Venus Transit Concert Studies

opus 89 #1 for solo hoorn/ opus 89 #2 for solo trumpet/ opus 89 #3 for solo tenor trombone/ opus 89 #4 for solo euphonium/ opus 89 #5 for solo bass trombone/ opus 89 #6 for solo tuba/ opus 89 #7 for solo alpine horn

Programme notes

The seven Venus Transit Concert Studies for solo hoorn, solo trumpet, solo tenor trombone, solo euphonium, solo bass trombone, solo tuba and solo alpine horn originated from Casteels' Symphony nr 5 Veneris Transitus Symphoniae, opus 87 for brass instruments, cosmic sounds, moving images and text. The concert studies are based on the same compositional material than the symphony, but arranged in a different sequential order.

Handwritten sketches and drafts

to be found on pages 210 and 213 (alpine horn), 207 and 213 (bass trombone), 211 (euphonium), 209 and 213 (horn), 205 and 213 (tenor trombone), 213 and 203 (trumpet), 199 (tuba) of the red cover, A4 size, 377 pages sketchbook

Completion of the composition

22-IV-2013