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Louis Andriessen: Workers Union

Tuesday, 13 December 2022   |   19:00 - 21:00

Louis Andriessen: Workers Union

Performance of the iconic piece ‘Workers Union’ by Louis Andriessen

  • Composer(s) Louis Andriessen
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    Workers Union
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra University of Minnesota Contemporary Music Ensemble

Date

Dec 13 2022
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Time

19:00 - 21:00

Location

Minneapolis, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall, University of Minnesota
Ferguson Hall, 2106 S 4th St, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Website
https://cla.umn.edu/music/about/location-facilities/ferguson-hall

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Composer

Louis Andriessen

Louis Andriessen was born in Utrecht on June 6, 1939. After an early training in composition with his father, composer Hendrik Andriessen, he continued his studies with Kees van Baaren at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
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Workers union

symfonic movement for any loud sounding group of instruments, for variable ensemble, 1975
Louis Andriessen
Year of composition:
1975
Duration:
00:20:00
Publisher's Number: 03383
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