Available mid-2027
Myths & Legends
F
Pleiades
The Pleiades myth in seven scale modes — each of the seven sisters a mode and a character, together narrating Orion’s endless chase across the night sky.
Theme
Format
Scoring
Available mid-2027
Moments in History
Eanske
Written for Enschede’s 700th anniversary — a three-movement work for the twelve bands of the city, each version playable on its own yet designed to be performed together.
Available end 2026
Moments in History
F
1953
Three movements on the 1953 North Sea Flood — a serene seascape, the storm’s devastation, and Dutch resilience through the Delta Works.
Live Film Score
F
KMartial Arts
Live music composed to accompany the promotional film of the Koninklijke Marechaussee.
Available soon
Nature & Culture
D
Rapa Nui
Three traditional melodies of Easter Island — the warriors’ dance Hoko, a song to the power of wind and sea, and a hymn to the island’s beauty — carry us among the great Moai.
Solo Works
E
Jekyll and Hyde
Inner conflict voiced by two solo trumpets — Jekyll against his darker self — building to a dramatic finale.
Moments in History
F
1944
Operation Market Garden and its failure at Arnhem, with authentic wartime broadcasts. Ends with the famine winter of 1944.
Moments in History
D
The Cotton Phoenix
Part one of ‘Metropolis of the East’ — how the textile industry raised Enschede from a great fire into a modern city.
Myths & Legends
D
Duat
An Egyptian-myth journey of a slain hero through the underworld to the gate where the heart is weighed against the feather of Justice.
Myths & Legends
D
Dance of the Selkies
Irish myth of the seal-folk who rise from the sea, take human form for a village dance, and return at sunset.
Symphony
F
Symphony 2: The Odyssey
A three-movement symphony on Homer’s Odyssey — Odysseus’ release from captivity, the Cyclops and the Sirens, and his triumphant return to Ithaka.
Moments in History
C
Biesbosch Line-Crossers
WWII Dutch resistance line-crossers braving the Biesbosch swamp to carry medicine and aid, closing with a theme of liberation.
Nature & Culture
D
Christmas Island: Crab Migration
The annual red-crab migration on Australia’s Christmas Island — from forest to sea: rainfall, journey, birth and return.
Myths & Legends
D
Pegasus
Four movements on the winged horse — his birth from Medusa’s blood, his flight with Bellerophon, Bellerophon’s suffering, and his constellation among the stars.
Myths & Legends
E
Draco
A Chinese myth: the dragon Draco devours the sun in eclipse, driven off by drums — worship, attack, and triumph.
Myths & Legends
F
Theophoros
Three movements of Greek myth — Hermes’ swift arrival, Aphrodite’s tragic love, and Hermaphroditus’ transformation.
Myths & Legends
D
Pinocchio
A wooden puppet’s quest to become a real boy through courage and honesty — Geppetto’s love, the cat and fox, and the shark.
Nature & Culture
E
Nahr-al-Alwaan
A river traced from mountain source across East and West, blending symphonic band with Eastern percussion. Co-composed with Sabri Dereli.
Solo Works
E
Jeanne d’Arc
Joan of Arc’s campaigns, victories, betrayal and execution — the solo horn voicing her heroic and romantic sides.
Nature & Culture
D
Aquila Chrysaetos
A golden eagle’s day — dawn over the mountain, riding the wind, and the hunt.
Moments in History
E
D-Day
The wartime landing through fog, fear and assault, closing with a choral setting of the hymn ‘Abide with Me’.
Symphony
F
Symphony 1: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven movements for the seven ancient wonders, from the Temple of Artemis to the Colossus of Rhodes.
Myths & Legends
E
Theseus
Theseus slays the Minotaur and escapes the Knossos labyrinth by Ariadne’s thread.
Nature & Culture
D
Volcano
A symphonic-band study in contrast — the beauty of volcanoes against their destructive power.
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