In 1894, François-August Gevaert founds a large brass ensemble at the Brussels conservatoire, led by Henri Séha. Gevaert founds the Fanfare Wagnérienne to learn the students to play the new Wagnertubas for the historic performance of Wagner's Das Rheingold at the Brussels conservatoire in 1895. Since no repertoire yet existed for this new orchestral form, Séha asked the likes of Paul Gilson and August De Boeck to compose for his Fanfare Wagnérienne. When, during the interwar period, seven of Gilson's pupils gather in the composers' collective, Les Synthétistes, they inherit their master's love of wind music. Each in their own modern style, the Synthetists also compose music for large brass ensemble.
Conductor
Luc Vertommen
Coordinator
Jeroen Billiet
Ensemble
Brass Ensemble XL
- Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel (KCB), School of Arts EhB
- KASK & Conservatorium (HOGENT – Howest)
- Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen, School of Arts AP Hogeschool
Programme
- Paul Gilson
- August De Boeck
- Marcel Poot
- Trois fanfares à le mémoire d’Emile Vandervelde
- Gaston Brenta
- René Bernier
- Paul Gilson
