for soprano, violin, cello and harp.
The composition consists of five independent songs, so they don't really form a cycle..
Written for Trio Ibert, Jan Erik van Regteren Altena (violin), Eduard van Regteren Altena (cello) en Ernestine Stoop (harp) with soprano Irene Maessen.
Première: 9 January 2001, in Podium Gigant, Apeldoorn by Trio Ibert en Irene Maessen.
duration: approx.. 12'
2020 - Centenary of the publication of W.B. Yeats's famous poem "The Second Coming" Listen to my musical setting of this poem here.
New work: "Psalms of Life" (2020), seven songs for soprano and guitar. Read more ....
In progress: a work for the Leeuwarder Madrigaalkoor with guitarist Klaas de Jong. Text: Lorca's poem "La guitarra".
Sudan (2019) for five female
voices. Read more ...
Guitarist Klaas de Jong has recorded "El alma dormida - in memoriam Guido Topper."
Great playing!
Listen on YouTube here.
The dancer (2019) A new work for trumpet, marimba, violin & viola.
Blodeuwedd (2018) a dance poem for narrator, singer/reciter, dancers and ensemble. The poem is by the Welsh writer and poet Tony Conran.
Time to fly (2018) written for the Bron Saxophone Quartet.
Ritual text for the afterlife for female voice and vibraphone.
(2019)
Ancient Greek goldplates with texts - recently found in graves - that were carried by the dead on their journey to afterlife.
Draaf, Foekje. Draaf!Watch the television interview. (You need to understand Frisian, though).
March 21, 2020
Time to Fly for saxophone quartet
the Bron saxophone quartet
De Kopermolen, Vaals
January 26, 2019
Music, when soft voices die (Shelley) for voice and guitar. Izhar Elias & Channa Malkin. (guitar and soprano) MerkAz, Utrecht. Premiere
February 9, 2019
Time to fly for saxophone quartet. The Bron saxophone quartet. Concerten de Korenwinde, Rhenen. Premiere
April 11, 2019
Homenaje pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy (Manuel de Falla) - arranged for flute, viola & harp ONEIROS ensemble.
Grote Kerk, Epe.
April 14, 2019
Time to fly for saxophone quartet. The Bron saxophone quartet.
Tilburg,
Kapel Mariengaarde. 13.30
April 25, 2019
Time to fly for saxophone quartet.
Eindhoven, Muziekgebouw.12:30
May 12, 2019
Time to Fly for saxophone quartet
Burchtzaal / Kapel van Mariaoord
Rosmalen
May 26, 2019
Time to Fly for saxophone quartet
Cultuurcentrum de Ogtent, Duiven
Piz Amalia Music Festival 2019
The Dancer
for trumpet, marimba, violin & viola
18 September 2019, Konservatorium Winterthur
20 September 2019,
Bergkerk S-charl
21 September 2019, NAIRS Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst, Scuol
22 September 2019, Matineeconcert in Hotel Belvédère, Scuol
15 November 2019, Paleiskerk, Den Haag