Compositions Thomas van Dun

Unrestrictions - for orchestra
Written by Thomas van Dun in 2019

Performed by the Residentie Orkest, conducted by Anja Bihlmaier on the 21st of September 2021, at Amare in The Hague.

Commissioned by the Residentie Orkest for their 'Prinsjesdagconcert', to open the new season and the debut of their new chief conductor.

Copyright © 2021 by Thomas van Dun

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Unrestrictions - for orchestra (2021)

In Transit - for solo percussionist and large orchestra.
Written by Thomas van Dun in 2021.

Visual recording: https://youtu.be/B84z2G1E33I

Performed by the Dutch Student Orchestra (NSO; Nederlands Studenten Orkest), and Dominique Vleeshouwers, conducted by Frans-Aert Burghgraef on the 10th of August 2021, at Topsportcentrum Almere. 'In Transit' is accompanied by light art by the hands of light composer Teus van der Stelt.

In Transit is a concerto for percussionist and orchestra that colors a question that has been asked since the dawn of humanity: what happens to us after death? Not with our body but with ourselves, the 'I'. Humans have been dealing with this question since the earliest civilizations and each religion or culture has its own answer to it. Some believe in reincarnation. Others believe that you ascend to heaven or fall into hell, and some send you to a whole other dimension that we would know nothing about. They don't have an answer, but the imagination is not lacking in providing an answer to this unsolvable question. A question so complex pushes the human imagination to its limits to encompass this issue. Each answer given is more otherworldly and beautiful than the next. Although every answer is different, there is a commonality that is reflected in many cultures; after death you are to be transported. As soon as someone dies, they have to go somewhere, heaven, hell, the underworld, the afterlife.

In Transit takes off with this age-old fascination with the inescapable question, and the eloquent imagination that goes into solving this issue. Just like humans, the percussionist asks questions and is taken on a journey by the propelling sounds of the orchestra. It doesn't give an answer, but In Transit attempts to transport you through imaginative ignorance.

Commissioned by the NSO for their 69th edition, to be played alongside Wagner's The Ring Cycle (arranged by Henk de Vlieger).
Copyright © 2021 by Thomas van Dun

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In Transit - percussion concerto (2021)

In Memory of I [2018] for b♭flat clarinet, bass clarinet and delay system
Written for the annual cemetery concert ceremony at Rhijnhof, Leiden.

Performed Peppe Sapienza (b♭) and Bram Boesschen Hospers (bass) on the 27th of June 2018.

Score video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gSd6_ICGmM&t

Copyright © 2018 by Thomas van Dun

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In Memory of I

Performed by the Residentie Orkest, conducted by Mei-Ann Chen.

Fading In Silk - for orchestra (2019)

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Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Youtube channel (scores): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-EAnv3oI9OCK1sZcfuVkBQ

Compositions Thomas van Dun

Thomas van Dun - Composer