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Piet-Jan van Rossum: aardhand

Sunday, 23 April 2023   |   14:00 - 16:00

Piet-Jan van Rossum: aardhand

Concert series ‘Aardlek: urgent matters’ brings today’s music to Apeldoorn and Arnhem. With music by Piet-Jan van Rossum and poet Mischa Andriessen as a special guest

Aardlek connects current themes with new compositions, commissioned for the Ereprijs. Guests from different disciplines (including philosophy, design, literature, poetry, science) share their ideas and questions with the audience and with the composers present in an informal setting. The concerts take place in ACEC in Apeldoorn and Museum Arnhem. Each series of concerts has a specific theme that is processed into a composition by different composers from their own perspective. The composers come from different generations and have different cultural backgrounds. The theme for the 2023 concert season is ‘Somethingism’.

Program
Annija Zarina| Say only a word

Piet Jan van Rossum |aardhand

Michael Smetanin |the power of everyday things

  • Composer(s) Piet-Jan van Rossum
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    aardhand
  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra Orkest De Ereprijs o.l.v. Arne Visser
Date
Apr 23 2023
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Time
14:00 - 16:00
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Location
Arnhem, Museum Arnhem
Utrechtseweg 87 6812 AA Arnhem

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Piet-Jan van Rossum (25/01/66) studied composition with Louis Andriessen, Jan Boerman and Dick Raaymakers as well as the organ with Rienk Jiskoot. Van Rossum above all directs his attention to composing and writing.
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Location
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Raiņa bulvāris 19, Centra rajons, Rīga, Latvia
Website https://www.lu.lv/en/

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