In her famous trilogy – Leedvermaak, Rijgdraad, Simon – Judith Herzberg sketches with a great sense of humor a portrait of a family in Amsterdam between the early 1970s and the turn of the century. Eric de Vroedt: “The Leedvermaak trilogy is about great and small human suffering, with the temptation to remain silent and look away.”
In her famous trilogy – Leedvermaak, Rijgdraad, Simon – Judith Herzberg sketches with a great sense of humor a portrait of a family in Amsterdam between the early 1970s and the turn of the century. Eric de Vroedt: “The Leedvermaak trilogy is about great and small human suffering, with the temptation to remain silent and look away.”
In her famous trilogy – Leedvermaak, Rijgdraad, Simon – Judith Herzberg sketches with a great sense of humor a portrait of a family in Amsterdam between the early 1970s and the turn of the century. Eric de Vroedt: “The Leedvermaak trilogy is about great and small human suffering, with the temptation to remain silent and look away.”
Brazilian composer Julian Maple-Oliveira, who studied not only composition but also sonology, loves alternative and complex pop music. He has now combined all these interests in an experimental song cycle for soprano, acoustic instruments (played by the members of the New European Ensemble) and self-built electromechanical instruments.
Following this, the New European Ensemble performs the Dutch premiere of Ritroverai le nubi – a work about childlike silence and contemplation by Italian Amsterdammer Giuliano Bracci.
Julian “For the Dag in de Branding project I am developing a series of five musical experiments in the form of songs for voice, electronics and instrumental ensemble. This project combines my love for cartoons and contemporary music. In associating these two aspects I’ve created a persona named Oliver Maple – a cartoon character who writes music and goes on fantastic (and fun) adventures.” You can listen to the 5 songs here. These songs will be performed in a special arrangement on May 21st by the New European Ensemble.
In her famous trilogy – Leedvermaak, Rijgdraad, Simon – Judith Herzberg sketches with a great sense of humor a portrait of a family in Amsterdam between the early 1970s and the turn of the century. Eric de Vroedt: “The Leedvermaak trilogy is about great and small human suffering, with the temptation to remain silent and look away.”
In her famous trilogy – Leedvermaak, Rijgdraad, Simon – Judith Herzberg sketches with a great sense of humor a portrait of a family in Amsterdam between the early 1970s and the turn of the century. Eric de Vroedt: “The Leedvermaak trilogy is about great and small human suffering, with the temptation to remain silent and look away.”
In her famous trilogy – Leedvermaak, Rijgdraad, Simon – Judith Herzberg sketches with a great sense of humor a portrait of a family in Amsterdam between the early 1970s and the turn of the century. Eric de Vroedt: “The Leedvermaak trilogy is about great and small human suffering, with the temptation to remain silent and look away.”
In her famous trilogy – Leedvermaak, Rijgdraad, Simon – Judith Herzberg sketches with a great sense of humor a portrait of a family in Amsterdam between the early 1970s and the turn of the century. Eric de Vroedt: “The Leedvermaak trilogy is about great and small human suffering, with the temptation to remain silent and look away.”
Her work is on the one hand rooted in the Russian tradition of her predecessors such as Dmitri Shostakovich, but on the other hand it also originates from a process of improvisation and intimate reflection.
The composer played the guitar herself, so this instrument is close to her heart. Another of her favorite instruments is the double bass, which takes on a solo role in Sotto Voce and Repentance. These chamber music works from the last decades are written for a small guitar ensemble with a solo part for the viola in Sotto Voce and for the cello in the mysterious piece Repentance.
New Music NOW organizes the first edition of ‘Dag van de Componist’. A celebration of new music. Music by composers who are active in the Netherlands can be heard throughout the country: not only in concert halls and theatres, but also from clock towers, on the street and in living rooms. The NTR and VPRO will make live reports and New Music NOW streams concerts and interviews all day long. Reporters from all over the country report on this special day.
New European Ensemble plays music bij Seung-Won Oh:
A Portrait
Black Crow
Sifting Through Memory
New Work
The School for Young Talent and Young KC (Music) end the school year with the traditional Young KC Summer Festival. This intensive week-long programme of choral singing, chamber music, workshops and concerts gives the pupils of Young KC the opportunity to learn more about each other, both personally and as musicians.
There is also plenty for the public to enjoy during the week with one or more fantastic concerts every day. The event includes performances by the Atheneum Chamber Orchestra (AKO) and AKO Junior, and the New European Ensemble together with the young winners of the Royal Conservatoire’s Composition Prize. Further details of the programme will follow in due course.
New works that bridge the gap between contemporary experimentation and tango traditions by Gustavo Beytelmann, Barbara Varassi Pega, Diego Schissi and Martin Suet (all Argentine tango musicians). The ensemble plays together with tango musicians Gustavo Beytelmann (piano), Santiago Cimadevilla (bandoneon), Virgilio Monti (double bass) and Serdar Geldymuradov (violin).