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Feroaring fan Lucht' is gebaseerd op de gelijknamige roman van de Friese schrijver Rink van der Velde (1932-2001). De vele werken van Van der Velde zijn meestal gebaseerd op ervaringen die hij opdeed...

The Netherlands have been an important trading nation for a long time partly as a result of their geographical situation. One of the first multinationals in The Netherlands was the 'Verenigde Oostindi...

Tusken bou en greiden Deze compositie van Rob Goorhuis gaat over drie mannen, wier namen nauw verbonden zijn met het Friese dorp Witmarsum. Het zijn heel verschillende figuren, hoewel er in hun karakt...

Bi-Millennial Celebration' has been composed to honour the 2000th anniversary of the founding of the city of Nijmegen. This work consists of three continuous movements. The first movement depicts the...

Gebaseerd op een gedicht van de Duitse dichter Carl Hauptmann (laat Romantiek) Carl Hauptmann had als kind een zeer zwakke gezondheid maar was zeer intelligent. Hij studeerde Filosofie, Psychologie en...

The Yiddish word 'Klezmer' has been derived from the Old Hebrew words 'Kley' (tool, instrument) and 'Zemer' (song, singing, making music). Klezmer is the traditional music of Jews from Eastern Europe....

Ceremonial Entry is a non-programmatic introductory work in which the timpani's set a slow movement supported by a long pedal in the basses. Interrupted by signal like motifs the dynamics gradually in...

Match-Rhythm was the compulsory work for the B-division during the European Brass Band Championships of 2005 taking place in Groningen. It is a rhythmical (Rhythm) oriented opening work in which the...

In this colorful ballad is charity high in standard. Egbert van Groningen composed Hymn of Brotherhood for the youthband of St. Jan in Wierden (NL). The music exudes respect, appreciation and devotion...

Vroeger hebben in de omgeving van Augustinusga (deze streek heet in het Fries ¬?de W lden') kloosters gestaan. Het waren veilige plekken in een ruige omgeving. In de boeken van Theun de Vries, een bek...

Scottish Dances is based on three Scottish traditionals: Cock of the North, The Bonnie Bank's O'Loch Lomond and Marie's Wedding. I. Cock of the North's name is used for multiple things or events. For...

E tangi ana cow, Hine e Hine... Do not cry, girl, do not cry... Every culture has its own melodies to comfort children to sleep. Jan Gerrit Adema made a beautiful arrangement of this lovely folk melo...

This composition was based on the world-famous novel by the French author Jules Verne. This novel describes the attempt to reach the centre of the earth. The descent into the crater of the volcano cal...

Tijdens zijn loopbaan als concertorganist speelde Rob Goorhuis talloze malen de Sonata da Chiesa van Hendrik Andriessen, een werk dat typisch is voor de stijl en het coloriet van deze Nederlandse orga...

Isaac Watts (1674-1748) wrote the lyrics of 'There is a land of pure delight' and is known as the 'Father of English Hymnody'. Watts was for the English hymn as Ambrose was for the medieval Latin hymn...