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Toonzetters (A concert by twenty young Dutch composers)

Saturday, 4 November 2023   |   16:00 - 17:00

Toonzetters (A concert by twenty young Dutch composers)

What do the twenties of today sound like? Toonzetters is a kaleidoscopic concert by twenty young Dutch composers. Different styles and characters, from neo-romantic percussion to piano sound sculptures and jazzy electronics, are reviewed at a rapid pace. During one hour, a lively portrait of music today unfolds, performed by four great musicians with hypnotic film images by Bowie Verschuuren and direction advice by Jos van Kan. An album will be released on 7 Mountain Records in 2023.

On the program, within the others, Bram Kortekaas, Celia Swart, Jan-Peter de Graaff, Rick van Veldhuizen en Mathilde Wantenaar.

  • Composer(s) Bram Kortekaas, Celia Swart, Jan-Peter de Graaff, Rick van Veldhuizen
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Agostinho Sequeira percussion, Arjan Jongsma percussion, Ramon van Engelenhoven piano, Shane van Noorden piano

Date

Nov 04 2023
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Time

16:00 - 17:00

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Location

Grand Theater, Groningen
Grand Theater, Groningen
Grote Markt 35, 9711 LV Groningen
Website
https://www.grandtheatregroningen.nl/nl

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Composer

Bram Kortekaas

Bram Kortekaas was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1989.
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Celia Swart

Celia Swart (1994, NL) is a new music composer, saxophone player and visual artist.
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"De Graaff is een alleskunner en een echte en helder opflitsende komeet aan het muzikale firmament die aan niemand ongemerkt voorbij kan gaan." - Maarten Brandt, Opus Klassiek
"De Graaff is een tovenaar met orkestkleuren in een taal die weliswaar van nu is, maar harmonisch ook vaak vertrouwd klinkt." - Paul Herruer, Dagblad van het Noorden
"De Graaffs grootste kracht schuilt in een paradox: stilstand die zindert van spanning." - Guido van Oorschot, De Volkskrant 
 
"Zijn muziek is in essentie atonaal, maar doordat ze niet is doodgesystematiseerd en De Graaff in de contouren en het verloop van zijn melodieën nog steeds romantisch durft te zijn, wordt de luisteraar met zachte, maar dwingende hand meegevoerd in het abstracte verhaal dat hij wil vertellen. Een grote troef is hierbij zijn orkestratiekunst. De muziek is kleurrijk, blijft altijd helder en verrassend." - Erik Voermans, Het Parool
 
"Had iemand mij van te voren voorspeld dat in een programma van Bach, Bartók en Jan-Peter de Graaff het stuk van de laatste mij het meest zou boeien, dan had ik dat niet geloofd. - Dingeman van Wijnen, Friesch Dagblad
Jan-Peter de Graaff (*1992), born in Papendrecht and raised on the isle of Terschelling, started composing at the age of 15.
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Rick van Veldhuizen (*1994, Tilburg) although reared on pop and folk, discovered classical music at the age of 11.
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