#6– September 02, 2019
Our Composition of the Week was selected as first place in category one (Grades 2-3) of the 2nd WASBE Composition Competition.
“The Brave Tin Soldier” is a piece that has been written in three movements –The Little Soldier, Dancer Girl, and The Evil Elf & End–in which the author try to musically capture the personality of three main characters about the classic of Hans Christian Andersen.
David Postiguillo Moscardó (b. Manuel, Spain) is a Spanish composer, educator and hornist. He is Director EMMA (Music School of Manuel) in Agrupació Musical de Manuel in Valencia, Spain.
A list of all the winners for the contest can be found on the WASBE website.
wasbe.org/winners-of-the-2nd-wasbe-composition-contest
The full performance of “The Brave Tin Solider” by David Postiguillo Moscardó performed by the Banda Juvenil Conservatorio San Rafael de Buñol, directed by Francisco J. Haro de la Inglesia has been recorded by Mark Custom Recording Service, Mark J. Morette and Jurriaan Boerstoel, engineers. This performance can be purchased at www.markcustom.com click the WASBE banner, and use catalog ID# 54993.
