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Toonzetters

Saturday, 15 June 2024   |   15:00 - 17:00

Toonzetters

What do today’s twenty-somethings sound like? Toonzetters is a kaleidoscopic concert by twenty young Dutch composers. Different styles and characters, from neo-romantic percussion to piano sound sculptures and jazzy electronics, are discussed at a rapid pace. Over the course of an hour, a lively portrait of music today unfolds, performed by four great musicians with hypnotic film images by Bowie Verschuuren and directing advice from Jos van Kan. An album was released by 7 Mountain Records in 2023.

Dag van de Componist 2024. 

  • Composer(s): Bram Kortekaas, Rick van Veldhuizen, Pan-Peter de Graaff, Celia Swart
  • Title(s) of the Work(s):

    Bram Kortekaas: Forty to the Dozen

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra: Toonzetters ensemble

Date

Jun 15 2024
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Time

15:00 - 17:00

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Location

Arnhem, Stadstheater Musis
Arnhem, Stadstheater Musis
Velperbinnensingel 15, 6811 BP Arnhem
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"De Graaff is een alleskunner en een echte en helder opflitsende komeet aan het muzikale firmament die aan niemand ongemerkt voorbij kan gaan." - Maarten Brandt, Opus Klassiek
"De Graaff is een tovenaar met orkestkleuren in een taal die weliswaar van nu is, maar harmonisch ook vaak vertrouwd klinkt." - Paul Herruer, Dagblad van het Noorden
"De Graaffs grootste kracht schuilt in een paradox: stilstand die zindert van spanning." - Guido van Oorschot, De Volkskrant 
 
"Zijn muziek is in essentie atonaal, maar doordat ze niet is doodgesystematiseerd en De Graaff in de contouren en het verloop van zijn melodieën nog steeds romantisch durft te zijn, wordt de luisteraar met zachte, maar dwingende hand meegevoerd in het abstracte verhaal dat hij wil vertellen. Een grote troef is hierbij zijn orkestratiekunst. De muziek is kleurrijk, blijft altijd helder en verrassend." - Erik Voermans, Het Parool
 
"Had iemand mij van te voren voorspeld dat in een programma van Bach, Bartók en Jan-Peter de Graaff het stuk van de laatste mij het meest zou boeien, dan had ik dat niet geloofd. - Dingeman van Wijnen, Friesch Dagblad
Jan-Peter de Graaff (*1992), born in Papendrecht and raised on the isle of Terschelling, started composing at the age of 15.
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Composer

Celia Swart

Celia Swart (1994, NL) is a new music composer, saxophone player and visual artist. Growing up playing saxophone and piano, she found her love for composing.
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Bram Kortekaas was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1989. Education Kortekaas studied composition with Willem Jeths and Wim Henderickx at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, and political science at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Copenhagen. Kortekaas also studied conducting privately with Daan Admiraal.
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Location

Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg
Vredenburgkade 11, 3511 WC Utrecht
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