Portrait of a Yellow Man (Porträt der Gelbe Mann, 1921 (Portrait V) - No. 118 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs
Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon
October 11, 2022; UNI, Cedar Falls, IA

Portrait of a Yellow Man (Porträt der Gelbe Mann, 1921 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Conflict(ed)   for String quartet (May 2024)

No. 159 "Harmony Blue=Orange" (Harmonie Blau=Orange, 1923) from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Any number of players journey through a series of interludes and episodes, getting lost in the painting through improvisation.

Premiered on November 7, 2024 at the Vanguard New Music Series at Zion Community Commons in Saint Paul,

Zack Kline, violin
Aaron Kerr, cello
Jonathan Posthuma, piano
Adam Rappel, marimba
Andrew Myers, vibraphone


Harmony Blue=Orange (Harmonie Blau=Orange, 1923) - No. 159 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

No. 46 "Underwater Garden" (Unterwassergarten, 1939) from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

A bright orange fish swims peacefully through an underwater landscape of blue, green, purple and gray.

Premiered on April 5, 2024 at the Vanguard New Music Series at Zion Community Commons, Saint Paul.

Gavin Carney, trombone
Samantha Hogan, trombone
Justin Schoenherr, trombone
Jason Wiley, trombone

Underwater Garden (Unterwassergarten, 1939) - No. 46 from Paul Klee : Painted Songs

Electric guitar, effect pedals, non synchronized loops, two tube amps, acoustic thunder-drums. Excerpts (partly processed) from the vocal performance "Moan" by Snow*Omen:  https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen/moan. Spoken words: "Aber ein Sturm weht vom Paradiese her" (But a storm blows from Paradise): Walter Benjamin, Über den Begriff der Geschichte, These IX (1940). All sounds: Velvet Something Superdark & Snow*Omen. Mixing and production: Velvet Something Superdark.  Image: Paul Klee: Angelus Novus (1920), altered detail (VSS).

Angelus Novus

Collection of recorded compositions of Jonathan Posthuma, composer.

I was born in Leicester in the late 1950's. Since semi-retirement and subsequent retirement (as a Dermatologist and formerly G.P) I have spent some of my spare time trying to learn music theory. I also enjoy long distance running as well as cycling, skiing and tennis. I enjoy cooking, gardening and growing a few vegetables. And fine wine (in moderation). I enjoy insect photography, with a particular interest in hoverflies..
To my regret I never learnt a musical instrument when younger but I have listened to and been fascinated by music for as long as I can remember. The advent of the computer age has allowed me to pursue my desire to compose music. I use Logic Pro X software (and MuseScore3 for recent piano compositions). My compositions reflect my varied listening preferences (including Contemporary Classical, Jazz and  Music from other cultures around the world).

Handmade (Experimental) (Ambient) Sound (Art)

Velvet Something Superdark is 1/2 of  https://soundcloud.com/snow_omen

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