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Masterpieces by Serge Lancen. Masterpieces for Band 19. For concert band. Molenaar Masterpieces. CD. Published by Molenaar Edition. ML.311084720. SERGE LANCEN - Serge Lancen was born in Paris on 5 November 1922 in a family of surgeons from father to son. His father was head of the rheumatology ward at the Saint-Antoine hospital. From his early youth onwards, Serge Lancen felt attracted to music while listening attentively when his mother played the classical pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin etc. on the piano. All of these classical composers will influence Lancen later. His mother was not only a fine pianist, but also an excellent painter, whereas his father had played the violin in an amateur symphony orchestra. Young Serge never got fed up with listening to the symphonic music concerts that were broadcast every Sunday afternoon and soon he starts learning to play the piano. Not even five years old, he composes a Berceuse. Cradle Song. which will be published much later and which was written down by his mother as little Serge could neither read nor write music yet. When he was eight years old he started studying solfeggio and piano and when he was fifteen, he had written enough piano music in order to give a complete recital with his own compositions. That concert took place at the London Rudolf Steiner Hall in 1937. Later, he studied the piano with Marguerite Long and Lazare Levy as well as composition with Noel Gallon and Tony Aubin at the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music. In 1950 he was awarded the 'Prix de Rome', the most prestigious reward for a young composer. Several composition prizes will follow. among those several Composition Prizes of the French Broadcasting Union, a Prize of the European Radio Union and Composition Prizes warded by the SACEM, the French copyright society. Serge Lancen composed all kinds of music such as chamber music, works for piano, ballet music, a chamber opera commissioned by the French Radio and quite some symphonic compositions. His rather original style is clearly influenced by the great classical composers he heard so often in his youth. Among his early symphonic compositions we mention the Concertino for Piano. 1949. , the Piano Concerto. 1951. and the Symphonie Legere. 1955. Serge Lancen and the symphonic band. There was absolutely nothing that could make one expect Serge Lancen to become one of the great French composers of original wind band music in the 20th century. Indeed, he had grown up in a musical world that was completely focused on the piano and the strings. The soloists he had heard when he accompanied his parents to the Sunday concerts always were either pianists or violinists. To him, winds only had a function in the orchestra when surrounded by the strings and so, he was completely predestined to become a purely symphonic composer. However, fate decided otherwise. One of his ancient friends at the Paris Conservatory, clarinettist Desire Dondeyne, was appointed conductor of the Paris Metropolitan Police Band in 1954. As Dondeyne wanted to enrich the original contemporary wind band repertoire he not only started composing himself but incited his ancient fellow-pupils to write music for symphonic band. Serge Lancen attended some concerts by this popular wind band and was deeply impressed by the splendid sonorities of the symphonic band with its mass of clarinets, saxophones and saxhorns. Later, he will admit that it was above all the massive sonorous communion of the wind band that attracted him and fascinated him for the rest of his life. For the symphonic composer by training, the upper register of the symphonic band definitely lacked volume and power, but the inventions by Adolphe Sax certainly add exceptional natural colours to the medium and low registers. So it happened in 1960 that Serge wrote a Marche de Concert that he had orchestrated for band by Dondeyne, as he himself was confronted with the huge difficulty of having to cope with the numerous transposing instruments of the symphonic band. A trip to the United States inspired Lancen to write his Manhattan Symphony. 1961-1962. for symphonic band and once more he entrusted the orchestration to Desire Dondeyne. And so he also did with his Symphonie de Noel. 1964. and the suite Festival - Kerkrade. 1966. two other wind band pieces. Serge Lancen discovered the World Music Contest that took place once in four years since 1950 at Kerkrade a small southern Dutch city near the German and the Belgian borders. Serge became a special guest of the World Music Contest since his Manhattan Symphony had been chosen as test piece in the 1st Division in 1966. At the 1970 edition of the WMC, the famous Banda Primitiva of Lliria performed his Mini Symphony in concert, whereas the colliery band DSM played his Manhattan Symphony. In 1974 Serge himself played his Parade Concerto with the Marine Band of the Royal Dutch Navy, in 1978 Cap Kennedy brought the house down as test piece in the 1st Division and in 1981 his Festival Rhapsody, commissioned by the WMC organizers, was the test piece in the 2nd Division. Four years later, still at Kerkrade, Serge played his Concerto de Paris with the Symphonic band of the Maastricht Conservatory of Music and this concert was broadcast on television. Serge Lancen's music was also often on the program of the gala concerts given by prestigious professional wind bands during the consecutive WMC editions. After the Festival - Kerkrade in 1967, Serge Lancen thought he was quite capable of writing himself the symphonic band orchestrations. The Mini Symphonie. 1967. can be considered as his first "complete" composition for symphonic band. Then, still fascinated by this unique sonorous spectrum, Lancen continued to write regularly for symphonic band, especially when he was encouraged by his Dutch publisher Pieter Jan Molenaar who had been impressed by the Manhattan Symphonie at the world premiere by the Musique des Gardiens de la Paix. Paris Metropolitan Police Band. on 29 April 1962 at Argentan. Obsession. 1969. , commissioned by the French Radio for a European composition contest was awarded a First Prize. Next he composed the masterpiece Cape Kennedy. 1969-1970. , a symphonic poem that was immediately very successful even far beyond the borders. Among the numerous wind band compositions. some sixty. we should mention the symphonic sketches Le Mont Saint Michel. 1976. , the symphonic poem commissioned by the French Government Le Chant de l'Arbre. 1979-1980. and Mascarade. 1985. for brass quintet and symphonic band, premiered during the third WASBE world conference in Boston on 20 July 1987. Serge Lancen attended the foundation of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles at Manchester in July 1981 and actively supported this organisation for many years. From 1985 to 1991 he was a member of the international board and represented his native country. Besides the already mentioned Mascarade first performed at Boston in 1987, several compositions by Lancen were either premiered or performed at the different WASBE conferences. Festival - Kerkrade was played by the Le Havre Municipal Band, conducted by Claude Decugis, at Skien, Norway on 14 July 1983. the Symphonie de l'Eau was premiered by the Musique de la Police Nationale. National Police Band. , conducted by Pierre Bigot, at Kortrijk, Belgium on 17 July 1985. the Ouverture pour un matin d'Automne was played by the Senior Musicians Band of the Netherlands, conducted by Henk van Lijnschooten at Kerkrade on 20 July 1989, whereas the Manhattan Symphony was played by the Musique de l'Air de Paris. Principal French Air Force Band. conducted by Francois-Xavier Bailleul on 21 July 1989 during the same Kerkrade conference. the Sonate Concertante for clarinet and symphonic band was performed by clarinettist Mark Vertessen and the Lier Concert Band on 14 July 1993 at Valencia, Spain and the Oboe Concerto was played by the same Belgian band. renamed "Concert Band for Flanders". on 8 July 1997 at Schladming, Austria. Serge Lancen has written several concertos with wind band accompaniment. First of all there are the two piano concertos. Parade Concerto. 1971. premiered by Pierre Nimax at the piano and the Esch-sur-Alzette Municipal Band. Luxemburg. , conducted by Georges Wagner, on 6 April 1972. Serge Lancen often played himself that concerto. so he did with Jan Molenaar conducting the United States Air Force Band in Washington D.C. in 1973 and recorded it with Jan Molenaar conducting the Purdue University Symphonic Band that very same year and in 1971 he had recorded it with the Royal Dutch Military band KMK, conducted by Anne Posthumus. The Concerto de Paris was premiered by the composer and the Royal Dutch Military Band KMK conducted by Jan van Ossenbruggen on 25 November 1983 at Zaandam during a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of Molenaar Edition. Then there are also concertos for different solo instruments with symphonic band. Dedicace. 1974. for alto saxophone solo and wind band was premiered by Jaques Desloges and the Musique de la Police Nationale, conducted by Michel Mariot, during the 4th World Saxophone Congress at Bordeaux, France in 1974. Next to the already mentioned solo pieces, there are also concertos for trombone. 1988. , for French horn. 1991. and for Harp and symphonic band. 1990. All these solo pieces have been recorded by the Symphonic Band of the Brabant Conservatory of Music. The Netherlands. , conducted by Jan Cober. "Masterpieces for Band 3". Molenaar MBCD 31.1016.72. and "Masterpieces for Band 11". Molenaar MBCD 31.1040.72. It is also quite interesting to know that the Oboe Concerto. 1991. was in fact a new version of the Concerto for Harmonica and Symphony Orchestra. 1954. commissioned and also premiered by Larry Adler at the Birmingham Town Hall, Rudolf Schwarz conducting. The composer has always expressed a preference for his religious compositions. The first one he wrote was Poeme Ecumenique. 1975. based on texts excerpted from the Bible. Psalms 8, 23, 100 and 150. , from books of prayers in their original language. Latin, French, Slavonic, Hebrew. and from individual prayers. The finale is the Hymne de Fraternite written by Roger Thirault. This religious composition, premiered in the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Laon on 12 October 1975, is written for symphony orchestra and. or wind band, soloists and choir. The second religious composition is the Missa Solemnis. 1985. for vocal soloist, choir and symphonic band it is dedicated to late Pope John Paul II and was premiered by the Royal Wind Band of Thorn, conducted by Jan Cober, at the Our Lady's Basilica of Maastricht, The Netherlands, on 27 May 1989. Then we have the Te Deum. 1991. for tenor and baritone singer, male choir and wind ensemble. 14 instruments. dedicated to the former Paris cardinal Lustiger. Finally there is the Credo. 1994. for mixed choir and symphonic band, commissioned to be included in the "Missa Solemnis" and premiered in the church "Eglise des Francaises" at Bolzano, Italy, by the choir and wind band of Zwolfmalgreien conducted by Markus Silbernagl on 19 March 1995. Among the later symphonic band compositions by Serge Lancen we should mention Zwiefache Symphonique. 1994. , Hymne aux Musiciens. 1995. , Jour de Fete. 1995. , Jubila. 1996. and the cantata Espaces Harmoniques. 1995. for soloist, mixed choir, children's choir and symphonic band, commissioned by the city of Blois for the commemoration of the diocese. This cantata was premiered at the Basilica "Notre-Dame de la Trinite" at Blois in 1997 Vincent Ries conducting. Some time later, Serge Lancen's health got more and more fragile. He did no longer compose and lived quietly surrounded by the loving care of his wife Raphaelle. He died peacefully on Sunday 10 June 2005 and now rests at the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris. All those who were lucky to meet Serge regularly were touched by his distinction, his delicacy, his balanced vision and his honesty, characteristics we also find back in his compositions. This 'gentleman of French wind band music' was welcome all over the world when attending premiere performances, concerts, recording sessions or simple rehearsals, everybody appreciating the amiability and simplicity of this great Master who deeply respected the amateur musicians.

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Meesterwerken van Serge Lancen. Masterpieces for Band 19. Voor harmonieorkest. Molenaar Meesterwerken. CD. Gepubliceerd door Molenaar Edition. ML.311084720. SERGE Lancen - Serge Lancen werd geboren in Parijs op 5 november 1922 in een familie van chirurgen van vader op zoon. Zijn vader was hoofd van de afdeling reumatologie van het Saint-Antoine ziekenhuis. Vanaf zijn vroege jeugd verder, Serge Lancen voelde zich aangetrokken tot de muziek terwijl je luistert aandachtig toen zijn moeder speelde de klassieke stukken van Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin etc. op de piano. Al deze klassieke componisten zullen Lancen later beïnvloeden. Zijn moeder was niet alleen een prima pianist, maar ook een uitstekende schilder, terwijl zijn vader de viool in een amateur-symfonieorkest had gespeeld. Jonge Serge kregen nooit genoeg van te luisteren naar de symfonische concerten die elke zondagmiddag werden uitgezonden en al snel begint hij leren om de piano te spelen. Niet eens vijf jaar oud, componeert hij een Berceuse. Cradle Song. die veel later zal worden gepubliceerd en die naar beneden werd geschreven door zijn moeder zo weinig Serge kon lezen noch schrijven nog muziek. Toen hij acht jaar oud was hij begonnen met het bestuderen notenleer en piano en toen hij vijftien was, had hij genoeg pianomuziek geschreven om een ​​volledig recital met zijn eigen composities te geven. Dat concert vond plaats op de London Rudolf Steiner Hall in 1937. Later, he studied the piano with Marguerite Long and Lazare Levy as well as composition with Noel Gallon and Tony Aubin at the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music. In 1950 he was awarded the 'Prix de Rome', the most prestigious reward for a young composer. Verschillende samenstelling prijzen zullen volgen. onder die verschillende Samenstelling Prijzen van de Franse Broadcasting Union, een prijs van de Europese Radio Unie en samenstelling prijzen afgeweerd door de SACEM, de Franse samenleving Copyright. Serge Lancen samengesteld alle soorten muziek zoals kamermuziek, werken voor piano, balletmuziek, een kameropera in opdracht van de Franse radio en heel wat symfonische composities. Zijn nogal oorspronkelijke stijl is duidelijk beïnvloed door de grote klassieke componisten hij hoorde zo vaak in zijn jeugd. Onder zijn vroege symfonische composities we noemen het Concertino voor piano. 1949. , Het Pianoconcert. 1951. and the Symphonie Legere. 1955. Serge Lancen en de symfonische band. Er was absoluut niets dat zou kunnen maken men verwachten Serge Lancen tot een van de grote Franse componisten van originele blaasmuziek in de 20ste eeuw te worden. Inderdaad, had hij op in een muzikale wereld die volledig is gericht op de piano en de strijkers gegroeid. De solisten hij had gehoord toen hij vergezeld van zijn ouders om de zondag concerten waren altijd ofwel pianisten of violisten. Voor hem winden had alleen een functie in het orkest wanneer omringd door de strijkers en zo, werd hij volledig voorbestemd om een ​​puur symfonische componist geworden. Echter, het lot er anders over beslist. One of his ancient friends at the Paris Conservatory, clarinettist Desire Dondeyne, was appointed conductor of the Paris Metropolitan Police Band in 1954. Zoals Dondeyne wilde de originele hedendaagse harmonieorkest repertoire hij niet alleen begon zichzelf componeren verrijken maar opgehitst zijn oude medeleerlingen om muziek te schrijven voor symfonisch orkest. Serge Lancen bijgewoond enkele concerten van deze populaire harmonieorkest en was diep onder de indruk van de prachtige klanken van de symfonische band met zijn massa van klarinetten, saxofoons en saxhoorns. Later zal hij toegeven dat het was vooral de massale sonore gemeenschap van de harmonie die hem aangetrokken en fascineerde hem voor de rest van zijn leven. Voor de symfonische componist van opleiding, het hoge register van de symfonische band zeker ontbrak volume en kracht, maar de uitvindingen van Adolphe Sax zeker toe te voegen uitzonderlijke natuurlijke kleuren om de midden-en lage registers. Zo gebeurde het in 1960 dat Serge schreef een Marche de Concert dat hij voor band had georkestreerd door Dondeyne, zoals hij zelf werd geconfronteerd met de enorme moeilijkheid van het hebben om te gaan met de vele omzetting van instrumenten van het symfonisch orkest. Een reis naar de Verenigde Staten geïnspireerd Lancen naar zijn Manhattan Symphony schrijven. 1961-1962. for symphonic band and once more he entrusted the orchestration to Desire Dondeyne. And so he also did with his Symphonie de Noel. 1964. and the suite Festival - Kerkrade. 1966. twee andere harmonieorkest stukken. Serge Lancen ontdekte het Wereld Muziek Concours, dat ooit een klein Zuid-Nederlandse stad in de buurt van de Duitse en de Belgische grens vond plaats in de vier jaar sinds 1950 in Kerkrade. Serge werd een speciale gast van het Wereld Muziek Concours sinds zijn Manhattan Symphony was in 1966 gekozen als proefstuk in de 1e divisie. Op de editie van het WMC 1970, de beroemde Banda Primitiva Lliria verrichtte zijn Mini Symfonie in concert, terwijl de mijn band DSM speelde zijn Manhattan Symphony. In 1974 Serge zelf speelde zijn Parade Concerto met de Marinierskapel van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Marine, in 1978 Cap Kennedy speelde de zaal plat als proefstuk in de 1e divisie en in 1981 zijn Festival Rhapsody, in opdracht van de WMC organisatoren, was het proefstuk in de 2e Divisie. Vier jaar later, nog steeds in Kerkrade, Serge speelde zijn Concerto de Paris met de Muziekkapel van de Maastrichtse conservatorium en dit concert werd uitgezonden op televisie. Serge Lancen's music was also often on the program of the gala concerts given by prestigious professional wind bands during the consecutive WMC editions. After the Festival - Kerkrade in 1967, Serge Lancen thought he was quite capable of writing himself the symphonic band orchestrations. De Mini Symphonie. 1967. can be considered as his first "complete" composition for symphonic band. Dan, nog steeds gefascineerd door deze unieke sonore spectrum, Lancen weer regelmatig schrijven voor harmonieorkest, vooral toen hij werd aangemoedigd door zijn Nederlandse uitgever Pieter Jan Molenaar die waren onder de indruk van de Manhattan Symphonie bij de wereldpremière van de Musique des Gardiens de la Paix. Paris Metropolitan Police Band. op 29 april 1962 in Argentan. Obsessie. 1969. , In opdracht van de Franse radio voor een Europese compositiewedstrijd werd bekroond met een eerste prijs. Volgende componeerde hij het meesterwerk Cape Kennedy. 1969-1970. , Een symfonisch gedicht dat onmiddellijk was zeer succesvol, zelfs ver buiten de grenzen. Onder de talrijke harmonieorkest composities. een zestigtal. we moeten vermelden de symfonische schetsen Le Mont Saint Michel. 1976. , the symphonic poem commissioned by the French Government Le Chant de l'Arbre. 1979-1980. en Mascarade. 1985. voor koperkwintet en symfonische band, in première tijdens het derde WASBE wereld conferentie in Boston op 20 juli 1987. Serge Lancen aanwezig bij de oprichting van de World Association for Symphonic Band bij Manchester in juli 1981 en actief ondersteund deze organisatie al vele jaren. Van 1985-1991 was hij lid van de internationale raad van bestuur en vertegenwoordigde zijn vaderland. Naast de al genoemde Mascarade eerst uitgevoerd bij Boston in 1987, werden verschillende composities van Lancen ofwel première of uitgevoerd op de verschillende WASBE conferenties. Festival - Kerkrade was played by the Le Havre Municipal Band, conducted by Claude Decugis, at Skien, Norway on 14 July 1983. the Symphonie de l'Eau was premiered by the Musique de la Police Nationale. Nationale Politie Band. , Uitgevoerd door Pierre Onverdraaglijke, bij Kortrijk, België op 17 juli 1985. the Ouverture pour un matin d'Automne was played by the Senior Musicians Band of the Netherlands, conducted by Henk van Lijnschooten at Kerkrade on 20 July 1989, whereas the Manhattan Symphony was played by the Musique de l'Air de Paris. Principal Franse Air Force Band. conducted by Francois-Xavier Bailleul on 21 July 1989 during the same Kerkrade conference. de Sonate Concertante voor klarinet en harmonieorkest werd uitgevoerd door klarinettist Mark Vertessen en de Lier Concert Band op 14 juli 1993 in Valencia, Spanje en de Oboe Concerto werd gespeeld door dezelfde Belgische band. renamed "Concert Band for Flanders". op 8 juli 1997 in Schladming, Oostenrijk. Serge Lancen heeft verschillende concerti geschreven met harmonieorkest begeleiding. Allereerst zijn er de twee pianoconcerten. Parade Concerto. 1971. première van Pierre Nimax aan de piano en de Esch-sur-Alzette Municipal Band. Luxemburg. , Onder leiding van Georges Wagner, op 6 april 1972. Serge Lancen speelde zichzelf vaak dat concerto. alzo deed hij met Jan Molenaar uitvoeren van de United States Air Force Band in Washington DC in 1973 en nam het op met Jan Molenaar uitvoeren van de Purdue University Symphonic Band datzelfde jaar en in 1971 hij had opgenomen met de Koninklijke Nederlandse Militaire band KMK, uitgevoerd door Anne Posthumus. De Concerto de Paris in première door de componist en de Koninklijke Nederlandse Militaire Kapel KMK olv Jan van Ossenbruggen op 25 november 1983 in Zaandam tijdens een concert viert de 50ste verjaardag van Molenaar Edition. Dan zijn er ook concerten voor verschillende solo-instrumenten met symfonische band. Dedicace. 1974. for alto saxophone solo and wind band was premiered by Jaques Desloges and the Musique de la Police Nationale, conducted by Michel Mariot, during the 4th World Saxophone Congress at Bordeaux, France in 1974. Naast de reeds genoemde solostukken, zijn er ook concerten voor trombone. 1988. , Voor hoorn. 1991. en voor harp en symfonische band. 1990. Al deze solostukken zijn opgenomen door de Muziekkapel van het Brabants Conservatorium. De Nederland. , Onder leiding van Jan Cober. "Masterpieces for Band 3". Molenaar MBCD 31.1016.72. and "Masterpieces for Band 11". Molenaar MBCD 31.1040.72. Het is ook heel interessant om te weten dat de Oboe Concerto. 1991. was in feite een nieuwe versie van het Concerto voor Harmonica-en Symfonieorkest. 1954. opgedragen en ook in première door Larry Adler in het Birmingham Town Hall, Rudolf Schwarz uitvoeren. De componist heeft altijd een voorkeur voor zijn religieuze composities. The first one he wrote was Poeme Ecumenique. 1975. gebaseerd op teksten overgenomen uit de Bijbel. Psalm 8, 23, 100 en 150. , Uit boeken van gebeden in hun oorspronkelijke taal. Latijn, Frans, Slavische, Hebreeuws. en van individuele gebeden. The finale is the Hymne de Fraternite written by Roger Thirault. Deze religieuze samenstelling, in première in de Notre-Dame kathedraal van Laon op 12 oktober 1975, is geschreven voor symfonieorkest en. of orkesten, solisten en koor. De tweede religieuze samenstelling is de Missa Solemnis. 1985. for vocal soloist, choir and symphonic band it is dedicated to late Pope John Paul II and was premiered by the Royal Wind Band of Thorn, conducted by Jan Cober, at the Our Lady's Basilica of Maastricht, The Netherlands, on 27 May 1989. Dan hebben we het Te Deum. 1991. voor tenor en bariton zanger, mannenkoor en blazersensemble. 14 instrumenten. gewijd aan de voormalige Parijs kardinaal Lustiger. Tenslotte is er de Credo. 1994. for mixed choir and symphonic band, commissioned to be included in the "Missa Solemnis" and premiered in the church "Eglise des Francaises" at Bolzano, Italy, by the choir and wind band of Zwolfmalgreien conducted by Markus Silbernagl on 19 March 1995. Onder de latere symfonische band composities van Serge Lancen moeten we Zwiefache Symphonique vermelden. 1994. , Hymn for Musicians. 1995. , Jour de Fete. 1995. , Jubila. 1996. en de cantate Espaces Harmoniques. 1995. for soloist, mixed choir, children's choir and symphonic band, commissioned by the city of Blois for the commemoration of the diocese. This cantata was premiered at the Basilica "Notre-Dame de la Trinite" at Blois in 1997 Vincent Ries conducting. Some time later, Serge Lancen's health got more and more fragile. He did no longer compose and lived quietly surrounded by the loving care of his wife Raphaelle. Hij stierf vreedzaam op zondag 10 juni 2005 en nu rust op de begraafplaats Montparnasse in Parijs. Al degenen die het geluk te ontmoeten Serge regelmatig werden geraakt door zijn onderscheiding, zijn fijngevoeligheid, zijn evenwichtige visie en zijn eerlijkheid waren, kenmerken die we terug in zijn composities vinden ook. This 'gentleman of French wind band music' was welcome all over the world when attending premiere performances, concerts, recording sessions or simple rehearsals, everybody appreciating the amiability and simplicity of this great Master who deeply respected the amateur musicians.