A tour of the Westerharmonie: a festive tour of the instruments in the Uilenburgersjoel

Program

The program includes pieces in which a section of the orchestra plays a solo, such as:

• Song for Lilian by Jurriaan Andriessen with a solo for trumpet and saxophone
• Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone
• Morning Song arranged for solo flute with orchestra by Steve Dunn
• Sax in the City by Andreas L. Schulte
• Circus Renz with a leading role for the percussion of Gustav Peter.

Furthermore, the orchestra plays pieces in which all sections are featured with solos, such as:

• parts from the Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg with the famous solo for the bassoons
• Folk Dances by Dmitri Shostakovich, en
• Second Suite for Military band by Gustav Holst.

The Wester Harmonie is a modern symphonic wind orchestra of over 30 amateur musicians led by conductor Arthur Demonceau . The orchestra aims to attract new audiences with special performances and a remarkable choice of music in an accessible way and to give the harmony a contemporary image. Rehearsals are weekly on Friday evenings in the Hervormd Lyceum West, Hemsterhuisstraat 79, 1065 JX Amsterdam.