The Philharmonic Winds at the Esplanade
17 August 2003
Esplanade Concert Hall
Robert Casteels, conductor
Maarten Koningsberger, baritone
Mohamed Najib Wong, trumpet
Lowell Tan, soprano
Rena Phua, organ
Programme
Alleluia Laudamus Te
Alfred Reed
Second Suite for Military Band in F major
i. March
ii. Song Without Words
iii. Song of the Blacksmith
iv. Fantasia on the ‘Dargason’
Gustav Holst
“Lied” from Concertino for trumpet and seven solo instruments
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
La Bal Masqué
i. Préambule et Air de Bravoure
ii. Intermède
iii. Malvina
iv. Bagatelle
v. La Bame Aveugle
vi. Finale
Francis Poulenc
Warum ist das Licht?
Robert Casteels
Symphony in B-flat
i. Moderately fast, with vigor
ii. Andantino grazioso – Fast and gay
iii. Fugue, rather broad – Fast, energetic
Paul Hindemith
Armenian Dances – Part 1
Alfred Reed