Gil blas - Jules Strens

In September 1925, on the occasion of the sixty-fifth birthday of their 'master', seven students of Paul Gilson gathered to form the first composers' collective in Belgian national music history. The members of Les Synthtistes (the Synthetists) are Ren Bernier, Francis de Bourguignon, Gaston Brenta, Tho Dejoncker, Marcel Poot, Maurice Schoemaker and Jules Strens. Their intent is twofold and both theoretical and practical. Les Synthtistes want to distinguish themselves as the 'Brussels seven' by breaking away from the prevailing late-romantic music of their time. Their theoretical aim is to synthesize the modern tendencies in music from 1925 onwards, to connect with the 'acquisitions of contemporary music' and to apply them within balanced and well-defined forms. Their practical goal is to make it easier to find a stage to perform their new symphonic music by uniting. In a period when there is no professional symphonic orchestra in Belgium, apart from the opera orchestra, they compose and transcribe their original symphonic works for wind band. They work together with Arthur Prevost and the Royal Band of the Belgian Guides which grew into a model instrumentation of 85 musicians during the interwar period. Thanks to Prevost and the Guides a unique collection of original, modern music for wind band by Les Synthtistes can be heard on the Brussels concert stages during the interwar period. Because only a few works of this unique, forgotten collection of 75 works were published, this unique canon remained largely unknown. Thanks to a historical study of sources by Luc Vertommen, these works for wind band are now, a century after their creation, made accessible and recorded for the first time.

Gilbert & Sullivan (Symphonic Suite)

Symphonic Band - Grade 4 Masters of the operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan left the musical world a legacy of marvelously playful and tuneful songs. This entertaining medley includes We Sail the Ocean Blue and (I'm Called) Little Buttercup from HMS Pinafore, Overture and Three Little Maids from Mikado, and Poor Wand'ring One, I Am the Very Model, and With Cat-Like Tread from Pirates of Penzance. (6:00)

Gilbert Bcaud

Giles Farnaby Suite - Gilles Farnaby

Symphonic Band (score & parts). Jacob, G

Gilgamesh - Gregory B. Rudgers

A passionate new lyrical piece based on themes from Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino. Composer Gregory Rudgers morphs these themes and makes them his own in a welcome addition to the band repertoire for more advanced groups. It will stretch the musiciality of all groups that wisely choose to program this substantial work.

Giligia - Alfred Reed

Based on a simple Armenian folk song, this inspiring setting is dedicated to Dr. Harry Begian who conducted its first American performance at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, December 2000. The haunting melody is developed in magnificent fashion building to a dramatic full band climax then tapering to a quiet ending.

Gilmore's Triumphal - Brooke

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Benny Andersson

Gimme Hope Jo'Anna - Eddy Grant

Gimme Some Lovin - Steve Winwood