OPEN UP!
The slow restart of our sector after covid inspired me to write an overture that captures the joy of being able to play music together again.
Due to the wide variety of percussion ensembles i made three versions: 10 parts, 13 parts and 16 parts.
As a metaphor to the open-up it is possible to start with an empty stage: After the woodblock appears, slowly all of the ensemble's musicians meet up in the 4/4 3/4
ostinato.
Very suitable for your outdoor-concert!
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Cygnus X at C.Alan Publications!
This 11 minute space fantasy for large percussion ensemble is from now on available at one of the world's leading publishers for percussion music and much
more.
Check it HERE
In the atmosphere of Cygnus, two other pieces are in progress right now. This will eventually culminate in one hour of music that take us towards the
stars:
First Contact? will be the obligatory piece for the middle class at the 2023 ONSK, the Dutch Open
Percussion Championships.
It was first scheduled at the 2021 edition but because of the covid crisis the contest shifts to 2023.
The third piece will be the climax of this 'galactic triple'.
It is called Extra Terra
With almost 30 minutes of music this piece depicts
the current developments of the exploration of Mars and a future vision of human presence on the Red Planet.
Percussion Ensemble Helmond gave the commission.
PREMIERES:
Joining Forces
I am very thankfull to Concordia Leveroy for my first commission for Fanfare band with percussion ensemble.
The 10 minute piece is all about joining forces between communities, in music and in life, were people are working together for the same goal. Premiere is postponed
Paradigm Shift
Is a concert piece for Flutes/Percussion Orchestra. This seemingly special combination is a common ensemble formation in the south of
the Netherlands and nearby Germany. Various ensembles have developed into modern concert ensembles with piccolo's, flute, altflute and even bassflutes and a large percussion section.
This piece shifts the paradigm for this orchestral form and continues the emancipation with influences of modern 20th century classical and styles from nowadays.
Commissioned by Flute & Percussion Orchestra St. Paulus Schaesberg. premiere is postponed
D'Artagnan: le Siege de Maestricht
This epic concertpiece for large melodic percussion ensemble is commissioned by ensemble st. Petrus & Paulus Wolder, Maastricht, directed by Paul Schrader.
Beneath the church of Wolder, legend has is, is buried the famous musketeer D'Artagnan. He died in the siege of Maastricht in the 17th. It tells the story of this battle through the eyes of
the legendary D'Artagnan.
The music is combined with a Narrator.
tpremiere postponed.
Apex for percussion ensemble, commissioned by
St. Caecilia Spaubeek under the baton of Roland Jaegers.
The piece is the closure of a large concert they are preparing right now. Starting solemny and ever growing to a great musical ánd visual
climax, or 'Apex'.
The piece is an eclectic mix of popular music styles and very suitable for a broad audience.
premiere postponed
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