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Keystone€234.99Keystone vertelt het verhaal van het Odeon in de Nederlandse plaats Vriezenveen. Historisch beschouwd is odeon de naam voor een gebouw uit de Grieks-Romeinse oudheid waar zang, muziek en dichtkunst werden beoefend. In 1998 kozen de leden van de Vriezenveense Harmonie deze naam voor het culturele centrum dat ze gingen bouwen. Het werk begint langzaam met de basinstrumenten en wint aan snelheid via een contrapuntpassage waarin het hoofdmotief steeds van instrumentengroep wisselt. Na een langzamer gedeelte versnelt de muziek opnieuw, om uit te monden in een majestueus koraal dat het prachtige Odeon weerspiegelt.
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Magdalena Bay€159.99While admiring many masterpieces at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Gauthier Dupertuis’ attention was drawn to a less famous painting: Magdalena Bay, by French painter François-Auguste Biard (1799-1882).
The work depicts a magnificent snowy landscape on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. However, in the foreground, the presence of the wreckage of a ship, bodies covered in snow and a visibly dying character make us understand that tragic events took place there. Thus, a strong contrast is formed between death and the sublime, between the desolation of the survivors of the shipwreck and the magnificence of the landscape. When we look in more detail at the painting, we notice that footprints have been made in the snow: so, could someone have gone to get help? This little glimmer of hope makes the picture even more touching.
In this work, Gauthier Dupertuis tried to describe the different elements of the painting, using contrasting sections and dissonances (in particular, the conflict between the minor and the major) to convey the duality between death and the sublime. The work also attempts to highlight a wide palette of orchestral colors, from the most shimmering lines to the darkest low brass colours.
In 2024, Magdalena Bay was awarded the first Prize as well as the band Prize at the 9th European Composition Competition for Brass Band, which was held in Palanga (LT). It was premiered on May 2, 2024 by The Cory Band, conducted by Philip Harper.