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Masterpieces by Serge Lancen.

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Šedevrai Serge Lancen.

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Masterpieces by Serge Lancen. Masterpieces for Band 19. For concert band. Molenaar Masterpieces. CD. Published by Molenaar Edition. ML.311084720. SERGE LANCEN - Serge Lancen was born in Paris on 5 November 1922 in a family of surgeons from father to son. His father was head of the rheumatology ward at the Saint-Antoine hospital. From his early youth onwards, Serge Lancen felt attracted to music while listening attentively when his mother played the classical pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin etc. on the piano. All of these classical composers will influence Lancen later. His mother was not only a fine pianist, but also an excellent painter, whereas his father had played the violin in an amateur symphony orchestra. Young Serge never got fed up with listening to the symphonic music concerts that were broadcast every Sunday afternoon and soon he starts learning to play the piano. Not even five years old, he composes a Berceuse. Cradle Song. which will be published much later and which was written down by his mother as little Serge could neither read nor write music yet. When he was eight years old he started studying solfeggio and piano and when he was fifteen, he had written enough piano music in order to give a complete recital with his own compositions. That concert took place at the London Rudolf Steiner Hall in 1937. Later, he studied the piano with Marguerite Long and Lazare Levy as well as composition with Noel Gallon and Tony Aubin at the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music. In 1950 he was awarded the 'Prix de Rome', the most prestigious reward for a young composer. Several composition prizes will follow. among those several Composition Prizes of the French Broadcasting Union, a Prize of the European Radio Union and Composition Prizes warded by the SACEM, the French copyright society. Serge Lancen composed all kinds of music such as chamber music, works for piano, ballet music, a chamber opera commissioned by the French Radio and quite some symphonic compositions. His rather original style is clearly influenced by the great classical composers he heard so often in his youth. Among his early symphonic compositions we mention the Concertino for Piano. 1949. , the Piano Concerto. 1951. and the Symphonie Legere. 1955. Serge Lancen and the symphonic band. There was absolutely nothing that could make one expect Serge Lancen to become one of the great French composers of original wind band music in the 20th century. Indeed, he had grown up in a musical world that was completely focused on the piano and the strings. The soloists he had heard when he accompanied his parents to the Sunday concerts always were either pianists or violinists. To him, winds only had a function in the orchestra when surrounded by the strings and so, he was completely predestined to become a purely symphonic composer. However, fate decided otherwise. One of his ancient friends at the Paris Conservatory, clarinettist Desire Dondeyne, was appointed conductor of the Paris Metropolitan Police Band in 1954. As Dondeyne wanted to enrich the original contemporary wind band repertoire he not only started composing himself but incited his ancient fellow-pupils to write music for symphonic band. Serge Lancen attended some concerts by this popular wind band and was deeply impressed by the splendid sonorities of the symphonic band with its mass of clarinets, saxophones and saxhorns. Later, he will admit that it was above all the massive sonorous communion of the wind band that attracted him and fascinated him for the rest of his life. For the symphonic composer by training, the upper register of the symphonic band definitely lacked volume and power, but the inventions by Adolphe Sax certainly add exceptional natural colours to the medium and low registers. So it happened in 1960 that Serge wrote a Marche de Concert that he had orchestrated for band by Dondeyne, as he himself was confronted with the huge difficulty of having to cope with the numerous transposing instruments of the symphonic band. A trip to the United States inspired Lancen to write his Manhattan Symphony. 1961-1962. for symphonic band and once more he entrusted the orchestration to Desire Dondeyne. And so he also did with his Symphonie de Noel. 1964. and the suite Festival - Kerkrade. 1966. two other wind band pieces. Serge Lancen discovered the World Music Contest that took place once in four years since 1950 at Kerkrade a small southern Dutch city near the German and the Belgian borders. Serge became a special guest of the World Music Contest since his Manhattan Symphony had been chosen as test piece in the 1st Division in 1966. At the 1970 edition of the WMC, the famous Banda Primitiva of Lliria performed his Mini Symphony in concert, whereas the colliery band DSM played his Manhattan Symphony. In 1974 Serge himself played his Parade Concerto with the Marine Band of the Royal Dutch Navy, in 1978 Cap Kennedy brought the house down as test piece in the 1st Division and in 1981 his Festival Rhapsody, commissioned by the WMC organizers, was the test piece in the 2nd Division. Four years later, still at Kerkrade, Serge played his Concerto de Paris with the Symphonic band of the Maastricht Conservatory of Music and this concert was broadcast on television. Serge Lancen's music was also often on the program of the gala concerts given by prestigious professional wind bands during the consecutive WMC editions. After the Festival - Kerkrade in 1967, Serge Lancen thought he was quite capable of writing himself the symphonic band orchestrations. The Mini Symphonie. 1967. can be considered as his first "complete" composition for symphonic band. Then, still fascinated by this unique sonorous spectrum, Lancen continued to write regularly for symphonic band, especially when he was encouraged by his Dutch publisher Pieter Jan Molenaar who had been impressed by the Manhattan Symphonie at the world premiere by the Musique des Gardiens de la Paix. Paris Metropolitan Police Band. on 29 April 1962 at Argentan. Obsession. 1969. , commissioned by the French Radio for a European composition contest was awarded a First Prize. Next he composed the masterpiece Cape Kennedy. 1969-1970. , a symphonic poem that was immediately very successful even far beyond the borders. Among the numerous wind band compositions. some sixty. we should mention the symphonic sketches Le Mont Saint Michel. 1976. , the symphonic poem commissioned by the French Government Le Chant de l'Arbre. 1979-1980. and Mascarade. 1985. for brass quintet and symphonic band, premiered during the third WASBE world conference in Boston on 20 July 1987. Serge Lancen attended the foundation of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles at Manchester in July 1981 and actively supported this organisation for many years. From 1985 to 1991 he was a member of the international board and represented his native country. Besides the already mentioned Mascarade first performed at Boston in 1987, several compositions by Lancen were either premiered or performed at the different WASBE conferences. Festival - Kerkrade was played by the Le Havre Municipal Band, conducted by Claude Decugis, at Skien, Norway on 14 July 1983. the Symphonie de l'Eau was premiered by the Musique de la Police Nationale. National Police Band. , conducted by Pierre Bigot, at Kortrijk, Belgium on 17 July 1985. the Ouverture pour un matin d'Automne was played by the Senior Musicians Band of the Netherlands, conducted by Henk van Lijnschooten at Kerkrade on 20 July 1989, whereas the Manhattan Symphony was played by the Musique de l'Air de Paris. Principal French Air Force Band. conducted by Francois-Xavier Bailleul on 21 July 1989 during the same Kerkrade conference. the Sonate Concertante for clarinet and symphonic band was performed by clarinettist Mark Vertessen and the Lier Concert Band on 14 July 1993 at Valencia, Spain and the Oboe Concerto was played by the same Belgian band. renamed "Concert Band for Flanders". on 8 July 1997 at Schladming, Austria. Serge Lancen has written several concertos with wind band accompaniment. First of all there are the two piano concertos. Parade Concerto. 1971. premiered by Pierre Nimax at the piano and the Esch-sur-Alzette Municipal Band. Luxemburg. , conducted by Georges Wagner, on 6 April 1972. Serge Lancen often played himself that concerto. so he did with Jan Molenaar conducting the United States Air Force Band in Washington D.C. in 1973 and recorded it with Jan Molenaar conducting the Purdue University Symphonic Band that very same year and in 1971 he had recorded it with the Royal Dutch Military band KMK, conducted by Anne Posthumus. The Concerto de Paris was premiered by the composer and the Royal Dutch Military Band KMK conducted by Jan van Ossenbruggen on 25 November 1983 at Zaandam during a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of Molenaar Edition. Then there are also concertos for different solo instruments with symphonic band. Dedicace. 1974. for alto saxophone solo and wind band was premiered by Jaques Desloges and the Musique de la Police Nationale, conducted by Michel Mariot, during the 4th World Saxophone Congress at Bordeaux, France in 1974. Next to the already mentioned solo pieces, there are also concertos for trombone. 1988. , for French horn. 1991. and for Harp and symphonic band. 1990. All these solo pieces have been recorded by the Symphonic Band of the Brabant Conservatory of Music. The Netherlands. , conducted by Jan Cober. "Masterpieces for Band 3". Molenaar MBCD 31.1016.72. and "Masterpieces for Band 11". Molenaar MBCD 31.1040.72. It is also quite interesting to know that the Oboe Concerto. 1991. was in fact a new version of the Concerto for Harmonica and Symphony Orchestra. 1954. commissioned and also premiered by Larry Adler at the Birmingham Town Hall, Rudolf Schwarz conducting. The composer has always expressed a preference for his religious compositions. The first one he wrote was Poeme Ecumenique. 1975. based on texts excerpted from the Bible. Psalms 8, 23, 100 and 150. , from books of prayers in their original language. Latin, French, Slavonic, Hebrew. and from individual prayers. The finale is the Hymne de Fraternite written by Roger Thirault. This religious composition, premiered in the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Laon on 12 October 1975, is written for symphony orchestra and. or wind band, soloists and choir. The second religious composition is the Missa Solemnis. 1985. for vocal soloist, choir and symphonic band it is dedicated to late Pope John Paul II and was premiered by the Royal Wind Band of Thorn, conducted by Jan Cober, at the Our Lady's Basilica of Maastricht, The Netherlands, on 27 May 1989. Then we have the Te Deum. 1991. for tenor and baritone singer, male choir and wind ensemble. 14 instruments. dedicated to the former Paris cardinal Lustiger. Finally there is the Credo. 1994. for mixed choir and symphonic band, commissioned to be included in the "Missa Solemnis" and premiered in the church "Eglise des Francaises" at Bolzano, Italy, by the choir and wind band of Zwolfmalgreien conducted by Markus Silbernagl on 19 March 1995. Among the later symphonic band compositions by Serge Lancen we should mention Zwiefache Symphonique. 1994. , Hymne aux Musiciens. 1995. , Jour de Fete. 1995. , Jubila. 1996. and the cantata Espaces Harmoniques. 1995. for soloist, mixed choir, children's choir and symphonic band, commissioned by the city of Blois for the commemoration of the diocese. This cantata was premiered at the Basilica "Notre-Dame de la Trinite" at Blois in 1997 Vincent Ries conducting. Some time later, Serge Lancen's health got more and more fragile. He did no longer compose and lived quietly surrounded by the loving care of his wife Raphaelle. He died peacefully on Sunday 10 June 2005 and now rests at the Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris. All those who were lucky to meet Serge regularly were touched by his distinction, his delicacy, his balanced vision and his honesty, characteristics we also find back in his compositions. This 'gentleman of French wind band music' was welcome all over the world when attending premiere performances, concerts, recording sessions or simple rehearsals, everybody appreciating the amiability and simplicity of this great Master who deeply respected the amateur musicians.

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Šedevrai Serge Lancen. Šedevrus Band 19. Dėl koncertų grupės. Molenaar šedevrai. CD. Paskelbta minėto sprendimo Molenaar Edition. ML.311084720. Serge LANCEN - Serge Lancen gimė Paryžiuje 1922 lapkričio 5 iš gydytojų šeimos iš tėvo sūnui. Jo tėvas buvo vadovas Reumatologija palatoje Saint-Antoine ligoninės. Nuo jo ankstyvos jaunystės m Serge Lancen jautė muzikos klausantis atidžiai, kai jo motina grojo klasikinius kūrinius Bacho, Mozarto, Beethoveno, Chopino ir tt. ant fortepijono. Visi šie klasikos kompozitorių turės įtakos Lancen vėliau. Jo motina buvo ne tik gerai pianistas, bet ir puikus dailininkas, o jo tėvas grojo smuiku mėgėjų simfoniniu orkestru. Jauni Serge niekada gavo atsibodo su klausydamiesi simfoninės muzikos koncertų, kurie buvo transliuojami kiekvieną sekmadienio popietę, ir netrukus jis pradeda mokytis groti pianinu. Net ne penkerių metų, jis komponuoja Berceuse. Cradle Song. kuris bus paskelbtas kiek vėliau ir buvo užrašyti jo motina, kaip mažai Serge nemokėjo nei skaityti, nei rašyti muziką dar. Kai jam buvo aštuoneri metai, jis pradėjo studijuoti solfedžiuo ir pianinu ir kai jam buvo penkiolika, jis parašė pakankamai fortepijono muziką, siekiant suteikti visą konstatuojamąją dalį su savo kūrinių. Kad koncertas vyko Londono Rudolf Steiner salėje 1937. Later, he studied the piano with Marguerite Long and Lazare Levy as well as composition with Noel Gallon and Tony Aubin at the Paris National Superior Conservatory of Music. In 1950 he was awarded the 'Prix de Rome', the most prestigious reward for a young composer. Keletas sudėties prizai seks. tarp tų kelių Sudėtis Prizai Prancūzijos transliuotojų sąjunga, kaip Prizas Europos radijo Sąjungos ir sudėtis Prizai warded pagal SACEM, Prancūzijos autorių teisių visuomenės. Serge Lancen sudaro visų muzikos rūšių, pavyzdžiui, kamerinės muzikos, Kūriniai fortepijonui, baleto muzikos, kamerinė opera, kurią užsakė Prancūzijos radijo ir gana ilgą simfoninių kompozicijų. Jo, o originalus stilius aiškiai įtakojo didžiųjų klasikos kompozitorių jis girdėjo, kad dažnai jaunystėje. Tarp jo pradžioje simfoninių kompozicijų mes paminėti Concertino fortepijonui. 1949. , Koncertas fortepijonui. 1951. and the Symphonie Legere. 1955. Serge Lancen ir simfoninis orkestras. Nebuvo absoliučiai nieko, kad galėtų tikėtis, Serge Lancen tapti viena iš didžiųjų prancūzų kompozitorių originalios pučiamųjų orkestrų muzikos 20-ojo amžiaus. Iš tiesų, jis užaugo muzikos pasaulyje, kuris buvo visiškai orientuota į fortepijonui ir styginiams. Solistai jis girdėjo, kai jis kartu su tėvais į sekmadienis koncertai visuomet buvo arba pianistai ar smuikininkai. Jo, vėjas turėjo tik orkestre funkciją, kai apsuptas stygos ir tt, jis buvo visiškai nulemta tapti grynai simfoninės kompozitorius. Tačiau likimas nusprendė kitaip. One of his ancient friends at the Paris Conservatory, clarinettist Desire Dondeyne, was appointed conductor of the Paris Metropolitan Police Band in 1954. Kaip Dondeyne norėjo praturtinti originalus šiuolaikinio pučiamųjų orkestrų repertuarą, jis ne tik pradėjo kurti save, bet skatindavo savo senovės kolegas mokinius rašyti muziką simfoninės juostos. Serge Lancen dalyvavo keletas koncertų šiame populiariame pučiamųjų orkestro ir buvo labai sužavėtas puikios skambesių simfoninės juostos su savo mase klarnetai, saksofonai ir saxhorns. Vėliau jis bus pripažinti, kad tai buvo visų pirma masinis skardžiai bendrystės pučiamųjų orkestrui, kad jį traukia ir žavi jam už visą likusį savo gyvenimą. Dėl simfoninės kompozitoriaus pagal mokymo viršutinis registras simfoninės juostos tikrai trūko tūrį ir galią, tačiau Adolphe Sax išradimai tikrai pridėti išskirtinių natūralių spalvų į vidutinės ir žemos registruose. Taigi, tai atsitiko 1960 m Serge parašė Marche de Concert, kad jis dirigavo už juostoje Dondeyne, kaip jis pats susidūrė su didžiuliais sunkumais dėl to, kad susidoroti su daugeliu perkeliančių priemonių simfoninės juostos. Kelionė į Jungtines Amerikos Valstijas įkvėpė Lancen rašyti savo Manhattan simfonija. 1961-1962. for symphonic band and once more he entrusted the orchestration to Desire Dondeyne. And so he also did with his Symphonie de Noel. 1964. and the suite Festival - Kerkrade. 1966. kiti du pučiamųjų orkestras vienetų. Serge Lancen atrado Pasaulio muzikos konkurse, kuris vyko kartą per ketverius metus nuo 1950 metu Kerkradės mažą pietų Olandijos mieste šalia Vokietijos ir Belgijos sienas. Serge tapo ypatingas svečias Pasaulio muzikos konkurse, nes jo Manheteno simfoninis buvo pasirinkta kaip bandinio į 1 skyriaus 1966. Tuo 1970 redakcijos WMC, garsus Banda Primitiva iš Lliria atliko savo Mini simfoninis koncertas, o anglių kasykla grupė DSM suvaidino savo Manhattan simfonija. 1974 Serge pats suvaidino savo Parade koncertą su Jūrų Band Karališkosios Nyderlandų karinio jūrų laivyno, 1978 dangtelis Kennedy atnešė namo žemyn, kaip bandinio į 1 skyriuje ir 1981 jo festivalis Rapsodija, užsakė WMC organizatorių, buvo bandinys 2-ojo skyriaus. Praėjus ketveriems metams, dar Kerkradės Serge suvaidino savo koncertą de Paris su simfoniniu juostoje Mastrichto konservatorijoje muzikos ir koncertas buvo transliuojamas per televiziją. Serge Lancen's music was also often on the program of the gala concerts given by prestigious professional wind bands during the consecutive WMC editions. After the Festival - Kerkrade in 1967, Serge Lancen thought he was quite capable of writing himself the symphonic band orchestrations. Mini Symphonie. 1967. can be considered as his first "complete" composition for symphonic band. Tada dar žavi šios unikalios muzikinės spektro Lancen toliau rašyti reguliariai simfoninės juostos, ypač kai jis buvo skatinami savo Nyderlandų leidėjas Pieter Jan minėto sprendimo Molenaar, kuris buvo sužavėtas Manheteno Symphonie ne pasaulio premjera Musique des Gardiens de la Paix. Paryžius Metropolitan Police Band. balandžio 1962 29 d Argentan. Manija. 1969. , Užsakė Prancūzijos Radio Europos kompozicijos konkurse buvo apdovanotas pirmosios vietos. Kitas jis sukūrė šedevrą Cape Kennedy. 1969-1970. , Simfoninė poema, kad iš karto buvo labai sėkmingas, net toli už sienų. Tarp daugelio pučiamųjų orkestrų sudėčių. sześćdziesięciokrotny. turėtume paminėti simfoninės eskizai Le Mont Saint Michel. 1976. , the symphonic poem commissioned by the French Government Le Chant de l'Arbre. 1979-1980. ir Mascarade. 1985. vario kvintetui ir simfoniniam juostos premjera per trečiąjį WASBE pasaulio konferencijos Boston Lie 20, 1987. Serge Lancen dalyvavo Pasaulio asociacija Simfoninės juostos ir ansamblių ne Mančesteryje liepa 1981 pamatus ir aktyviai rėmė šios organizacijos daugelį metų. Nuo 1985-1991 jis buvo tarptautinės valdybos narys ir atstovavo savo gimtąją šalį. Be jau minėto Mascarade pirmas atlikto Bostone 1987, kelios kompozicijos Lancen arba buvo premjera ar atliekamas įvairių WASBE konferencijų. Festival - Kerkrade was played by the Le Havre Municipal Band, conducted by Claude Decugis, at Skien, Norway on 14 July 1983. the Symphonie de l'Eau was premiered by the Musique de la Police Nationale. Nacionalinė policijos juosta. , Atliko Pierre Bigot, prie Kortrijk, Belgija ant Lie 17, 1985. the Ouverture pour un matin d'Automne was played by the Senior Musicians Band of the Netherlands, conducted by Henk van Lijnschooten at Kerkrade on 20 July 1989, whereas the Manhattan Symphony was played by the Musique de l'Air de Paris. Pagrindinis Prancūzijos karinių oro pajėgų orkestras. conducted by Francois-Xavier Bailleul on 21 July 1989 during the same Kerkrade conference. Sonate Concertante klarnetui ir simfoniniam juostoje atliko klarnetininko Mark Vertessen ir Lier Koncertas juosta 14 liepa 1993 Valensijoje, Ispanijoje ir obojui koncerto grojo pačioje Belgijos juostos. renamed "Concert Band for Flanders". dėl 8 liepa 1997 metu Schladming, Austrija. Serge Lancen yra parašęs keletą koncertų su pučiamųjų orkestrų akompanimentu. Pirmiausia yra du fortepijoniniai koncertai. Parade Koncertas. 1971. premjera Pierre Nimax prie fortepijono ir Esch-sur-Alzette savivaldybės Band. Liuksemburgas. , Atliko Georges Wagner, dėl balandis 6, 1972. Serge Lancen dažnai grojo sau, kad koncertą. todėl jis padarė Jan Molenaar atlikimą JAV Oro pajėgų orkestras Vašingtone 1973 ir įrašė Jan Molenaar atliekant Purdue universiteto Simfoninius Band kad pačiais metais ir 1971 metais jis įrašė jį su Olandijos Karališkoji karo juostos KMK, atliko Anne Posthumus. Koncertas de Paris "premjera kompozitoriaus ir Karališkosios Nyderlandų karinio Band KMK atliko Jan van Ossenbruggen nuo 25 lapkritis 1983 metu Zaandam koncerto metu, švenčiant 50-ąsias minėto sprendimo Molenaar Edition. Tada yra taip pat koncertai skirtingų solo instrumentams su simfoninės juostos. Dedicace. 1974. for alto saxophone solo and wind band was premiered by Jaques Desloges and the Musique de la Police Nationale, conducted by Michel Mariot, during the 4th World Saxophone Congress at Bordeaux, France in 1974. Šalia jau minėtų mentams, taip pat koncertai trombono. 1988. , Už valtornos. 1991. ir arfa ir simfoninės juostos. 1990. Visi šie solo kūriniai buvo įrašyti simfoninis orkestras Brabant muzikos konservatorijoje. Nyderlandai. , Atliko Jan cober. "Masterpieces for Band 3". Molenaar MBCD 31.1016.72. and "Masterpieces for Band 11". Molenaar MBCD 31.1040.72. Jis taip pat yra gana įdomu sužinoti, kad obojui ir orkestrui. 1991. iš tiesų buvo nauja versija koncertą armonikėlė ir simfoniniam orkestrui. 1954. užsakė ir premjera Larry Adler tuo Birmingham rotušėje Rudolf Schwarz atlikti. Kompozitorius visada išreiškė savo religiniais kompozicijų pirmenybę. The first one he wrote was Poeme Ecumenique. 1975. remiantis ištrauka iš Biblijos tekstai. Psalms 8, 23, 100 ir 150. , Iš knygų maldų jų originalo kalba. Lotynų, prancūzų, slavų, hebrajų. ir nuo individualių maldų. The finale is the Hymne de Fraternite written by Roger Thirault. Ši religinė sudėtis, premjera Notre-Dame katedra Laon 1975 spalio 12 parašyta simfoniniam orkestrui ir. ar pučiamųjų orkestras, solistai ir choras. Antra religinė sudėtis Missa Solemnis. 1985. for vocal soloist, choir and symphonic band it is dedicated to late Pope John Paul II and was premiered by the Royal Wind Band of Thorn, conducted by Jan Cober, at the Our Lady's Basilica of Maastricht, The Netherlands, on 27 May 1989. Tada mes turime Te Deum. 1991. tenorui ir baritonas dainininkas, vyrų chorui ir pučiamųjų ansambliui. 14 priemonės. skirta buvusiam Paryžiaus kardinolas Lustiger. Galiausiai yra Credo. 1994. for mixed choir and symphonic band, commissioned to be included in the "Missa Solemnis" and premiered in the church "Eglise des Francaises" at Bolzano, Italy, by the choir and wind band of Zwolfmalgreien conducted by Markus Silbernagl on 19 March 1995. Tarp vėlesnių simfoninių band kompozicijose Serge Lancen turėtume paminėti Zwiefache Symphonique. 1994. , Himnas muzikantai. 1995. , Jour de Fete. 1995. , Jubila. 1996. ir kantata Espaces harmoniques. 1995. for soloist, mixed choir, children's choir and symphonic band, commissioned by the city of Blois for the commemoration of the diocese. This cantata was premiered at the Basilica "Notre-Dame de la Trinite" at Blois in 1997 Vincent Ries conducting. Some time later, Serge Lancen's health got more and more fragile. He did no longer compose and lived quietly surrounded by the loving care of his wife Raphaelle. Jis mirė ramiai, sekmadienį 10 Bir 2005, o dabar tenka ne Montparnasse kapinėse Paryžiuje. Visi tie, kurie pasisekė susitikti Serge reguliariai buvo paliestas jo skirtumo, jo švelnumo, jo subalansuotą regėjimą ir jo sąžiningumo, charakteristikos randame atgal į savo kompozicijas. This 'gentleman of French wind band music' was welcome all over the world when attending premiere performances, concerts, recording sessions or simple rehearsals, everybody appreciating the amiability and simplicity of this great Master who deeply respected the amateur musicians.