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08-04-2024 00:00

Realised:

Vibraphone: Randall Sutin ( Pennsylvania) has recorded my Etude for Vibraphone.                                                                          He said: this is an Etude so as an Etude has to be!  (that is a compliment)  (Januari 2024)

Harp solo:   Lost in a winterworld. Eleonora Serani, (Antwerpen) has made a recording. (Januari 2024)

Bass clarinet: Secret date:   I have the honor that Stefano Franchescini from Ravenna has mad a recording of it.

Projects:

Violin solo: Pandora.  Ioanna Kotzioula (Athens) started with Pandora in november. almost ready 08-04-2024

Theremin / organ: Moon.   Anne Magda de Geus is busy working on and  it started  in januari 2024

Flute / Bass flute: The Shadow.  Helen Hendriks is making a film with clay figures and playing both instruments.

Marimba solo:  Adjos:  it is on the way to more performers, so I have to wait for the result

Wood Quintet: Characters:  Ana Lilia Rodríquez asked to make an other version of the woodwind quintet and to                                                    change three instruments. Have to wait till she has a rehearsal.

Marimba: Laugh with Bach for marimba: I am working together with Julian Garcia Pena in Columbia.  He checkes                 the piece

Choir: Printemps: Karel Koks will perform it with his choir. For his french programm

Choir:  De koekoek op de toren: Meike Warmoeskerken  was busy with her choir, but she stopped directing the choir, so I don't know what will happen.  Now looking for another choir.   

Cello solo, Flute solo, Cello and clarinet,  there are promises but ..........

Violin and Cello: Cosmic Butterfly never heard anything of it.

and from the projects listed above I always say: next year at this time I know more.

Publishing: Ummp has published 4 new albums. Fantasy about Skrik, Too much is less than enough,            Funny Distances, Lucky little whistler.  (november 2023)

Flute quartet: Zodiac.  Zacharias Tarpogkos, in Athens, would start with his students for performing it, but when I don't know in this moment ?     No contact!

 

 

 

 

 

conservatory Athens

19-03-2023 09:51

The latest news.

 

https://www.principalchairs.com/flute/zacharias-tarpagkos/

Zacharias Tarpagkos will soon start to work on Zodiac for flute quartet with his Contemporary Music class at the university in Athens.

See his message:

Dear Joke,
 
I am very happy and very excited with your email. Tomorrow I have a class of extended techniques in high school students and will be AMAZING to work on your pieces . I will keep you informed with photos, videos and recordings. Of course all the credits are to the composer (you) and of course in any performance of the whole piece or part of it you will be delivered in the email a programm , a poster and recording .
 
I am always at your disposal for communication, ideas and thoughts,
 
I send you my best greetings and I am VERY thankful for your gesture,
Zach Tarpagos  

 

Performers wanted: contact me through my facebook account

28-02-2023 00:00

   Performers wanted: contact me through my facebook account or send a mail to my webmail ziggo.nl  and start with joke.vandal and than an at

01-05-2021 15:00
And I'm always looking for some performers for certain pieces that have already been released but not yet officially played, feel free to ask, because I still have some unusual combinations. Maybe there's something for you.
See list of compositions.
Foli
I have completed my composition for double bass. The composition is about Africa and the title is Foli: it means there is no movement without rhythm. Perhaps there are still double bass players for this composition.
 
Chant the Printemps
started a new PR round.
 
Schicksal
The Haarlem trio wants to perform 'Schicksal' composition about a painting by Franz Marc (Tierschicksale), in the Azijnfabriek in 's-Hertogenbosch, Isabel Vaz (cello), Daan Treur (piano) and Natasa Gruic (violin). This time Natasa was abroad so pieces have now been performed for duo. Descending to Avalon (cello solo) and Piano Painting (piano) For the time being 'Schicksal' has been put aside until the trio's next performance if it still exists.
 
Phenomenal Woman
Kaiyi Min (soprano) will rehearse 'Phenomenal Woman', if possible perform it. But please also other candidates.
 
The cuckoo on the tower sat
  The piece is published by DMP/Metropolis, it is the 24th edition. Find another good chorus. It is currently waiting for Maike Warmoeskerk. The Meike Choir in Dinteloord will perform it next year
 
Cosmic Butterfly
My violin/cello composition "Cosmic Butterfly" has been completed, it has become an exciting piece. Cor Coppoolse and Irene Bossier are interested in implementing it in due course
 
Lost in a winter world
For harp solo, nice piece with effects, find another daredevil. Carla Bos dares to do it and will carry it out this winter.
 
Mizu no Oto
A composition about a Japanese garden written in a Japanese way. composition for harp and violin.
 
Moon and Awaking
I am still looking for performers for two clarinet/cello pieces. One is Moon, which shows all the phases of the moon and the other is Awaking written in the style of Messiaen. Pierre Lafay (clarinet teacher Groningen conservatory) has played through the clarinet part and thinks it is a very good piece. Looking for performers now.
 
Brian Nelson in South Africa will soon be studying it with a cellist, whose name I don't know yet.
See also compositions when you are looking for some piece.

And I'm always looking for some performers for certain pieces that have already been released but not yet officially played, feel free to ask, because I still have some unusual combinations. Maybe there's something for you.

Foli for double bass

I have completed my composition for double bass. The composition is about Africa and the title is Foli: it means there is no movement without rhythm. Perhaps there are still double bass players for this composition.

Chant the Printemps

for satb choir

the composition is based on an old poem, but is contemporary.

I am looking for a very good choir.

 

 

Schicksal for violin , cello, piano

 

The Haarlem trio wants to perform 'Schicksal' composition about a painting by Franz Marc (Tierschicksale), in the Azijnfabriek in 's-Hertogenbosch, Isabel Vaz (cello), Daan Treur (piano) and Natasa Gruic (violin). This time Natasa was abroad so pieces have now been performed for duo. Descending to Avalon (cello solo) and Piano Painting (piano) For the time being 'Schicksal' has been put aside until the trio's next performance if it still exists.

So I am looking for a piano trio

 

Cosmic Butterfly for violin and cello

My violin/cello composition "Cosmic Butterfly" has been completed, it has become an exciting piece. Cor Coppoolse and Irene Bossier are interested in implementing it in due course, but is not sure, so I am looking for performers

so I am looking for a duo violin / cello
 

Mizu no Oto

A composition about a Japanese garden written in a Japanese way. Composition for harp and violin.  

may be Eleonora Serani

 

Moon and Awaking cello/clarinet

I am still looking for performers for two clarinet/cello pieces. One is Moon, which shows all the phases of the moon and the other is Awaking written in the style of Messiaen. Pierre Lafay (clarinet teacher Groningen conservatory) has played through the clarinet part and thinks it is a very good piece. Looking for performers now. In this moment i am busy to make the composition Awaking for Clarinet and bass clarinet, for there are few duos clarinet cello, mostly occasional duos.

I have also made Awaking to perform for clarinet and bassoon and for clarinet and bass clarinet.

I have Moon made for clarinet and theremin and for theremin and piano.

So I am looking for performers
clarinet / cello
clarinet / bass clarinet
clarinet / bassoon
clarinet / theremin
theremin/ piano
cello solo
violin solo

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printemps for satb choir

17-10-2022 11:48
I was advised by John Damsma to promote my choir piece and he also gave me some names of very good choirs, because that was necessary, he said.
 
So I started with that. The composition was just finished before the corona time and was going to be performed, but everything turned out differently.
 
I composed the piece and got very good advice from Mark van Platen for all the dots on the i and that was necessary because he is the specialist for choral music and choral music is just a different genre.
 
So I'm curious to see if I get some responses. So far no interest, everyone has already completed their program.

I was advised by John Damsma to promote my choir piece and he also gave me some names of very good choirs, because that was necessary, he said. So I started with that. The composition was just finished before the corona time and was going to be performed, but everything turned out differently. I composed the piece and got very good advice from Mark van Platen for all the dots on the i and that was necessary because he is the specialist for choral music and choral music is just a different genre.  So I'm curious to see if I get some responses. So far no interest, everyone has already completed their program.

 

        

The Shadow

31-10-2021 19:29
Music to a fairy tale by Hans Cristiaan Andersen for flute and bass flute will be published soon. I have already received the proof.
 
Is now with a Helen Hendriks , who wants to make a recording in a studio and compile both parts and she is thinking about making an arti film with it. With (sculpted) figures that are then illuminated in such a way that the shadow literally takes on a life of its own.

Music to a fairy tale by Hans Cristiaan Andersen for flute and bass flute will be published soon. I have already received the proof.

Is now it is with Helen Hendriks , who wants to make a recording in a studio and compile both parts and she is thinking about making an arti film with it. With (sculpted) figures that are then illuminated in such a way that the shadow literally takes on a life of its own.

 

Gaiteta

03-10-2019 12:46

 

Despite the corona crisis, I still wrote a composition for cello solo for Isabel Vaz. she's going to do it.
The idea is based on Galician cantigas from around 1300 and also written in this medieval style.
The play is about a damsel at her castle. She has a date with her lover and the play is about the day before the nightly adventure. Starts with the sunrise and ends with the sunrise the day after.
 
 
I have also made an arrangement of Gaiiteta for carillon, Janno den Engelsman has already passed it on and thinks it is a very good piece for carillon. It will be played in May 2022 in Bergen op Zoom on the carillon of the Peperbus. Then I made another arrangement for bass clarinet, this piece has a different title on the advice of the publisher. And on the advice of Peter Geijsels I edited the piece and he gave me good advice.
All three pieces will be published in due course.
 

Despite the corona crisis, I still wrote a composition for cello solo for Isabel Vaz. she's going to do it.

The idea is based on Galician cantigas from around 1300 and also written in this medieval style.

The play is about a damsel at her castle. She has a date with her lover and the play is about the day before the nightly adventure. Starts with the sunrise and ends with the sunrise the day after.

I have also made an arrangement of Gaiiteta for carillon, Janno den Engelsman has already passed it on and thinks it is a very good piece for carillon. It will be played in May 2022 in Bergen op Zoom on the carillon of the Peperbus. Then I made another arrangement for bass clarinet, this piece has a different title on the advice of the publisher. And on the advice of Peter Geijsels I edited the piece and he gave me good advice.

All three pieces will be published in due course.

Gaiteta

The composition for basclarinet has a new name: Secret Date 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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