EVENING AIR – Solo for Cornet and Brass Band

EVENING AIR

I forbindelse med Siddis Brass-konkurransen i 2025, ville Krohnengen Brass Band fremføre et program som omhandlet "elementene": Jord, luft, ild og vann. Under langvarige diskusjoner kunne vi ikke komme opp med et passende stykke som omhandlet "Luft"-temaet, som ville passe i programmet. Mange stykker og arrangementer ble nevnt, blant annet Carl Nielsens vakre "Underlige Aftenlufte" fra 1914, og Johann Sebastian Bachs velkjente "Air" fra orkestersuite nr.3 i Ddur, komponert rundt 1720.
Jeg fikk plutselig ideen å forsøke å kombinere disse to, og skrev denne soloen for Krohnengen sin principal Henrik Falang. Melodien er av Nielsen, mens akkompagnement og mellomspill baserer seg på Bach sine tema. Arrangementet krever melodisk slagverk, men dersom man bare har to slagverkere må man prioritere stemmene for Glockenspiel og Marimba.

John Philip Hannevik

EVENING AIR

Siddis Brass is Norway’s leading entertainment contest for brass bands. For the 2025 competition, the renowned Championship Section band Krohnengen Brass Band aimed to present a program based on the four elements: Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. After lengthy discussions, we were unable to find an arrangement or composition that fit the theme of “Air.” Many well-known pieces were considered, including the beautiful song by Danish composer Carl Nielsen, "Fascinated Evening Air" (composed in 1914), and Johann Sebastian Bach’s wonderful "Air" from Orchestral Suite No. 3 (composed around 1720).
I had the idea that a combination of these two might work, and I wrote this arrangement for Henrik Falang, Krohnengen’s principal cornet. The main melody is by Carl Nielsen, while the accompaniment and transitions are inspired by Bach. This arrangement requires mallet percussion. However, if you don’t have enough players, the glockenspiel and marimba parts should be prioritized.

John Philip Hannevik


JOHN PHILIP HANNEVIK

John Philip Hannevik ble født i Tromsø i 1970. Han er utdannet sosionom, og har også hovedfag i musikkvitenskap fra Universitetet i Oslo. Philip arbeider på heltid som dirigent, arrangør og utøver. Han har dirigert brassband, janitsjarkorps og symfoniorkestre på toppnivå i Norge, og han har arrangert og dirigert for noen av Norges fremste artister, slik som Sissel Kyrkjebø, Rein Alexander, Halvdan Sivertsen, Lars Martin Myhre og Bjørn Eidsvåg.
Han har deltatt som arrangør og musiker på en rekke CD-innspillinger, flere av disse har solgt til platina. Philip var finalist ved EBBAs internasjonale dirigentkonkurranse 2003, og han har reist som dirigent i en rekke land i Europa, Afrika, Nord- og Sør-Amerika.

JOHN PHILIP HANNEVIK

John Philip hannevik was born in Tromsø, Norway, in January 1970.He holds a master’s degree in Musicology and has a bachelor’s degree in social work. Philip has been working as a full-time musician throughout much of his adult life, among other things as a musical advisor for the Salvation Army. He has conducted all possible types of ensembles, he has written music for classical artists, brass bands, pop- and contemporary singers/bands, and for TV. He is a prize winner at the EBBAs International Conductors Competition.
As a musician he has toured Africa, North- and South America, visited approximately 15 countries in Europe, and has conducted ensembles in many of the finest Concert Halls and studios in Scandinavia. He has worked with several of the top conductors, soloists and bands within the band movement. He has also participated as a musician or arranger on several platinum-awarded CD’s.