This work has been written within the framework of the Obertöne project by the Bezirksblasmusikverband Linz-Land (Austria). It was dedicated to Anton Forstner as a thank you for his years of support to wind music in the Linz-Land District. The Shamadan is an old oriental folk dance full of symbolism in which a female dancer – often on the occasion of a wedding – balances a candelabra on her head as a token of spiritual light.

In this work, the euphonium takes up the role of the dancer. At th...