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Carlos Micháns / Marius Flothuis / Lex van Delden

Wednesday, 10 September 2025   |   17:00 - 18:00

Carlos Micháns / Marius Flothuis / Lex van Delden

Ode to Orpheus

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750

Toccata & Fugue BWV 565

Original arrangement for solo harp by Joost Willemze

Carlos Micháns 1950*

Trois moments d’Orphée (2022)

Composed at the request of Joost Willemze

Two pieces for Phia Berghout (1909-1993):

Marius Flothuis 1914-2001

Pour le tombeau d’Orphée

Elégiaque danse pour harpe seule opus 37 (1950)

Lex van Delden 1919-1988

Notturno opus 42 (1954)

for solo harp

A virtuoso surprise at the end

  • Composer(s) Carlos Micháns / Marius Flothuis / Lex van Delden
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Carlos Micháns - Trois moments d'Orphée (2022)

    Marius Flothuis - Pour le tombeau d'Orphée
    Elégiaque danse pour harpe seule opus 37 (1950)

    Lex van Delden - Notturno opus 42 (1954)
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Joost Willemze hapr
Date
Sep 10 2025
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Time
17:00 - 18:00
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Location
Amsterdam, Dufaystraat 19
Amsterdam, Dufaystraat 19
Dufaystraat 19, Amsterdam
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Trois moments d'Orphée

pour harpe
Carlos Micháns
Year of composition:
2022
Duration:
00:13:00
Publisher's Number: 22517
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Carlos Micháns

“I am a Dutch composer born, raised and educated in Argentina”, is Carlos Micháns’ favourite answer when asked about his nationality. Born in Buenos Aires in 1950 into a family with roots in England, Scotland, Flanders, Cataluña, the French Basque provinces and even the USA, he moved to the Netherlands in 1982, later becoming a Dutch citizen.

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Marius Flothuis

General Marius Flothuis was born on October 30, 1914 in Amsterdam where he died on November 13, 2001.
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Lex van Delden

General Lex van Delden was born Alexander Zwaap on September 10, 1919 in Amsterdam the only child of Wolf Zwaap, a school teacher, and Sara Olivier.
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