March 2015 – The Škampa Quartet played the première of my First String Quartet ‘Moravian Souls’ on March 17 in highly appropriate surroundings: the Church of the Moravian Brethren in Zeist.
CD Kadanza presented at the Blokfluitdagen Mechelen (Mechelen Recorder Days)
august 2015 – At the Mechelen Recorder Days 2015 my new cd ‘Kadanza’ has been presented. A variegated collection of 17 pieces for recorder(s) that I wrote between 1985 and 2015, performed by
Super Stella
Summer 2015 – With the wonderful combination of the Bennewitz Quartet and clarinet player Harry-Imre Dijkstra in Groningen
American Recorder Tour 2015-2016
Saskia Coolen, her many recorders and I hope to visit the States in 2015-2016. We are now preparing a series of courses and workshops for ensembles (advanced amateurs and professionals), dedicated to the study and performance of my music for recorders.
In addition, we will bring some newly written ensemble pieces and Saskia will play the premiere of a new virtuoso work…
Summer 2014
Summer 2014 –
Two musicians whom I greatly admire, violinist Rosanne Philippens and cellist Mascha van Nieuwkerk, presented on Dutch Classical Radio4 this summer pieces of mine that I wrote especially for them.
Sonata ‘Deep River’: wonderful premiere in March, recording issued in the summer.
March/August 2013 – It was an event that impressed all at the Slot Zeist on March, 24: the intensely beautiful first performance that Rosanne Philippens and Yuri van Nieuwkerk gave of my [sonata for violin and piano]
They have now also recorded ‘Deep River’ on a beautiful little cd together with Thomas Beijers exciting Motion Games. The two pieces combine into a dramatic listening experience: Cold Play meets Beethoven and Keith Jarret meets Morton Feldman.
Première nieuwe cello versie Dans Capriccio’s in ‘Klassiek anno 2013’
5 september 2013
Awesome music by @WillemWander being played right now in @derodehoed at the opening of the Faculty of Arts of @UvA_Amsterdam !
— @ariannabetti.bsky.social (@ariannabetti) September 5, 2013
Première: musical picture of a Jewish Wedding in the 400 years Canal District Amsterdam celebration
May, 2013 – Brisk Recorder Quartet played the première of my recent The Bridal Kiss at a number of concerts during the Promenade Concerts in the Amsterdam Biblical Museum, the Museum Van Loon and the Geelvinck Hinloopen House. The Amsterdam Biblical museum provided surroundings that were doubly appropriate.
Deep River Dancing – première in American Night by Fuse & Fretz & friends
november 2012 – At the night of the American election I attended Club 8 in Amsterdam were Fuse pictured America in a wild blend of performances, presented by Dutch stand up comedian Johan Fretz…
