Theme: B (si) - R (re) - U (ut/do) - G (sol) - G (sol) - E (mi)

Written by a colleague of mine, Luc Bogaert. I arranged it for solo concert accordion.

Valsette op de naam Brugge - Luc Bogaert/arr. Elke De Meester

Recorded at my final exam part one, in January 2010.

Spinnerlied Mendelssohn.MP3

Originally for piano, strings and voices. I arranged it for accordion ensemble on the occasion of a school concert.

Stream (Twarres/arr. Elke De Meester) performed by some of my students

Lyrics:
Rommel in m’n kamer
Rommel in m’n hoofd
Rommel in m’n hart
‘k Had het mezelf nochtans beloofd
Om wat orde te scheppen, wat klaarheid misschien
Maar ik kan soms door de bomen het bos niet meer zien

Waar moet ik mee beginnen, wat pak ik nu best aan
Smijt ik alles in de vuilbak, of laat ik toch wat staan
Mijn kamer is mijn wereld, mijn wereld op z’n kop
Ruim de boel toch gewoon op…

De zon strooit haar stralen uit
Om volop mee te genieten
Maar ik laat de gordijnen toe
Lees mezelf de levieten

 
Zet het raam open, doe de boel aan de kant
Wat ruimte om te ademen, dat is toch plezant
Maar als ik in die orde m’n weg dan niet meer vind
Dan kruip ik in m’n hoekje als een treurig klein kind.

Rommel in m’n kamer
Rommel in m’n hoofd
Rommel in m’n hart
‘k Had het mezelf nochtans zo beloofd
Om wat orde te scheppen, wat klaarheid misschien
Maar ik kan soms door de bomen het bos niet meer zien

Maar Wat Rommel

Ethno Memories... Just an amateur recording of my own arrangement. 

Motorway Mazurka

Simple but beautiful... (amateur recording)


Une Petite Valse Pour Rêver (M. Bonnay)

Brilliant composition. Performed at my accordion exam in 2010.


The Flight Beyond The Time - Petri Makkonen

Just a tiny melody that was stuck inside my head today... so I had to get it out :)

Mood of the day

This is a recording I made with a tiny camera, I think in 2008. Sorry for the poor sound quality. 
This is a piece for modern classical accordion, written by the French composer Franck Angelis. As the title says, the piece is a mix of small themes, motives and atmospheres.

Amalgame - Franck Angelis (poor sound quality)

This is another recording I made with a tiny camera in 2008. Sorry again for the poor sound quality. 
This is a baroque piece, originally written for organ by the Czech composer Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, but as you can hear, it sounds great on a modern classical accordion as well! 

Prelude and Fugue - Cernohorsky (poor sound quality)

I learned this Swedish song at Ethno Flanders. Loved it so much I decided to try it on my accordion in my own arrangement... 

Till Österland vill jag fara

Ward added a lovely guitarline to my recording and arrangement of the Motorway Mazurka.
I think this virtual cooperation turned out just fine, don't you think?

Motorway Mazurka Ward Dhoore & Elke De Meester

Solo: Elke De Meester (accordion)
Ensemble: Bram Van Weverberg (accordion), Kris De Munck (flute), Mart Flecijn (violin), Mia Hermans (Tenor Saxophone), Eddy Flecijn ("Basson" Accordion)

Recorded live @ Ringtheater Hamme, May 12th, 2013

Elke De Meester

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