for two ensembles 1111 1110 perc vibr hp pf 2vl vla vc cb, soprano and actor.
Text: Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Amnesty International
Duration: 18'
Year of composition: 1996
Premiere: Opening concert Gaudeamus Festival, 1996; Ingrid Kapelle, soprano; Fred van der Hilst, actor; Doelen Ensemble conducted by Lucas Vis; Wang Zaal, Beurs van Berlage Amsterdam, September 2, 1996.

Ingrid Kapelle, Lucas Vis, Doelen Ensemble

The Overwhelming Blankness of the Ultimate Meaninglessness of Tragedy

Dutch Radio Kamerorkest
conducted by Péter Eötvös
December 12, 2004, Vredenburg, Utrecht
Henriëtte Bosmansprijs 2004

Marble Sparks

Why Elsewhere

a capella with electronic soundscape: coloratuursopraan, sopraan, mezzosopraan, tenor (of bariton).
Commissioned and performed by Dutch Vocal Lab. With financial support of the Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten+.
or vocal quartet and electronic tape

The text is from a US marine who, after volunteering to fight in Iraq, has second thoughts. His inner conflict is expressed through the snatches of text, often reduced to utterances of only sounds.

Year of composition: 2008
Duration: 9'
Commissioned by Romain Bischoff and Vocal LAB
Premiere: Gaudeamus Festival Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Netherlands, September 2008
Prize: Toonzetters 2008 Competition; Winner category 6 players or less Netherlands

Score available here: https://webshop.donemus.com/action/front/sheetmusic/11726/Aliquid+stat+pro+aliquo

aliquid stat pro aliquo

Red Thirst was composed for Ensemble Domestica in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
The premiere was performed on November 6, 2004 at Theatre Lantaarn-Venster by Ensemble Domestica conducted by Wim Steinmann.

Red Thirst

1. moderato appassionato
- Music is a tightrope walker balancing on the silver thread of emotion. (ET)
- 'The phenomenon of exctacy.' After a photo collage of Salvador Dali.

2. andante nostalgico
- 'De zoete en pijnlijke en onbegrepen weemoed, dat ‘t voorbij was en dat
donderdag de 30ste juli 1896 nooit meer komen zou.'(From: Pleziertrein (fun train), Nescio)

3. tempo di valzer
'Zo zit ik hier, gij
Allerliefste vriendinnen,
En kijk naar de palm,
Hoe zij als een danseres,
Zich buigt en neigt en in de heupen wiegt,
-Men doet het na, als men er lang naar kijkt!
Gelijk een danseres, die, naar het mij dunkt,
Te lang reeds, zelfs gevaarlijk lang,
Aldoor, aldoor slechts op één been bleef staan?'
… (from: Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche)

4. rondo techno

Tjeerd Top and Mariken Zandvliet, who commissioned the work as well, performed the Sonata on numerous occasions in Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Costa Rica, India, Indonesia, and the Netherlands Antilles.

Sonata For Violin & Piano 4 - Rondo Techno

Sonata For Violin & Piano 1 - Moderato Appassionato - Le Phénomène De L'extase

for two vibraphones
Performed by Duo Vertigo
Year of composition: 1996
Duration: 14'
Commissioned by Eduardo Leandro
Premiere: Rotterdam Conservatory, Netherlands, 1996

Double Smooth Disaster

Tomoko Mukajyama on piano, Laurens van Vliet on violin, and Rebecca Smit on cello

Year of composition: 2001
Duration: 18'
Commissioned by the Doelen Ensemble
Premiere: De Doelen Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2001
Score available at donemus.nl

1. Then he began to curse and swear, saying, _I do not know the Man!
2. I do not know what you are saying
3. And he wept bitterly
4. Even if I had to die with You, I will not deny You!

.. And He Wept Bitterly 4 -  Even If I Had To Die With You, I Will Not Deny You!

.. And He Wept Bitterly 2 -  I Do Not Know What You Are Saying

.. And He Wept Bitterly 1 - Then He Began To Curse And Swear, Saying,  I Do Not Know The Man!

for flute, cello, vibraphone, piano
Ensemble Kokoro, Bournemouth
Composed in 2006
Performed at the University of Bristol at the Royal Musical Association (RMA) Conference at the University of Bristol, UK.

Kwart - Kokoro

Amardi Quintet
Duration: 17’
Year of composition: 2003
Commissioned by Amardi Quintet
Premiere: Amardi Quintet, Musis Sacrum, Arnhem, Netherlands, 2003

Quintetto

In four movements
Duration: 7’
Year of composition: 2002
Premiere: King’s College London, UK, 2007
More information on From the Abdomen available here

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