Monthly Archives: February 2021

Groot Omroepkoor sings Kate Moore’s Eclipsed Vision: ‘I hope to unite people from every walk of life, male and female’

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Thea Derks

On the initiative of their new chief Benjamin Goodson the Dutch Groot Omroepkoor introduces a new variation on the now almost obligatory live stream, In the living room. Designed for the radio series AVROTROSVrijdagconcert, the concerts will be broadcast semi … Continue reading →

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NTRZaterdagMatinee presents Zimmermann’s gripping ‘Ecclesiastical Action’

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Thea Derks

Five days before his voluntary death in 1970, Bernd Alois Zimmerman completed his ‘Ecclesiastical Action’ Ich wandte mich um und sah an alles Unrecht das geschah unter der Sonne. Significantly, this moving piece for 2 speakers, bass and orchestra ends … Continue reading →

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Maya Verlaak presents portrait-CD: ‘I like to use subversive methods’.

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Thea Derks

Every night she fell asleep to the sounds from a music box; from the age of four she made her own melodies. In 2015 Maya Verlaak completed her master’s degree in composition, three years later she obtained her doctorate. In … Continue reading →

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Ritratto Willem Jeths: a luscious soundworld that vies with Puccini

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Thea Derks

On 11 March 2020 the Dutch government decreed a lockdown to curb the spreading of the Covid-19 virus: all theatres were to be closed as of the next day. Tough luck for Willem Jeths, the premiere of whose opera Ritratto … Continue reading →

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