Warm Sounds

Warm Sounds — an exciting, season‑end showcase by the National Academic Brass Band of Ukraine under the baton of Honored Artist Oleksiy Roshchak. This dazzling concert blurs genre boundaries, sweeping listeners from elegant tango and upbeat jazz to iconic rock anthems and incendiary Latin‑American rhythms. In fresh, modern orchestral arrangements, beloved melodies from Freddie Mercury, Roger Waters, Henry Mancini, Vangelis, and Quincy Jones are reimagined, inviting audiences to discover new facets of familiar favorites. With a palette of bright orchestral colors, spirited solos, and the virtuoso saxophone of Viktoria Tyshchyk‑Yarushevska, the program delivers pure rhythm, style, and energy for a warm, unforgettable close to the season. **Program** *Division IA* - Reed – “Curtain Up!” - R. Vincent – “Pour Un Flirt” (arranged by J. Nole) - L. de Gizzallo – “Midnight Dancer” - Roger Waters – “Another Brick in the Wall” (arranged by R. Balforth) - T. Kahelin – “Clown Act” - R. Molinelli – “Four Pictures from New York” *II. Tango Club* - Freddie Mercury – “Bohemian Rhapsody” (arranged by M. Amano) *II Department* - B. Balmajes – “Arabian Dances” - Henry Mancini – “The Peter Gunn Theme” (arranged by J. van Creydonk) - F. R. Battal – “Can‑Can Alla Rossini” (arranged by J. G. Mortimer) - L. Bonfa – “Black Orpheus” (arranged by A. Balin) - Jorge Ben Jor – “Mas Que Nada” (arranged by N. Ivai) - Vangelis – “Conquest of Paradise” - R. E. Marin – “El Cumbancero” (arranged by N. Iwai)