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Kees Arntzen: Z-zang

Sunday, 2 November 2025   |   16:00 - 18:30

Kees Arntzen: Z-zang

World premiere of Z-zang by Kees Arntzen, performed by Vocaal Octet ABC.
Also featuring piano music and vocal works by De Boer, Arntzen, and Crow.

 

  • Composer(s) Kees Arntzen
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Z-zang
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Vocaal Octet ABC
Date
Nov 02 2025
Expired!
Time
16:00 - 18:30
Location
Apeldoorn, Kobald Pianos
Apeldoorn, Kobald Pianos
Asselsestraat 167, 7311 EK Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Website https://www.kobaldpianos.nl/kobaldpianos.nl/contact
Composer

Kees Arntzen

Education and Objectives After his studies at the Amsterdam Conservatory, Kees Arntzen studied theory and composition for three years in the 1980s at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna: music theory with Paul Kont, instrumentation with Johannes Dürr, and composition with Friedrich Cerha.
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Location
Lockenhaus, Ritterburg Lockenhaus, Austria
Lockenhaus, Ritterburg Lockenhaus, Austria
Eugen Horvath Platz 1, 7442 Lockenhaus, Austria
Website https://www.ritterburg.at

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Kőszeg, Kőszegi Zsinagóga, Hungary
Kőszeg, Kőszegi Zsinagóga, Hungary
Kőszeg, Várkör 38, 9730 Hungary
Website https://koszeg.hu/hu/koszeg/latnivalok/zsinagoga-296.html

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