Soprano: Elea Bekkers
Piano: Anne-Maartje Lemereis 


A contemporary piece I wrote during last school-year in the conservatory.
This piece was written in close cooporation with Elea Bekkers, who wrote the poem/lyrics and also sings the soprano part in this recording.

The piece is available for purchase at http://ma-collective.com/edition/sheet-music/product/26-hak-jij-noemt-dit-kou-2015-for-soprano-and-piano

Lyrics:
Jij noemt dit kou
Je hebt de kou slechts aangenomen.
Ik ben erin geboren, erdoor volbracht.
Wij warmden ons aan ijs.
Jouw vorst, voor mij,
Een hitte die versmoort.

Jij noemt dit dreiging.
Mijn wateroppervlakten
Zijn jou de wanhoopsdiepten.
Jouw vreze, voor mij
Een toevluchtsoord.

Jij noemt dit pijn.

Jij noemt dit kou
Je noemt dit water duister.
Je leefde in warm licht.
Maar verstierf in een smeltkroes van kou.
Jouw dood, jouw dood,
Wanhoop, waanzin.

English translation (fun fact, this was actually the original, Elea then made the Dutch version which ended up being the definitive one):
You call this cold
You merely adopted the cold.
I was born into it, nursed by it. 
We used to warm ourselves with ice. 
Your frost to me, 
Is heat which smothers. 

You call this danger.
These waters I call shallow
Are the depths of your despair.
Your fear to me
Is the dull homeliness.

You call this pain.

You call this cold
You call these waters dark.
You lived your life in light.
But expired in icy waters.
Your death to me,
Is tragedy.


Jij Noemt Dit Kou for Soprano and Piano

The Distant Light, commissioned by Ensemble Nieuwe Muziek, tells the story of a girl trapped inside her room. Watching the world outside in the midst of winter. Even though all the trees are barren, the sun shines through them, making them appear full of leaves.

The text was written by Elea Bekkers. Illustrations by Paul van Gemen.

The Distant Light - SATB

During my travels through Scotland in August of 2019 the opening theme came to mind. The island is simply beyond belief, a truly otherworldly place unlike any other. With this music I try to show just a tiny fraction of that beauty. I hope you enjoy!

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TLNvMyUYpI

Strings recorded at the City Monastery of Utrecht, The Netherlands. 

My eternal thanks go out to the awesome people who recorded the music with me:
Violins:
Anne Nelissen
Beatrix Vogelaar
Izak Perdijk
Jeanette Halter
Maartje Rosmulder
Myrthe van der Mullen
Nienke Prins
Wouter Torringa

Violas:
Anne Ouwerling
Floris Heeres
Maarten Bolten

Cellos: 
Anne Sophie Franssen
Berend Stumphius
Esther Halter
Laurine Slingerland

Double bass: 
Daniël Muskitta

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Sem Hak - Skye

Piece of album 'Recalcitrance', released in 2021 at Moving Furniture Records (MFR090).

Recalcitrance: Depressant

Stekelvarkentjes Wiegelied 
Tekst: Annie M.G. Schmidt
Muziek: Paul Christiaan van Westering
Piano: Laurens de Man
Trompet: Gidon Nunes Vaz
Audio: Koen van Andel
Foto: Niels Hak

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