Edition 66

On October 15, Ensemble Modelo62 from The Hague will present their Three Degrees from Reality in a sold out Korzo. A hybrid work: in the performance three different works of art come together and visitors play an important role. We spoke to Ezequiel Menalled, Luz Lassizuk and Yolanda Uriz from…

In Wake The Dead, horn player Morris Kliphuis and pianist Joanna Duda bring old and new music, improvisation and electronics together. They do this together with the Baroque ensemble of the Royal Conservatoire. Wake The Dead will premiere on 14 October at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam and can be heard…

Primo Ish-Hurwitz invited twenty young composers to write a three-minute piece for the piece Toonzetters. The piece will be performed on October 15 in Amare. We asked Primo how Toonzetters came about and what assignment the composers were set to work on. How did you come up with the idea…

Peter-Jan Wagemans wrote the piece Cycles, which will be performed on October 15th, for drummer Friso van Wijck and pianist Matthijs van Wijhe. The piece is an extensive work between jazz and modern and consists of twenty short pieces. We talked to Peter-Jan about his inspirations, his choice of instruments…

After a hot summer, we are looking forward to a refreshing new cultural year! This season we are organizing three editions of Dag in de Branding: Sat 15 October, Sat 4 March and Sat 17 June (during Composer's Day). Traditionally opened during the UIT Festival The Hague on Sunday 4…

On the recommendation of the Johan Wagenaar Foundation, the Municipality of The Hague awards the Kees van Baaren Prize to composer Seung-Won Oh for her work YeonDo. This composition prize is awarded for an orchestral work or music-theatrical work. Seung-Won Oh will receive the prize from the Municipality of The…