiles (Spain, 1921 – 2021)

MOUVEMENT FRÉNÉTIQUE for Concert Band by Jonathan Dagenais (Canada, 1978)

COROLA (for Saxophone quartet, piano and timpani) and UMORI (for Wind Quintet) by Luis de Pablo (Spain, 1930-2021)

MY BUTTERFLIES for Wind Orchestra by Dai Fujikura (Japan, 1977)

LOVE AND LIGHT for Wind Ensemble by Brian Balmages (USA, 1975)

FIRST SYMPHONY FOR BAND by William Bolcom (USA, 1938)

CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND WIND ORCHESTRA by Edwin Roxburgh (GB, 1937)

HOUR OF THE SOUL (Poem for Large Wind Orchestra and Mezzo Soprano) by Sofia Goubaïdoulina (Russia, 1931)

CONCERTO FOR TUBA and WIND ORCHESTRA by Juraj Filas (Slovakia, 1955)

POLKA and FUGUE from “ŠVANDA DUDÁK” (transcribed by Glenn Bainum) by JAROMÍR WEINBERGER (Czech Republic, 1896 – 1967)

NOVEL ROMANCE Variations for Winds by JONATHAN NEWMAN (USA, 1972)

CANTARES DE GALICIA by MICHAEL GANDOLFI (USA, 1956)

UNA COSA RARA (Sinfonia) and DIVERTIMENTI 2, 3 and 4 in B-Flat Major by VICENTE MARTIN Y SOLER (Spain, 1754 – 1806)

PLACES WE CAN NO LONGER GO by John Mackey (USA, 1973)

CONCERTO FÜR KLAVIER UND BLASORCHESTER by Hermann Regner (Germany, 1928 – 2008)

LE CIEL DÉGRADÉ SE DISSOUT À LA SURFACE DE L’EAU by Takashi Haga (Japan, 1989)

TONEPLEROMAS 55 for Wind Ensemble by Toshiro Mayuzumi (Japan, 1929 – 1997)

DE VORHALDING for Piano and Winds (1972) by Louis Andriessen (The Netherlands, 1939-2021)

BLACK SOUNDS for Small Wind Orchestra by George Rochberg (USA, 1918-2005)

MANHATTAN SKYLINE Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Band by Olivier Calmel (France, 1974)

PREVAILING WINDS by Rodney Rogers (USA, 1953)

TIME FOR OUTRAGE! by Marco Pütz (Luxembourg, 1958)

TIENTO DEL PRIMER TONO Y BATALLA IMPERIAL for Symphonic Winds by Cristóbal Halffter (Spain, 1930-2021)

I PRESAGI for 10 instruments by Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905 – 1988)

LE PREMIER JOUR for Wind Band by Jean Balissat (Switzerland, 1936 – 2007)

SYMPHONY No. 4 “In the Shadows of No Towers ” by Mohammed Fairouz (USA, 1985)

MYSTERIES OF THE HORIZON (Concerto for Cornet and Wind Orchestra) by Nigel Clarke (Great Britain, 1960)

RHEINISCHE KIRMESTÄNZE for Chamber Winds by Bernd Alois Zimmermann (Germany, 1918-1970)

NUITS-CASSATION for 18th-century wind instruments by Daniel D’Adamo (1966, Argentina)

LAST BREATHS for Baritone and Wind Ensemble by Armando Bayolo (1973, Puerto Rico)

Symphony in B-flat by Paul Hindemith (Germany, 1895 – 1963)

BULL’S-EYE for Chamber Winds by Viet Cuong (1990, USA)

SINFONIA for Fifteen Wind Instruments (with Optional Percussion and Piano) by Ned Rorem (USA, 1923)

PANIC a dithyramb for alto saxophone, jazz drummer, wind, brass and percussion by Sir Harrison Birtwistle (GB, 1934)

VIGIL for Wind Ensemble by Michael Gilbertson (USA, 1987)

SYMPHONIETTA for Wind Instruments by Willem van Otterloo (The Netherlands, 1907 – 1978)

SYMPHONY No. 17; Op. 203 “for Metal Orchestra” by Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911 – 2000)

VOYAGES for Solo Cello and Orchestral Winds by Steven Stucky (USA, 1949-2016)

La Bacchetta d’Oro” International Band Competition

DIVERTIMENTO Op. 22 For Wind Octet by Hans Gál (Austria, 1890-1987)

Call for Proposals for Presentations WASBE Conference Prague 2022

INTO – SECOND SELF for Chamber Ensemble by Anna Thorvaldsdottir (Iceland)

SERENADE op. 43 For Wind Octet, Cello and Double Bass by Emil Hartmann (Denmark, 1836-1898)

MUSIC FOR EIGHTEEN WINDS by John Harbison (USA)

HARMONIA for 16 Winds, Harp and Percussion by Isang Yun (South Korea, 1917 – 1995)

YIDDISH DANCES (for Chamber Ensemble) by Adam Gorb (Great Britain)

OCTETO by Robert Sierra (Puerto Rico)

DIVERTISSEMENT Op.36 by Émile Bernard (France, 1843-1902)

NEAR AND DISTANT by Lauri Porra (Finland)

SOWETAN SPRING by Sir James Macmillan (Scotland)

THE STORYTELLER (in Memoriam Adolph “Bud” Herseth) for Trumpet, Violin and Wind Ensemble by James Stephenson (USA)

HOMMAGE A STRAVINSKY for Orchestral Winds by Ole Schmidt (1928-2010)

HOMENAJE A FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA for Chamber Ensemble by Silvestre Revuelta (1899 – 1940)

REFLECTIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI for Tuba and Symphonic Band (2015) by Michael Daugherty (USA)

FRATRES (for Wind Octet and Percussion) and ARBOS (for Brass Octet and Percussion) by Arvo Pärt (Estonia)

LIVING TOYS for chamber ensemble by Thomas Adès (Great Britain)

OCTET (2015) for 8 trombones by Georg Friedrich Haas (Austria)

Wind Quintet “LANDSCAPES” (1972) and Wind Quintet “WALDEN” (1958) by Hans Abrahamsen (Denmark)

WIND OCTET by Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finland (1928 – 2016)

AYAS for Symphonic Brass and Percussion by Christophe Bertrand, France (1981-2010)

KING MANGOBERRY, Five Allegories for Wind Symphony by Ricardo Lorenz (Venezuela)

TETRADE by Roger Boutry (France)

OBOE CONCERTO by Jennifer Higdon (USA)

THE LEAVES ARE FALLING by Warren Benson (USA)

KOSHI – An Ancient Festival by Hiroshi Hoshina (Japan)

GUIGNOL Concerto for Bassoon and Small Wind Orchestra by Stephen Michael Gryc (USA)

SYMPHONY Nr.1 “Icelandic Waterfalls” by Luciano Feliciani (Italy)

SULL’ALA (Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Ensemble) by Susan Botti (USA)

KOBIKI-UTA for Band by Kiyoshige Koyama (Japan)

GRAN DUO for Woodwind and Brass by Magnus Lindberg (Finland)

SYMPHONY Nr 1 “KRKA” by Bart Picqueur (Belgium)

DEHORS for bass flute, bass clarinet and percussion by Annette Schlünz (Germany)

IN WARTIME for Wind Ensemble by David Del Tredici (USA)

HOPE by Hubert Hoche (Germany)

EL SOLITARIO by Rubén Dario Gómez Prada (Colombia)

COME SUNDAY by Omar Thomas (USA)

SYMPHONY No 6, Op. 122 “CONCISE” by Salvador Brotons (Spain)

CELEBRATIONS for Concert Band by John Paul Zdechlik , USA (May 2, 1937 – May 21, 2020)

GUERNICA by Jean-François Michel (Switzerland)

PIANISSIMO For Wind Band, Piano and Electronics by Carlos Caires (Portugal)

THE PALACE RHAPSODY OP. 72 (PALATSIRAPSODIA) by Aulis Sallinen (Finland)

SOUTHERN COMFORTS Violin Concerto by Joel Puckett (USA)

International WASBE Conference Prague (Czech Republic) postponed to 2022!

DIALOGUES AND ENTERTAINMENTS by William Kraft (USA)

SYMPHONY Nr.5 “Psychograms” Op. 88 (For large Symphonic Wind Orchestra) by Rolf Rudin (Germany)

MOTHERSHIP (version for Wind Ensemble, Soloists and Electronica) by Mason Bates (USA)

UWERTURA PITTSBURSKA (Pittsburgh Overture), 1967 by Krzysztof Penderecki (Poland) [November 23, 1933 – March 29, 2020]

TRIUMPH – A paraphrase on music from “The Mask of Time” by Sir Michael Tippett (UK, 1905-1998)

VARIATIONS ON A PENTATONIC THEME by Rob Goorhuis (The Netherlands)

KOREAN DANCES by Chang Su Koh (Japan)

MÀSCARES by Voro García (Spain)

AQUILA NON CAPIT MUSCAS by Maxime Aulio (France)

ALMIRANTE CRISTOBAL COLÓN by Eva Lopszyc (Argentina)

CONCERTO FOR TROMBONE by Steven Bryant (USA)

MUSIC FOR WINDS AND PERCUSSION op. 152 by Blas Emilio Atehortúa (Colombia)

THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS by Leroy Osmon (USA)

CIRCUS SUITE by Frigyes Hidas (Hungary)

MEMORIAL by Karol Beffa (France)

MACHIAVELLI‘S CONSCIENCE by Michael Markowski (USA)

HIGH WATER RISING by Sally Lamb McCune (USA)

OUT LOUD by Catherine Likhuta (Ukraine)

ONLY LIGHT by Aaron Perrine (USA)

VÉRTIGO Y LLAMA by José Miguel Fayos Jordán (Spain)

MUSIC FOR WINDS by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (Poland)

POLIFEMO by Andrés Valero Castells (Spain)

THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON YOU by Jennifer Jolley (USA)

MY BROTHER‘S BRAIN by Carter Pann (USA)

SYMPHONY NO. 1 “Leunig’s Prayer Book” by Jodie Blackshaw (Australia)

CUR? by Jukka-Pekka Lehto (Finland)

CAPRICCIO FOR WIND ORCHESTRA by Christiaan Janssen (The Netherlands)

DANSE SATANIQUE by Alexander Kosmicki (France)

AUDIVI MEDIA NOCTE by Oliver Waespi (Switzerland)

LOS MADRILES by Miguel Asins Arbó (Spain)

IMAGES by José Suñer Oriola (Spain)

SECOND SYMPHONY FOR WIND ORCHESTRA by Luis Serrano Alarcón (Spain)

DIVERSIONS by Robert Spittal (USA)

THE BRAVE TIN SOLDIER by David Postiguillo Moscardó (Spain)

PAS DE QUATRE by Luis Serrano Alarcón (Spain)

HEROES by Girolamo Deraco (Italy)

DOUBLE CONCERTO FOR MARIMBA AND VIBRAPHONE by Emmanuel Séjourné (France)

MENORCAN DANCES by Martin Elllerby (UK)

TRANSCENDING by Christopher Marshall (New Zealand)

Finalists of the 2nd WASBE Composition Contest

CERTAMEN INTERNACIONAL DE BANDAS DE MÚSICA “CIUTAT DE VALÈNCIA” 2023

Orkestra magazine from the Hungarian/Eastern section of WASBE

PREMIO FREDERICK FENNELL International Competition for Wind Band Conductors in Italy, 21 – 24 April 2023

“La Bacchetta d’Oro” Band Competition 2023

INTERNATIONAL WIND ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING CONTEST in Bétera (Spain) 24th to 28th November 2022

Winners of the 3rd WASBE International Composition Contest

YOUNG SAXOPHONIST COMPETITION OF VILLA DE MADRIDEJOS 2022 “MADRIDEJOS SAX 2022”

“La Bacchetta d’Oro” International Band Competition

Jeju Composition Competition for Wind Ensemble

Winners of the Valley Winds International Composition Competition

WASBE Board Election 2022 – Call for Nominations

International Coalition Performing Arts Aerosol Study Updated Guidelines 7/9/21

International Wind Ensemble Orchestration Competition

Jeju Composition Competition for Wind Ensemble

Yoshihiro Kimura R.I.P.

6th International Conference of Hellenic Symphonic Bands in Thessaloniki (Greece), 25-27 June 2021

Valley Winds International Composition Competition

Peter Bucher (Sept 5, 1958 – Sept 25, 2020)

Cremona Musica presents the new platform “mfclassrooms” for online music lessons

New book on the American Wind Symphony Orchestra

7th International Composition Competition Coups de Vents 2021

Frank B. Wickes, Louisiana State University’s longtime director of bands dies at 82.