Chronologically
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| 2011b | Mein Kind, wir waren Kinder, zwei Kinder klein und froh... | 3 min. | Song for (mezzo)soprano, baritone and piano Text: Heinrich (Harry) Heine | Two-part version of a one-part original |
| 2011a | Stamping Ground (for Angels) | 4 min.ca | Recorder quartet SATB | Based on the estampita Tre Fontane, and dedicated to Edition Tre Fontane (Heida Vissing and Ronald Brox), Münster, Germany, in celebration of their 10th anniversary. A recording by the Flanders Recorder Quartet, together with Catch (an Angel) and Kadanza will appear in the summer of 2012. |
| 2010 | Bergidylle | 25 min. ca | Narrative song cycle in three movements for soprano, clarinet and piano on three poems ‘Aus der Harzreise’ (1824) by Heinrich Heine | Written for the Trio Amare: Sabine Wuethrich, soprano, Céleste Zewald, clarinet, Daniel Kramer, piano |
| 2009b | Mein Kind, wir waren Kinder, zwei Kinder klein und froh... | 3 min. | Song for (mezzo)soprano and piano Text: Heinrich (‘Harry’) Heine |
For Mascha, Thierry and the members of Winfried |
| 2009a | Piano trio 'De tout mon coeur' | 25 min. ca | Trio for piano, violin and cello | For the Atlantic Trio (Bas Verheijden, piano, Vegard Nilsen, violin, Ansfried Plat, cello) |
| 2008c | Serenade for little x | 1 min. 32 | Violin, cello, piano | For Giuseppina Carolina Benders (born 29 september 2008) |
| 2008b | Due Scherzi | 10 min. ca | 2 violins, 2 violas, violoncello | An arrangment for string quintet of two movements of my guitar quintet Over the Water, for young violin player Lisa Jacobs and her ensemble. |
| 2008a | From near and from afar | 12 min. | Carillon and recorder player at a distance (treble renaissance and alto baroque recorders) | Written for Arie Abennes and Saskia Coolen, commissioned and funded by the Utrecht Carillon Society as part of the celebration of their eightieth birthday. |
| 2007c | 'Over the Water' for guitar and string quartet | 24 min ca. | Guitar Quintet / guitar and string quartet: guitar, two violins, viola and cello | For Tom Kerstens & the G+ Ensemble, with financial support of the ThuisKopie Fonds |
| 2007b | Recorders Without Borders | ca. 5 min | Recorders A(A,T) T(T,B)BB ad lib. | Four graded pieces for recorder quartet or sextet ad lib. Published by Edition Tre Fontane, Münster. |
| 2007a2 | Over the Water | 2 min. | tenor recorder and piano | for Sas and Mas …who both came from ‘over the water’. Published by Tre Fontane |
| 2007a1 | Over the Water | ca.2 min | cello & piano (or violin, or recorder, and piano) | For Saskia & Maarten Coolen |
| 2006d | The Lamb & The Tyger | 8' | Chamber choir SATB | Arrangement for mixed chamber choir of The Lamb & The Tyger for female choir (1999b), originally written for ‘Klein Vrouwenkoor Orpheus’, cond. Albert Wissink tekst: William Blake |
| 2006c | Catch (an Angel) | 60 sec. | Recorders SAAT | For Brisk Recorder Quartet at its 20th anniversary. First performance in Paris, September 23 2006, at the Institut Neérlandais. |
| 2006b | The Kiss | 3' ca. | string quartet a version for small string ensemble will follow soon |
For Coosje Wijzenbeek, from Mascha & Willem Wander van Nieuwkerk |
| 2006a | score for 'The Birdwatcher' | 11' | Pianoquartet (violin, viola, cello, piano) | Music for ‘The Birdwatcher’, television shortplay directed by Ellen Blom, written by Sanne Vogel & Ellen Blom after an idea of Ellen Blom. |
| 2004c | Trio | 17' | violin, clarinet, piano | Commissioned by the Bartók Trio (Marta Abraham, Nancy Braithwaite, Bas Verheijden), financially supported by the ThuisKopiefonds. 1st perf. November 2004, Kromme Rijn Concerts, Dutch Reformed Church, Bunnik. |
| 2004b | Sic accensa profatur (Dido's Complaint) | 7' | Song for soprano, accompanied by violin and piano | For prof. dr. Daan den Hengst, commissioned by the University of Amsterdam’s Dept. of Classical Studies. Tekst: Vergil, Aenid IV 362 - 392 |
| 2004a | Polder Winds Blowing | 6’ | 5 graded pieces for 4 saxophones or mixed winds ad lib. | In part arrangements of ‘Piano in the Polder’, 2002 |
| 2003b | Simple Suite | 6’ | string ensemble: violins 1 &2, viola, cellos 1 & 2 | Four graded pieces. Also in a version for violins 1,2, & 3 with cello (or double bass) |
| 2003a | Kalenda Maya | 10' | String Quartet
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For the young Giocondo Kwartet, commissioned by Coosje Wijzenbeek, 1st perf. Copenhagen 2003, Dutch Ambassy The audio clip features the first half of the first movement. |
| 2002c | Piano in the Polder | 5’30” | 8 graded pieces (elementary to intermediate) for piano two and four hands
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Commissioned by BuZZing (a Piano Teacher’s Foundation), in a single edition with four pieces by Nathalie Boogers |
| 2002b | Piano Quintet | 17' | 2 violins, viola, cello and piano | 1st perf. Zuoz, Switserland, August 2002 Commissioned by mrs. Nancy Chumanchenco, director of Margess International of Switzerland |
| 2002a | Concerto Grosso | 15' | small string orchestra | Commissioned by the Constantijn Youth String Orchestra, cond. Roeland Robert. |
| 2001 | Little Swiss Fantasy | 2’42” | Four violins | 1st perf. Tarasp (Swiss, Unter-Engadin), November 1, 2001 Commissioned by Margess International International of Switzerland for RadioDiffusion Suisse |
| 2000 | Fantasque | 4' | piano | for Yuri van Nieuwkerk |
| 1999c | Utrecht Mirror of Saints / Utrechtse Heiligenspiegel | 60' | (double) mixed choir, children’s choir and chamber orchestra/ string quartet;
parts arranged for carillon, brass quartet and percussion Movements: see program note |
for the Monteverdi Chamber Choir, Cathedral Youth Choir, Choir of the Dom Cathedral, commissioned by Cittá della Musica, 1st perf. Utrecht, Jacobi Church Tekst: Andries Govaart |
| 1999b | The Lamb & The Tyger | 8' | Diptych for female choir/ mixed (youth)choir 1. The Lamb 2. The Tyger |
for ‘Klein Vrouwenkoor Orpheus’, cond. Albert Wissink tekst: William Blake |
| 1999a | The Water-Call | 8' | Recorders SSATBB, harp (or 2 guitars) | for the Praetorius Ensemble, cond. Norbert Kunst, premiere: Utrecht 1999 |
| 1998b | O Nederlanden | 15' | solo voices SSATB, recorder (also gamba), cyther (also percussion), percussion (also gamba), 5 winds, (zinc, pommer, cornetto, 2 trombones) Movements: see program note | Performed during the national celebration of the Munster Treaty (1648) 1998 in de Ridderzaal in The Hague, by Camerata Trajectina and Ensemble Oltremontano. Commissioned by the Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal tekst: anoniem 17e eeuw |
| 1998a | Trio | 15' | Clarinet or viola, cello and piano | Commissioned by the Dutch Association for Amateur music |
| 1997 | The Vision | 15' | Mixed choir and orchestra | Voor Toonkunstkoor Utrecht (Utrecht Choral Society), cond. Jos Vermunt, 1st. perf. Muziekcentrum Vredenburg Utrecht Tekst: William Blake |
| 1996b | Theatre Tango | 4' | Recorders ATBB | Originally part of incidental music for ‘Groeten uit zee’ (Greetings from the Sea) 1996a |
| 1996a | Groeten uit zee (een muzikale vertelling) [Greetings from the Sea; a musical narrative] | 40' | narrator/singer, 4 recorderplayers with various recorders, harp | For Brisk Recorder Kwartet Amsterdam, 1st perf. Haarlem, Concertgebouw Produced by David Prins, voise: Maureen Sariparnussa, commissioned by North-Holland Philharmonic Orchestra’s Educational Service and the Provinc Noord- Holland, financially supported by the ThuisKopie Fonds. Tekst: Joke van Leeuwen |
| 1995d | O et O | 4' | choir SATB | for the Dutch International Choral Festival Arnhem 1995 Text: anonymous Medieval (Carmina Burana) |
| 1995c | Filmscore 'Zoë' | 45' | Bigband without percussion, harp | TV Shortplay commissioned by KRO/Stimuleringsfonds/Cobofonds, recorded by the Metropole Orkest, cond. Dick Bakker |
| 1995b | The Lamb & The Tyger | 8' | Diptych for mezzosoprano and jazz orchestra (to be published) | 1st perf. VPRO-Radio/IJsbreker, Amsterdam, Big Band of the Hilversum Conservatory, cond. Erik van Lier, zang: Christa Lips Tekst: William Blake |
| 1995a | Hymnen | 15' | choir SATB | for the choir of St. Caecilia’s Church, Houten, cond. Evert Wachter, commissioned by the Dutch Saint Gregory Foundation Text: 5 Latin liturgical texts |
| 1995-96 | Rare Haren (Hair Cut Crazy ) | 45' | short pieces for bassclarinet, violin and piano (not yet published) | music for children’s dance theater |
| 1994b | Bye Day, Bye Night! | 15' | children’s choir and piano (or small orchestra) | For Children’s Choir De Kickers, 1st perf. Purmerend, commissioned by the Educational Service of the Province Noord-Holland Tekst: Mariëlle van Kilsdonk |
| 1994a | Voci, voci | 9' | (tenor)recorder | for Peter Holtslag, 1st perf. Amsterdam, IJsbreker |
| 1993-94 | The Darling Buds of May | 7' | symf. orch. 2222 2as 211 perc, stringorchestra | For the Riciotti Ensemble, supported by the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst |
| 1993 | Bye bye, blues (C-U, Jesus) | 4' | Renaissance recorders ATB | for La Fontegara Amsterdam, with support of the Pro Musis Foundation 1st perf. Germany, Münster 1993 |
| 1992e | Short story from a no man's land | 12' | flute, horn, saxes AAT, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, piano, doublebass | For De Volharding (supported by the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst), 1st perf. Concertgebouw, Amsterdam |
| 1992d | Do not go gentle into that good night | 4' | male choir 2-4 voices ad lib | For the Canoldir Male Choir, 1st perf. Wales, Presteigne Festival Tekst: Dylan Thomas |
| 1992c | Motetus X | 9' | Male choir | Commissioned by SNK/Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst (with ‘Do not go gentle’) Text: Shakespeare |
| 1992b | Intro | 3' | 2 recorders | Stage music to ‘Fulco de Minstreel’ IJsselstein 1992 |
| 1992a | Soundtrack 'Hot Dog Tales' | 10' | piano, clarinet, violin | ‘Hotdog Tales’, short movie by Nicol van Kilsdonk about the desolate fair at Long Island; PallMall Movie Productions. Music as yet unpublished. |
| 1991e | Romance for piano | 1'10 | Piano | from the soundtrack to ‘Post Reykjavik’ by Nicole van Kilsdonk |
| 1991d | The Party | 7' | Recorders SATB/SATB | Commissioned by SONBU (supported by the Fonds voor de Schepppende Toonkunst), 1st perf. Open Dutch Recorder Days 1992, Utrecht |
| 1991c | Romance for horn & piano | 3' | horn, piano | from the soundtrack to ‘Post Reykjavik’ by Nicole van Kilsdonk |
| 1991b | Quartet | 17' | Renaissance recorders ATBB Movements: I - II (poco largo) - III - IV (coda) |
for Brisk Recorder Quartet Amsterdam; 1st perf. at the Warwick Festival (UK) 1992 |
| 1991a | Soundtrack 'Post Reykjavik' | 20' | piano, horn | Music for Nicole van Kilsdonks shortplay; parts published as Romance for horn and piano |
| 1990b | The Call | 12' | organ | for Joop van Goozen, 1st perf. Nicolas Church Amsterdam; Commissioned by the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst |
| 1990 | Incidental music for 'Schik met Schrik' (Super Startle) | 35' | synthesizer | songs, dances and atmospheric music for children’s dance theatre, by Company, for children age 5 - 8; unpublished |
| 1989b | Kadanza | 2'30 | renaissance recorders STB | 1st perf. Münster, Germany, by La Fontegara Amsterdam |
| 1989a | Incidental music for 'Helden' (Heroes) | 45' | synthesizer | Heroes, children’s dance theatre by chorographer Katelijne VanDuffel, produced by Company |
| 1988-89 | Blocks / Blokken | 60' | mezzosoprano, renaissance recorders (SS, S, A (in G), T, B, Cb, one player) two percussionists, tape | 1st perf. Amsterdam, Frascati by Stichting Recorders, commissioned by the Amsterdam Arts Council Text: Plath, Auden, Yeats |
| 1988 | Incidental music for 'Wout aan de wandel' (Woody's walks) | 35' | piano, synthesizer | Children’s dance theater |
| 1987 | Adagio, non adagio | 7' | Variable trio: oboe (or violin or altorecorder), horn (or bassoon or cello) and harpsichord (or piano). | For Trio La Luna |
| 1986 | So Tear | 16' | Three renaissance recorders | Written for La Fontegara Amsterdam, 1st perf. Venlo, Museum Van Bommel Van Dam |
| 1986 | Ombres II: Selon | 6’ | guitar solo | for Tom Kerstens |
| 1985b | Ombres I: Aprčs | 4' | Guitar solo | for Tom Kerstens |
| 1985a | First Things First | 70’ | Dance opera: three dansers, three singers, three electrical guitarists, three percussionists | 1st perf.: Amsterdam, Shaffy Theater, Company
Choreography: Marjolein van Nieuwkerk Text by the composer |
| 1984b | Very Nicely | 7 | Four songs for mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano (also arr. for sopr., fl., guit. / sopr., fl., guit., and harp) | Tekst: e.e. cummings’ |
| 1984a | Oh-song | 3 | flute, saxes SAT, 2 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones, piano, double bass | 1st perf. Leiden, 1984 (Orchestra De Onderste Steen) |
| 1980-82 | Debris, Soli | 60' | 5 singers (SAATB), 2 clarinets, trumpet, horn, trombone, 2 electric guitars, bassguitar, 2 percussion | Text: Diop, Okigbo, Ginsburg, Plath, Cummings |
| 1978 | Autrui | 12' | Flute and piano | 1st perf. Amsterdam, IJsbreker |
| 1977 | un- | 30' | guitar solo | 1st perf. Amsterdam, IJsbreker by Tom Kerstens |
| 1976 | A Dream of War | 10 | Voices and variable ensemble | 1st perf. University of Utrecht |
| 1975 | Book for Two Piano's | 16' | 2 piano’s | 1st perf. AMsterdam, IJsbreker 1982 |