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Canto Ostinato by the primal piano quartet

Sunday, 22 January 2023   |   19:30 - 21:30

Canto Ostinato by the primal piano quartet

This is the start of the national celebration of the 100th birthday of Simeon ten Holt.

Canto Ostinato on 4 grand pianos with the primal quartet Arielle Vernède, Cees van Zeeland, Gene Carl and Gerard Bouwhuis

This quartet started to make Canto Ostinato great and now meets once in the Ruïnekerk in Bergen, home city of the composer.

That’s very special.

  • Composer(s) Simeon ten Holt
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Canto Ostinato
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Arielle Vernède, Cees van Zeeland, Gene Carl and Gerard Bouwhuis

Date

Jan 22 2023
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Time

19:30 - 21:30

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Location

Bergen, Ruïnekerk
Bergen, Ruïnekerk
Ruïnekerk 1, Raadhuisstraat 1, 1861 LK Bergen
Website
https://ruinekerk.nl

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DCV 002 Simeon ten Holt Canto Ostinato Arielle Vernède, Gerard Bouwhuis, Gene Carl and Cees van Zeeland
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DCV 005 Simeon ten Holt Horizon Polo de Haas, Yoko Abe, Fred Oldenburg and Margaret Krill
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Come up with a new composition in the style of ‘Canto Ostinato’. Make a short pitch and send it in before December 15th. Win a paid performance of your new ‘Canto’ in TivoliVredenburg. Invitation to composers Write a new work in the style of ‘Canto Ostinato’.
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On Sunday, January 27th, during the celebration of Simeon 100 in TivoliVredenburg, the original manuscript of Simeon ten Holt’s Opus 1 will be on auction. A unique opportunity to obtain this document, written in 1942! ‘PROPAEDEUTICA, COMPOSITION NO. 1’ is the first work by Simeon ten Holt.
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Location

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Website
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Website
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