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DIE WEISSE ROSE: World premiere of the musical

The new musical DIE WEISSE ROSE (The White Rose) by Vera Bolten (libretto) and Alex Melcher (music) celebrated its acclaimed premiere at the Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein.

The play about the young resistance fighters Sophie and Hans Scholl, who were executed by the Nazi regime in 1943, deeply moved not only the audience. The press was also impressed. The Süddeutsche Zeitung praised the clever use of original texts, which authentically portray the intellect and inner conflict of the young resistance fighters – the characters are ‘exceptionally clear’ and lively. Pitfalls such as trivialisation, kitsch or romanticisation have been skilfully avoided. Authentic quotations from leaflets, letters and diaries of the young resistance fighters make the play historically credible.

The music for a seven-piece band brings all this to life in a congenial and versatile way: melancholic and quiet, then energetic, rocking and loud.

Further performances will follow until the end of July 2025 in Munich and Füssen.

Find out more about the musical here.

Stephen Houghs Concerto for piano and orchestra

Sir Stephen Hough is an extremely versatile artist. With his Concerto for piano and orchestra, ‘the world of yesterday’, he traces the myth and aura of the city of Vienna at the beginning of the 20th century. The subtitle refers to Stefan Zweig's memoirs of the same name. Hough himself explains in a YouTube video how and why the concerto came about, which he has now also recorded with the Hallé Orchestra. You can find out more about Stephen Hough here.

Gerhard Sowa: HALALI JAGDSZENEN

Following two successful hunting horn school books, Gerhard Sowa's ‘Halali Jagdszenen’ (Halali Hunting Scenes) is now available as a versatile musical construction kit for mixed wind ensembles.
Different parts can be performed individually or combined to form longer pieces. The parts for the Fürst-Pless horn are mostly arranged so that they sound good even without parforce horns. There are also sections for parforce horns only. Audio files for each individual part are available for download via QR code.

For advanced Fürst-Pless horn and parforce horn players.
For concert performances and freestyle.
Learn by reading the notes or, alternatively, by ear using the proven concept of audio examples of individual parts.

Item number: 1015-31 ISMN: 979-0-50049-015-9 ISBN: 978-3-940297-15-0

Retail price: 12.95 euros

You can purchase Halali ‘Jagdhornschule’ (Hunting Horn School) Volumes 1 and 2 as well as ‘Jagdszenen’ (Hunting Scenes) in all book and music stores or directly from us.