You will achieve an impressive effect with this rousing march for beginners. Ben Christon is the composer of this harmonious piece which includes an important part for percussion in the middle section.

You will achieve an impressive effect with this rousing march for beginners. Ben Christon is the composer of this harmonious piece which includes an important part for percussion in the middle section.

Introductie en variaties over het Dies Irae-De Ruigewaard is a large polder (reclaimed land protected by dykes) in the Dutch province of Groningen. Shortly after the land was reclaimed around 1500 a settlement was established at the location of the current village of Grijpskerk. This was the source of inspiration for this concert work together with a 13th-century Gregorian theme - the Dies Irae - which is used as a leitmotiv.After the introduction follow five variations in randon order - however each one of them carries us back to a striking moment in the history of Grijpskerk home of the Excelsior Christian Music Association (CMV) who commissioned this work on the occasion of its participation in theWMC in Kerkrade (the Netherlands) in 2013.