An Irving Berlin Christmas - Irving Berlin

An Obnoxious Character - Dick van Heuvel

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An October Sky - Barry Milner

An Old MacDonald Suite - John Kinyon

An Old Swedish Hymn

Klaas van der Woude has based his arrangement An Old Swedish Hymn on an old pastoral hymn from Dalarna. This beautiful melody even attracted ABBA as they used it as the opening music for some of their concerts. Van der Woude's arrangement is in classical style making it suitable for any occasion.

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An Olympic Celebration - Robert Buckley

An Olympic Celebration is a tribute to the pursuit of excellence and the triumph of the human spirit. This piece was commissioned by The West Vancouver Youth Band for the build up to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The initial "festive fanfare", based on open fifths moving in contrary motion, brings the athletes out into the arena. This leads to the "parade of the athletes" theme. Then comes the establishment of the "heroic theme" in the woodwinds and horns - moving through different sections - until the transition, with an alto saxophone solo and an oboe solo, leading into the "flashback" section. Here we go into the minds of the athletes and the internal and physical struggles thathave brought them to this place. The melody is epic; rich in feeling and full of heart. This moves through various moods until the introduction of the "challenge" theme; a theme stated by the horns and trombones, which passes through the different sections of the band. A restatement of the "flashback" theme, this time triumphant, takes us to a final fanfare of celebration and jubilation.

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An Olympic Dream - Dean Jones

An Original Suite - Gordon Jacob

An Unending Legacy - Barry Milner

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An Unfinished Symphony - James Curnow

An Unfinished Symphony is a potpourri of ten musical excerpts from the great masters. See how many you can recognise!

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