#Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

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Ruysdael Quartet performs 'Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett' by Erwin Schulhoff. Recorded on 28 Dec. 2013 in the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam

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Composer Majoie Hajary: truly valued after her death?

‘A composer is not truly valued until after her death,’ once said Surinamese-Dutch Majoie Hajary. - Were these prophetic words…?

‘A composer is not truly valued until after her death,’ once said Surinamese-Dutch Majoie Hajary. Were these prophetic words…? Her name will not ring a bell with everyone, but her music is on a steady rise in the Netherlands. It was performed in the festival de Muze van Zuid, at Dutch National Opera and at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. Researcher Ellen de Vries is working on a biography and has built…

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The Apollo Kids Foundation has been making picture books with music since 2003

Apollo Kids was created by collaborating with Lucienne Tomesen (illustrator and writer) and composer and musician Guy Renardeau.

We publish DVDs, TV films, video clips and musical theater.

Our work has been reviewed in: NRC Next, VPRO 3 voor 12, Groter Groeien, J/M, Boek en Jeugd Gids, PeuterPlace, IOS Olijfmagazine, NBD Biblion, Peuteren, Pluizer, Days Magazine, Kleuternetwerk, Entoenentoen, Shownu.nl, Kindermuziek .com, Ook!, Kind Haarlem, Haarlems Dagblad, Haarlems Weekblad, De Haarlemmer, Haarlem dit Weekend, Wakou, De Sterrenparade RTV Oost, Kinderopvang Totaal, Kinderliedjes.info, Kindermuziek.tv, Wij kinderinfo.nl, Nederlandse Kinderjury KB, Jantje , Viva Mama, What are you reading?, Parents online, Boekenpret/Fantasia, Boekenkaravaan/Leesweb, Leeskraam, Literatuurlinks.net, Literartuurplein.nl, (Voor)leesplein, Voorleesgids, Attent, Probiblio, HRLM, De Echo Amsterdam-zuid, Uitgast Newsletter 2011, Uitmarkt, News Lelystad, Kinderzwerfboek.nl, De Volkskrant, NRC, Het Parool.

The musical theater performances we have produced are Brrr-live!, Meh-live!, The 4 Seasons, Dutch Landscape, Into the Wide World, parts 1 and 2 (Netherlands, Belgium), In die weite Welt hinein (Germany), Parcourir le monde (France). Our performances could be seen at: War Child Open Air Theater Caprera Bloemendaal, Kinderparkpop The Hague, Bevrijdingspop Haarlem, Haarlemmerhout Festival, Children's Festival Utrecht, Children's Festival Amsterdam, SonsbeekTheaterAvenue Festival Arnhem, Bloemencorso Haarlem-Bollenstreek, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ Amsterdam, Toneelschuur Haarlem, Open Air Theater Caprera Bloemendaal, Vondelpark Open Air Theater Amsterdam, Zuiderpark Open Air Theater Amsterdam, OBA Theater Amsterdam, Uitgast Festival Lelystad, Uitmarkt Amsterdam Nemo Theater Amsterdam, Theater VanBeresteyn Veendam, Brestheater Zeeland, Kindvakbeurs Den Bosch Brabanthallen, Toddler Festival Amsterdam, Theater aan de Werf Utrecht, Ostade Theater Amsterdam, Vondelpark Open Air Theater Festival Amsterdam, Odeon Arnhem.

We have produced music albums, and a dance hit single, 'I Dream of Sinterklaas', which won the radio music prize. We have published books and TV films in the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Scandinavia.

We gave successful concert tours from 2004 – 2011, and in 2011 we collaborated with the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam. We gave a classical concert there with music by Guy Renardeau and a music and singing workshop with a song from the performance for children.

Employes:

Sverre Fredriksen. Studio 2.13 • www.svrr.tv https://www.linkedin.com/in/sverrefredriksen/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm286

Sverre Fredriksen explores new territories in analog animation and has satisfied a wide range of international clients with his commissioned work. In the short Cloacinae, Sverre developed a new animation technique involving ice and puppets with artist Serge Onnen. Cloacinae premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2017 and has been exhibited in art galleries in the Netherlands and China. Human Nature (2019) is Sverre's most recent short film. Filmmaker & animation artist Sverre Fredriksen runs Studio. 2.13 with graphic designer Quirin Jacques.

Guy Renardeau. Film Music, Songwriting, Electronic Music. Music for Children. Instruments: Piano, Guitar and Bas. Bio. Guy Renardeau is a multi-award-winning composer and producer for film and television based in The Netherlands and in Maryland (US). After obtaining his master's degree in composition, orchestral arrangement, sound design, piano and guitar from the Hochschule für Music in Kõln, Germany, and the Conservatory in Amsterdam, and film research at the University of Chichester, England, he traveled to several countries in Europe, touring with well-known musicians. He recorded for EMI, Sony and film producers. For a couple of years, he has developed a successful and unique approach to his scores and film music productions, songwriting, games and trailers.

Apollo Kids: From 2004 to 2011, he was the composer and musician in the productions: Brrr; About the Sea, Meh, The 4 Seasons, and Dutch Landscape. Guy was hired as the bandleader. They performed over more 500 concerts at children's festivals, concert halls and schools. Press: What makes his musical creations so unique? When composing for a movie, I think about the character and the story meticulously, doing research and analysis. Then, I work on the proper musical sound palette to perfectly support and underscore the story and marry the music to the picture. Joe Kraemer – Compose (Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) Guy Renardeau has proven himself as an outstanding musician and composer and as one of the most promising young artists to arise in the genre of film music. In his film music, Guy can use the music of a grand narrative, classical music and modern fusion, regardless of whether they are a magnificent present or his exquisite expression in music.

Articles with Guy Renardeau. Magazine Heart of Hollywood interview https://pdf.ac/1bKKTH. Clouzine Magazine interview https://pdf.ac/JSpVM. Hollywood IWAA interview https://pdf.ac/1odpj. Feature Film 202 See me once more, My Dear Kid. Grammy: Voting member. Hollywood Music In Media Awards: Juruy. European Film Academy: Jury. Bafta: Voting member.

Lucienne Tomesen. Already published by Lucienne Tomesen at Apollo Kids Publishers 'Brrr', picture book about the sea, with music CD, poetry, illustrations and lyrics Luciënne Tomesen, music, compositions and lyrics Guy Renardeau, series 'The four seasons', Pereboom publishers and Apollo Recording Studio, Bussum-Badhoevedorp, 2004. 'Mèh', picture book about spring, with music CD, poetry, illustrations and lyrics Luciënne Tomesen, music, compositions and lyrics Guy Renardeau, series 'The four seasons', publisher APOLLO kids and Apollo Recording Studio, Haarlem-Badhoevedorp, 2008. 'Tikketakkeregen', picture book about autumn and winter, with DVD film 'Into the wide world', poetry, illustrations and song lyrics Luciënne Tomesen, music, compositions, song lyrics and film Guy Renardeau, series 'The four seasons', publisher APOLLO kids and Apollo Recording/Film Studio, Haarlem-Badhoevedorp, 2012 'Dutch Landscape', DVD film, music, compositions and film Guy Renardeau, illustrations Luciënne Tomesen, publisher APOLLO kids, Apollo Recording/Film Studio, Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, MuzyQ, Amsterdamse Waterleiding Duinen, 2010. 'I dream of Sinterklaas', dance - single with TV clip, lyrics and illustrations Luciënne Tomesen, music, composition, lyrics and film Guy Renardeau, publisher, APOLLO kids, Apollo Recording/Film Studio, Pink Records, 2010. Also available on the Olon CD. Tomesen's work is available in the Netherlands, Belgium, the Caribbean Netherlands, Australia, French museums, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, and Morocco.

Tomesen received financial support for her projects from the KNAW (Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences), NWO (Dutch Scientific Research), Maastricht University, Erasmus University, Municipality of Tilburg, Municipality of Maastricht, Municipality of Haarlem, Province of North Brabant, Province of South Holland, Ministry of WVC, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, European Commission, Shell International, European Cultural Foundation Amsterdam, Dutch Language Union.

Lucienne Tomesen twice won the 'Dutch Radio Public Award' with the composer, musician and music educator Guy Renardeau for the musical picture book series 'The Four Seasons'. "Contemporary quality music for children." - VPRO "Also nice to listen to for parents." – ChildrenVarious music companies have performed around 500 musical theatre performances of picture books with poems, music CDs and DVD films in concert halls, theatres, festivals and schools in the Netherlands. Tomesen wrote the lyrics and poems, made the illustrations and props, and built the sets for the performances. The picture books with music have also been made into six short TV films, 2 of which have been released on DVDMovies: https//vimeo.com/user13258945.

Tomesen and Renardeau put 'contemporary quality music for young children, written by living composers' and 'contemporary music performances for young children, performed by the composer/musician himself' in the spotlight at multimedia publisher

APOLLO Kids in 2004-2012. 'Children and music' are now on the map within Dutch education, with Queen Maximà as the figurehead.The composer, musician and music educator Guy Renardeau wrote the music for her picture book series 'The Four Seasons'. Renardeau lives and works in the US, the Netherlands and France. He has many film music awards to his name. IMDb Pro http://www.imdb.me/GuyRenardeau

Dr. Luciënne Tomesen (Haarlem) is a writer, scientist (law and philosophy), university lecturer, nature guide and pedagogue. She writes novels, poems, song lyrics, translations and scientific work. She also illustrates picture books. The scientific collection 'Thinking about Culture in Europe' received an excellent qualification within university education under its editorship.

New titles from Lucienne Tomesen in 2023-2024 from Apollo Kids publishers. Extra-curricular Lucky Ones. With pictures, photos and film. Lucienne is inspired in her work by nature in her living environment. She is one of the pioneers in greening childcare in the South Kennemerland region. Tomesen is a green bricklayer at the national Groen Cement Foundation, a nature guide at the children's working group of the Institute for Nature Education and Sustainability (South Kennemerland department) and a school counsellor in the oldest native garden in Europe: Jac. P. Thijsse's Hof in Bloemendaal. Tomesen completed a field biology course at the Royal Dutch Natural History Society. For over 12 years, Tomesen allowed children within childcare, education, cultural organizations and nature organizations to benefit from her artistic and green knowledge for a few half-days a week. She works according to the 'arti et naturae' principle. For her, art and nature are inextricably linked. Movies. The composer, musician and music educator Guy Renardeau wrote the music for the short films 'Butterfly' and 'Play with Me' for the book 'Out-of-school Bofkonten'. The drawings, photos and texts in the films are by Lucienne Tomesen. https://vimeo.com/user13258945 (APOLLO kids publisher) https://natuurluciennetomesen.tumblr.com.

Dr. Jac. P. Thijsse's Hofhouding. Nature education in Bloemendaal. With pictures, photos and film. Lucienne worked as a school counsellor at Thijsse's Hof in Bloemendaal from 2007-2010. She provided nature education to schoolchildren in the oldest native garden in Europe. In this collection, she describes Jac's court with great humour. P. Thijsse. Thijsse is the founder of numerous nature organizations in the Netherlands. He was a teacher, writer of nature books, pioneer, naturalist and conservationist, and was of great significance for nature in the Netherlands.

Window TV. You don't know what you see. With pictures, photos and film. Lucienne lived for a few years (2015-2016) in a farming village in 'the Bathtub of Europe'. The Zeevang polder is on the Markermeer, 30 km north of Amsterdam. A typical Dutch landscape with low skies, windmills and expansive views. The peat meadow area in Laag Holland has been declared a Natura 2000 area. With photos, drawings and stories about villagers, farmers, green city dwellers and 'the things no one knows'. Luciënne's grandfather and aunt had a farm in a village in the southernmost tip of South Limburg, in the Geuldal. She spent much of her childhood there. The landscape where Aunt lived was declared an Iconic Landscape a few years ago. Eli Heimans, Jac's friend. P. Thijsse conducted research there and wrote the book 'Uit our chalk land', 1901. Documentary Lucienne Tomesen in the peat meadow landscape in Low Holland by Guy Renardeau with music by Guy Renadeau. The drawings, photos and texts in the films and the documentary are by Lucienne Tomesen. https://vimeo.com/user13258945 (APOLLO kids publisher) https://natuurluciennetomesen.tumblr.com.

Documentary Do farming villages and farmers in the low peat meadow landscape (Natura 2000 area) in Low Holland still have a future? Guy Renardeau (LA) made a documentary about nature and farmers in the Zeevang Polder (2015-2016), with music by Guy Renardeau. The theme of the documentary is 'enlargement of scale'. How can facilities such as a school and a bus connection, an association for rural women and cultural activities in the reformed church be maintained? He asked this question to a farmer, his wife, and a young man who attended primary school in Ribbon Village, which consists of 500 inhabitants. The young man was in a class with his younger sister. His class consisted of 2 people. https://youtu.be/RCLtLrL3MdA?si=oCi0JyaCA1XDgqZi.

Movie Nostalghia. Andrey Tarkovsky's masterpiece 'Nostalghia' is a film about 'loss'. Guy Renardeau wrote music for this magical black-and-white film (his last) in 2020 during the 'pandemic'. Tarkovsky grew up in the Russian countryside. Stalin and communism destroyed that countryside with its farmers and its wooden houses. This film tells the story of Tarkovsky and his time and tells something about us and our time ('Great Reset'). 'Nostalgia' means longing for that which is definitively gone.

https://youtu.be/57PisdbnBoU?si=XpzHsQQCRQU6WPIr

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Music Stages presenteert opera Papoea van Maarten Ornstein op 13 mei 2023 in Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam

Music Stages, het Amsterdamse productiehuis, presenteert op zaterdag 13 mei in Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ: Opera Papoea, gecomponeerd door Maarten Ornstein.  De roman Norman was het schrijversdebuut van Merel Hubatka. Het verhaal is gebaseerd op de biografie van haar vader. Ze beschrijft daarin hoe de Papoea’s speelbal werden van grote internationale ontwikkelingen. Samen met componist Maarten…

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the first and only heavy snow day of the winter - Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 2021

photo by: nature-hiking

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Maceo Plex & Audio Obscura Bring Mosaic To ADE 2017 By: Deep House Amsterdam - Deep House Amsterdam After last year’s huge event underneath the Rijksmuseum, Audio Obscura and Maceo Plex are teaming up once again for ADE 2017. This time bringing along the Mosaic by Maceo concept, Maceo Plex will descend onto Amsterdam’s renowned concert space Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ alongside... http://www.deephouseamsterdam.com/maceo-plex-audio-obscura-mosaic-ade/ #ADE, #ADE2017, #AgentsOfTime, #AmsterdamDanceEvent, #AudioObscura, #DekmantelSoundsystem, #LevonVincent, #MaceoPlex, #Mosaic, #MosaicByMaceo, #MuziekgebouwAanTIJ, #ParanoidLondon, #Rebolledo

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Festival The Big Sing haalt The Wooster Group, Basil Twist en Ars Nova Copenhagen naar Nederland

Festival The Big Sing haalt The Wooster Group, Basil Twist en Ars Nova Copenhagen naar Nederland

“Ons festival staat voor vreugde, verbinding, verwondering, vermaak én vernieuwing,” zegt artistiek directeur Neil Wallace. “We programmeren zeer uiteenlopende en multidisciplinaire voorstellingen van wereldniveau. Tot nu toe noemden wij onszelf de Koorbiënnale maar dat dekt de lading niet meer. Vanaf dit jaar dragen wij trots onze nieuwe naam: The Big Sing.” In de loop van mei wordt de volledige…

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1021 Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Na zo’n vrije dag met boodschappen en de was ben je wel weer even toe aan iets nuttigs en zo ga ik vanavond naar het nieuwe Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, wat zo nieuw al niet meer is. Ik ben er met mijn werk ook wel eens geweest. Zal ik met de auto of de bus, is de vraag van de middag, samen met de vraag of ik binnen of buiten zal leven. Buiten wordt het steeds mooier en warmer en dan verliest binnen…

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Mostly Mezzo Mondays: Alder, Coote, I. Davies, and 4 Dutch singers LIVE from Amsterdam

Mostly Mezzo Mondays: a recurring (though not weekly) feature where, on Monday nights, I blog a list of the upcoming broadcasts that have caught my eye on World Concert Hall. My interests: baroque vocal music, art song recitals, and a list of favorite singers.

Let’s start with the excitement of a LIVE concert. Judith van Wanroij, Helena Rasker, Linard Vrielink, and Thomas Oliemans, along with pianists Lestari Scholtes and Gwylim Janssens perform a program of Schubert and Brahms live at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ. Live broadcast Wednesday, July 29 on NPO Radio 4.

Now we’ll shift back to the pre-recorded concerts that are continuing to make up most of the music broadcast offerings while we wait for a COVID-19 vaccine. Louise Alder sings works by Mozart, Rossini, and Léhar as part of a generally upbeat concert with the Luxembourg Philharmonic that was recorded back in January, a couple months before the pandemic shit hit the fan for live performance. Deferred broadcast Wednesday, July 29 on Radio 100,7.

Alice Coote sings Elgar’s Sea Pictures as part of a 2014 Proms concert with the Hallé. Rebroadcast Thursday, July 30 on BBC Radio 3.

Another concert being hauled out of the Proms archives, this one dating back to 2009: Iestyn Davies and Simon Wall sing works by Purcell and Blow with the Academy of Ancient Music. Rebroadcast Sunday, August 2 on BBC Radio 3.

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Matyas Seiber (1905-1960) : Jazzolette nr.1 (1929)

This 'dodecaphonic jazz' was played at a concert given by the Ebony Band on April 25, 2013 at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam.

Bert Langenkamp, tp./ Leo van Oostrom, David Kweksilber, sax. / Bart Claessens, trb. / Gerard Bouwhuis, pno. / Herman Rieken, drms.

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Karmit Fadael writes Violin Concerto Mimesis: 'Inevitably you put the stamp of your identity on your music'

Karmit Fadael writes Violin Concerto: 'As a human being, you can imitate till the cows come home, but in the end there is always a bit of personality in your interpretation. There is an awful lot of beauty in such idiosyncrasies.

Karmit Fadael started out as a violinist but is now a much sought-after composer. She regularly appears on radio and TV and has written an impressive number of works for renowned ensembles and festivals. On 11 April, her Violin Concerto Mimesis will be premiered at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam. She composed it for Pieter van Loenen, on a commission from the North Netherlands Orchestra. The…

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#allyouneed

for Nieuw Ensemble (fl, (bass) cl, perc, drums, hrp, el. mand, voice, vlc, db) composition, arrangement | Marcos Baggiani lyrics, arrangement | Brechtje // #allyouneed My gym selfie getting comments More than all the refugees Reminding me to buy sun cream, World cuddling and green   Hashtag we so happy Come join us Surf along Catch the feed Waving friends Hundreds, Here is all you need   Reaching out through the feed Heedless and seedless, drowning in Zuke’s creed   Like here   Like there   Why care Butterflies getting comments Starting a discussion on Trump’s cock Reminding me to buy a new phone   To function Reaching out through the feed Heedless and seedless, drowning in Zuke’s creed Surf along Catch the feed Waving friends Hundreds Here is all you need   When waking up, I need at least one like to feel good When moving on, I need at least ten likes to feel good When I make love, I need at least one hundred likes to feel good When I grow up, I need at least one thousand likes to feel good I need at least one million likes to feel good If I get less, I just refresh my page Gotta love this age

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'Gesti' (1966) - Luciano Berio, performed by Sarah Jeffery

Luciano Berio's 1966 recorder Sequenza 'Gesti'. Performed on tenor recorder by Sarah Jeffery, in the Muziekgebouw aan 't Ij, Amsterdam, on April 6th 2011. Comprises part of AskoSchonberg's Ligeti Academy. www.sarahjeffery.com

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Music Stages presenteert Noches de la Habana op 8 oktober en Klaus Mäkelä als cellist op 26 november 2022

Music Stages presenteert Noches de la Habana op 8 oktober en Klaus Mäkelä als cellist op 26 november 2022

Music Stages, het Amsterdamse productiehuis, presenteert in het najaar twee bijzondere producties in Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ: Op zaterdag 8 oktober 2022 een eendaags festival dat geheel in het teken staat van Cubaanse muziek: Noches de la Habana. Op het programma staan 400 jaar Cubaanse muziek met lezingen, kamermuziek, een feestelijk orkestconcert en swingende muziek in de entreehal.  Op 26…

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Karin Bloemen at Amsterdam Sinfonietta by Rejane Dal Bello at Studio Dumbar, 2008. - @rejanedalbello #RejaneDelBello #studiodumbar @studiodumbar @karin_bloemen #karinbloemen #plakate #posterdesigncommunity #dutchillustrator #dutchgraphicdesign #dutchdesign #posterlove #grafikdesign #posterontwerp #plakat #itsnicethat #agigraphic #illustrationlove (bij Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM2zwIphItz/?igshid=dy314pyf5js0