" Blues des bacs à sable allows young players to play as the "big ones": a constant harmonic formula, a slow tempo and of course... choruses! " - Alain LOPEZ

" The title of this Piece is a pun on Cubans rhythms. The opposition between the tone and used homonymous tone, as well as the rhythmic formula chosen on theme "B" are a typical feature of South America music. Concerning the melody, it is a stylistics composition on quarter note triplets! " - Alain LOPEZ

" As the light whose reflection in the water is sometimes broken by the waves, I used ascending and descending movement in the melody. The pervasive use of syncopation also enabled me to exacerbate the impact felt by the ebb and flow. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Mon film is a soulful composition that uses minor mode. It is built of 64 bars dedicated to my Cousin, born in 1964, and prematurely deceased. I shoot here the film based on her life's scenario... " - Alain LOPEZ

" Orange was the popular color of tango dancers at tango's height during the twenties. The melody is as bright as the color, pleasant and is not bereft of ardour. " - Alain LOPEZ

" Tangolla uses melodic and rhythmic styles specific to Tango. It embeds references to the Master Astor Piazzolla. " - Alain LOPEZ

" A romantic composition dedicated to my Director Jacques Andrieu and to his husband Danièle (pianist). The seventh intervals (range rarely used), major, minor or diminished allowed me to create a tender and touching melody. " - Alain LOPEZ

The last movement, Alla Turka or popularly known as the Turkish Rondo, proposed here, is often heard on its own, and is one of the most well known of all Mozart's works. It imitates the sound of Turkish Janissary bands

" A mischievous rabbit who accompanies the young brass players of the first cycle in a joyful promenade. " - Pascal PROUST

The famous piece, used as introduction of EPSILON brass ensemble concerts, at last published!

It is particularly suited to begin a concert, to introduce the musicians, one by one, through this fugue.

" The Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) is an Irish Hymn. It is a popular melody in the Irish diaspora and is also used by the Northern Ireland as the National Hymn before some sport events. " - Alain LOPEZ

Epsilon Brass Ensemble was born in 1986 from complicity and frienship of musicians laureates from Paris Conservatoire. During their career, they played all around the word and built an eclectic repertoire, made of arrangements and compositions by Thierry Thibault, from baroque to jazz. This CD proposes the best of this repertoire. You'll find the corresponding sheet music here.