"Soundscapes" has been commissioned by the NDR jazz editors who wanted a concert program for the NDR big band taking up a whole evening. Christina Fuchs, composer and arranger from Cologne, leader of the United Women`s Orchestra (JHM 99, JHM 123) presented the result of this project on November 17th and 18th 2005 in the Rolf-Liebermann-Saal in Hamburg. The extraordinary soloists of the NDR big band play the powerful compositions of Christina Fuchs technically first class, yet still very empathetic, letting the composer`s soundscapes coming to life: familiar, yet still new. Another "First": Christian Fuchs is the first female conductor in the history of the NDR big band!