Dr. Thorsten Wollmann & jazz vocalist Prof. Michael Schiefel

Works for jazz orchestra

SIDDHARTHA 

(based on a novel by Hermann Hesse)

for soloist: b-cl/fl/as/ss, big band & strings

performed as “WDR Nachtmusik”, Frank Gratkowsky (soloist), Jiggs Wigham (conductor),

Ensemble from Musikhochschule Köln

SUITE OF DREAMS

I. Dreams of the Past II. Dreams of the Future

III. Dreams of Love & Death IV. Awakening

for jazz quintett (tp/flgh/piano, cl/b-cl, vib/piano, bass, drums) & orchestra

recorded by Thorsten Wollmann Quintett & WDR Rundfunkorchester, David de Villier (conductor)

LYRIC SUITE

I. Salaam Bombay II. Horizons

III. Lament for a dead King

IV. Far Cry V. Falling Leaves

for jazz ensemble & small orchestra

performed and recorded by WDR with the Thorsten Wollmann Quintett & Orchestra,

featuring John Taylor (piano), conducted by the composer

PIMONMAS

LES VAGES ROUGES

for jazz ensemble & strings

OUVERTURE FOR JAZZ ORCHESTRA (Geckoverlag Köln)

commissioned & first performed by Bamberg Symphony Bigband

AOTEAROA / New Zealand

I. The Doll’s House (based on a short-story of Katherine Mansfield)

II. Dolphins & Whales  III. Fjordland

IV. Waitomo  V. Rangiheata

VI. Whakaari

WDR-production for jazz orchestra and soloists

recorded by WDR-Big Band & 2 horns, percussion

featuring Hayden Chisholm (N.Z.), as & Henning Berg, tb

conducted by the composer

COLOURS OF SIAM

Variations on a Thai Theme, Northern Thai Song

Song for Janine, Rainy Season, Pagodas

Between Islands, Tropical Night

"City of Angels"

I. Traffic Jam II. Chinatown III. Night Sketch

IV. Pahurat V. Bangkok Ways

WDR-production for big band + mallets, percussion & soloist

performed & recorded by WDR-Big Band, featuring Hayden Chisholm as/ss

conducted by the composer

POSTCARDS

New York Shuffle, Departure of an Angel, Cologne After Dark

Hawaiian Sunrise, Dancing in Venice, Island Groove

Reflections in a Lake, Mongkok Funk

HR-production for jazz orchestra

recorded by HR-Big Band, conducted by the composer

SYMPHONIC JAZZ CONCERT

Waiting for a Princess, Out of the Clouds, Igor's Dance

Stan gets a new Samba, Departure of an Angel

for jazz orchestra (woodwinds, hn, strings, g, p, b, dm) and soloist

performed at the International Music & Dance Festival in Bangkok

featuring Koh Mr. Saxman, conducted by the composer

WORLD OF INNOVATION

I. Europe II. North America III. Africa

IV. South America V. Australia

VI. Asia VII. Finale

for orchestra, big band, Taiko ensemble, soloists & multi media

performed & recorded on CD by Bosch Musikgruppen

AROUND THE WORLD IN FOUR SEASONS

I. Spring in Western Australia

II. Summer Nights at the Copacabana

III. Autumn Colours on the Island of Honshu

IV. Winter Joy in the Alps

for big band, strings and soloist (tp/flgh)