Ig Henneman: Songs for Improvisers / The silver swan

Sunday, 28 December 2025   |   17:00 - 22:00

Ig Henneman: Songs for Improvisers / The silver swan

On Sunday December 28 in the Dokzaal Amsterdam program ’Shapes lines an layers’ celebrates Ig Henneman 80 and Ab Baars 70 anniversaries.

Concert part of the event consists of a selection of composed work by Ig Henneman, including a premiere for accordeon and mezzo soprano The silver swan. Next to the concerts including an improvisation Duo Baars Henneman and friends, there will be celebrated new publications of Ig’s Songs for Improvisers, as well as ‘Ig Hennneman 80 in Woord en beeld’, ‘Ab Baars 70’,  and a CD ‘Rooftop Tiles’ Duo Baars Henneman.

Ig Henneman
1. ‘Si tira avanti’ for accordeon solo (1992)

2. ‘Hinter der Wand’ for mezzo soprano, accordeon and cello (1996)

3. ‘Outside the Rain has Stopped’ for string quartet (2022)

4. ‘Solo song for violin -In the Storm of Roses-‘ (2014)

5. ‘Feather – Light Monkeys’ for 3 bass clarinets (2016)

6. ‘Ballade’ voor accordeon en mezzosopraan (2025) premiere

 

  • Composer(s) Ig Henneman
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    1. 'Si tira avanti' for accordeon solo (1992)

    2. 'Hinter der Wand' for mezzo soprano, accordeon and cello (1996)

    3. 'Outside the Rain has Stopped' for string quartet (2022)

    4. 'Solo song for violin -In the Storm of Roses-' (2014)

    5. 'Feather - Light Monkeys' for 3 bass clarinets (2016)

    6. ‘Ballade’ voor accordeon en mezzosopraan (2025) premiere

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Vincent van Amsterdam accordeon, Esther Kuiper mezzo-soprano, Fie Schouten bas clarinet, Femke van den Berg bas clarinet, Chris Watt bass clarinet, Alistair Sung cello, Janneke van Proven violin, Heleen Hulst violin, Elisabeth Salt viola

Date

Dec 28 2025
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Time

17:00 - 22:00

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Location

Amsterdam, Dokzaal
Amsterdam, Dokzaal
Plantage Doklaan 8, Amsterdam
Website
https://plantagedok.nl/dokzaal

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