Commissioned by and written for the VU Kamerorkest on the occasion of its tenth anniversary in 2002.
Première: Groate Kerk, St.Jacobiparochie (Friesland, NL) on 3 November 2002. Conducted by Daan Admiraal.
Duration approx. 5'30".
When I first saw the wonderful painting by Jack Yeats, 'Galway races', I was immediately caught by it. Later, in 2002, when I was in Ireland spending my summer holidays,
I was lucky to be able to go the Sligo horse races. I pictured some impressions of this event in this short and rather light-hearted composition.
Scoring:
2 Flutes (2nd also piccolo)
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets (2nd also bass-clarinet)
2 Bassoons
2 Horns in F
1 Trombone
Timpani
Percussion (one player)
piatti
piatto sospeso
snare drum
tambourine
Harp
Violins 1
Violins 2
Violas
Violoncellos
Double Basses
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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".
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).
Calendar
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
2020 - Centenary of the publication of W.B. Yeats's famous poem "The Second Coming" Listen to my musical setting of this poem 
In progress: a work for the Leeuwarder Madrigaalkoor with guitarist Klaas de Jong. Text: Lorca's poem "La guitarra".