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Erwin Weerstra: Malochomorphose

Saturday, 10 October 2026   |   20:30 - 22:30

Erwin Weerstra: Malochomorphose

The upcoming Gala Concert will feature the world premieres of winning compositions at the Festival Sincronie. The performance takes place on October 10th at 20:30 at the Teatro di S. Giovanni (Contrada San Giovanni 12, Brescia, Italy), presented by musicians of the Master Orchestra.

Among the featured works is the world premiere of a new piece by Erwin Weerstra, who has been awarded Third Prize at the “Franco Margola” Composition Competition in Brescia, Italy, for his piano solo composition, Malochomorphose. 

The title combines “Maloche” – the German and Yiddish term for heavy, demanding physical labor – with “metamorphose” (metamorphosis). This conceptual blend reflects a musical transformation, exploring how the raw weight of exhaustion evolves into a new sonic form.

The evening offers a refined opportunity to experience new contemporary classical music in the historic setting of Brescia.

  • Composer(s) Erwin Weerstra
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Malochomorphose for piano
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra musicians of the Master Orchestra
Date
Oct 10 2026
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Time
20:30 - 22:30
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Location
Brescia, Teatro di S. Giovanni, Italy
Brescia, Teatro di S. Giovanni, Italy
Contrada San Giovanni 12, Brescia, Italy
Website https://www.sangiovanniev.it/teatro.html
Composer

Erwin Weerstra

Erwin Rommert Weerstra studied piano, organ and composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

After completing his Master's degree in piano at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Erwin continued his studies under Andrzej Jasinski. His composition professors were Daan Manneke, Roderik de Man, and Yannis Kyriakides.

Erwin is a prizewinner in several international competitions, both as a performer and as a composer.

He has a strong interest in Peter Schat's Tone Clock. For him, Peter Schat's theory is a very musical way of using set theory: the same chromatic relations, heard as hours, fields, and steerings. Jenny McLeod later extended the theory. Erwin finds it a pity that the Tone Clock is still so little known and so misunderstood, and has made a suite of practical browser tools to make the Tone Clock more accessible and easier to understand and implement. These tools are an all-in-one calculator and visual aid that lets you build fields, place groups, and read complements, welds, and bindings. It would be great if these tools helped more people learn about the Tone Clock!

Tone Clock Tools    
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