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Marine Band – Royal Netherlands Navy

December 13, 2017
in Artists
by Jos Boerland

The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Marinierskapel der Koninklijke Marine) was founded in 1945 and is based on the Marine Corps barracks in Rotterdam. This ensemble is made up of 53 professional musicians and is in fact the musical visiting card of the Royal Netherlands Navy. With her characteristic ‘Sound & Drive’ the band has won the hearts of a large public and has substantially contributed to the development and appreciation of military music in the Netherlands. The band’s principal responsibility is the musical accompaniment of military ceremonial events for the Royal Family, Government and the Royal Netherlands Navy.

On these occasions the Marine Band often perform together with the Drums & Fifes of the Marine Corps (Tamboers en Pijpers van het Korps Mariniers). But there’s much more than just marching music on the repertoire; this symphonic wind band is extremely versatile and its musical styles range from classical, popular, Dixieland and bigband to chamber music, including a string ensemble. The band travels thousands of miles each year, performing both at home and abroad, living up to the Dutch Marines’ motto Qua Patet Orbis: As far as the world extends. Not just to most European countries, but also to the United States, Russia, the Caribbean and Japan for example. Among these international performances are the accompaniments of international performing artists and cooperation with other orchestras as The United States Marine Band “The Presidents Own”, The Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines and The Rimsky-Korsakov Central Navy Band of Russia.

Sven Van De Voorde – TetraGonist

December 13, 2017
in Artists
by Jos Boerland

Clarinettist Sven Van De Voorde (1988) started his musical career in Waregem at the ‘Stedelijke Academie voor Muziek’ with Annick Engelaere. He commenced higher education at the Ghent Conservatory with Eddy Vanoosthuyse. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at Hilsinki’s Sibelius Academy with Olli Leppänniemi, Harri Mäki and Kari Kriiku. Apart from being a clarinettist, Sven is also an accomplished accordionist. He studied accordion in Waregem with Frederik Caelen, and afterwards in the Ghent Conservatory with Philippe Thuriot and Tuur Florizoone. Sven won 2nd prize in the ‘Citta di Carlino International Clarinet Competition’ in 2011 and was finalist to the ‘International Mercadante Competition’ and the ‘Internation Clarinet Competition’ in Capri. He was selected from over 200 candidates to participate in the ‘International Nielsen Competition 2013’ and in the ‘International Debussy Competition 2014’ in Paris. Nationally, he was awarded the first prize in Belfius Classics, not only for clarinet, but for accordion and chamber music as well.

Tetragonist is a young ensemble whose members are pianist Mathias Coppens, violinist Jens Lynen, cellist Lieselot Watté and clarinettist Sven Van De Voorde. The Tetragonist functions as a new, observing character next to the classical protagonist, antagonist and tritagonist. These roles are alternatingly interpreted by Mathias, Lieselot, Jens and Sven. In their opinion, all the aspects present in this quadruple relationship are the deepest source for all musical forms aiming to tell a story. They thus distinguish themselves from the average quartet by positioning hardly unknown repertoire alongside the standardised canon and by often engaging in a cooperation with another
artistic organ which alternates with the quartet.

Haags Toonkunstkoor

December 13, 2017
in Artists
by Jos Boerland

The Hague Toonkunstkoor – since 1829

The Hague Toonkunstkoor exist 184 years. The choir was founded with the Toonkunst Choirs of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Arnhem and Dordrecht in 1829 “under the watchful eye” of King William I. The king wished to encourage the practice of the arts, sciences and commerce with all appropriate means to the population and the singing was one of them. As the founder departments founded the Society for the Promotion of Music.

Our choir gives at least two concerts each year, and is always looking for the widest possible: in addition to standard works of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven also work regularly performed by contemporary composers such as Gorecki, British and Van Baaren. However, the focus is more serious compositions as oratorios, masses and requiems. But a work like the Carmina Burana by Orff has also been on the repertoire.

Les Goûts Authentiques

December 13, 2017
in Artists
by Jos Boerland

Les Goûts-Authentiques want to present different music styles from the Baroque and early Classical period to the public. The musicians play on copies of historic instruments and aim to revive the ancient flavours as authentically as possible. Besides trying to be historically correct (if that’s even possible?), they of course want to play the music in a lively and colourful manner. The line-up of the ensemble depends on the repertoire, see also: Les Cordes-Réunies and Les Clavecins-Réunis.

Jan Devlieger studied at the Conservatory of his hometown Ghent and was awarded first prizes in harmony, counterpoint and fugue (W. Carron) and first prize in chamber music (M. Ketels). At the Ghent High School of music he got Master’s Degree in recorder (P. Peire) and Harpsichord (C. Verhenneman). As a musician – harpsichord player, organist, recorder player and singer – he has worked together with many ensembles, such as Currende Consort, Ex Tempore, Le Mercure Galant, I Brugensi, Het Kamerorkest, Het Symfonieorkest van Vlaanderen, Amanti dell’ Arte, Ardalus, De Filharmonie, Spectra, Aquarius Soloists.

Marcel Ketels studied early music theory, chamber music, recorder and transverse flute with Barthold Kuijken, Oswald Van Olmen and Johan Huys at the conservatories of Ghent and Brussels. With Les Enemis Confus and Pandora, he won the international competition for ensembles Musica Antiqua in Bruges. Marcel Ketels has made a considerable number of recordings for radio and television and recorded several CDs. He is an honorary professor of recorder music, theory and practice of early music, chamber music and recorder teaching methodology at the Conservatory of Ghent. He was also the director of the Academy of Music.

Jeppe Moulijn

December 13, 2017
in Artists
by Andrew Read

Jeppe Moulijn (1972) studied orchestral conducting with Ed Spanjaard and Jac van Steen at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. He completed his study as a guest director at the Radio Symphony Orchestra. Following that performance, he was awarded the Anton Kersjes grant. Moulijn was also appointed as assistant conductor with the then Dutch Ballet Orchestra, thanks to the award of the Bernard Haitink grant to him and the orchestra. In this position he conducted many performances with the National Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater, including Tchaikofsky’s Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, Prokofievs Cinderella and Stravinsky’s Sacre du Printemps. From 2001 to 2003 he was the musical leader of the Dutch National Ballet.

In addition, Jeppe Moulijn conducted with the Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Metropole Orchestra, the Orchester Symphonique de Dijon and the Noordhollands Philharmonisch Orkest and Musica Ducis.

He also led ensembles such as the Maarten Altena Ensemble and Slagwerkgroep The Hague. He was a regular guest conductor with the Limburg Symphony Orchestra. He led various productions at the opera classes of the conservatories of The Hague and Amsterdam. In 2004 he was assistant conductor with a production of John Adam’s The Death of Klinghoffer with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Onafhankelijk Toneel. In 2005 he led the production Orfeo Intermezzi with this latter company. In November 2005 he conducted Die Zauberflöte at the Opera Studio Nederland. In May 2006, Jeppe debuted at the Stadttheater Hagen (Germany) with Prokofievs ’Cinderella.

Following this debut, he was immediately asked for a symphonic concert in 2007. April 2011, Jeppe made his debut at the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz with a major ballet production. in 2014 he debuted with The Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan with Strawinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps and the Ninth Symphony by Dvorak.

Jeppe Moulijn attended master classes in Moscow with Jorma Panula and in England with George Hurst and Diego Masson. In 2000 he was the only Dutch participant in the Kondrashin conductor’s master class where he worked with Peter Eötvös, Eri Klas and Ton Koopman. In 2003, Jeppe Moulijn was a finalist in the international Prokofiev competition for young conductors in St. Petersburg. On this occasion he conducted a concert with the world-famous St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2004 to 2006 he completed his education with 3 years of intensive studies with Daniele Gatti, the new chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, in Florence.

Jeppe Moulijn is also a popular conductor in the world of student, youth and amateur orchestras. From 1993 to 2004 he was conductor and co-founder of the Nederlands Strijkers Gilde, which focuses on music of the 20th and 21st centuries. He was previously conductor of the Leiden student orchestra Collegium Musicum for 5 years. From 2000 to 2008 he conducted the UvA student orchestra Jan Pzn. Sweelinck. He is currently affiliated with the Naardens Chamber Orchestra, the Toonkunst Orchestra Leiden and the East Netherlands Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to his activities as a conductor, Moulijn is active as a composer and arranger.

Trigon Ensemble

December 13, 2017
in Artists
by admin

TRIGON ensemble is specialised in studying and performing medieval spiritual music. How medieval music sounded at the time no one can really know. What we can do is study the contemporary treatises that were written on the subject. And we can get as close as possible to the music by studying the original sources. That is why TRIGON studies and sings from these original scores, as found in manuscripts.

Trigon is the name of a movement symbol in Gregorian chant, also known as a neum. It describes a lightly sung movement which first goes a little up and then a little down. Early music is strongly characterized by movement; aside from the music’s modality, this same movement gives the music its vitality. In its interpretation, TRIGON aims to revive and render this movement by producing a purity of tone that resonates both in body and soul.

Artistic director Margot Kalse founded TRIGON after she obtained her master’s in Early Vocal Music in 1998, having studied with Rebecca Stewart at the Fontys conservatory in Tilburg. At this institute she taught vocal technique for Early Music for seven years. Before that, she studied Solo Singing at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and Early Dutch literature at the University of Leyden.

Marsja Mudde studied Early Vocal Music in Tilburg and since then has been coached by Margot Kalse. Medieval spiritual song and chant were her specialisation and graduation topics. She specialised further by following several workshops and courses given by Rebecca Stewart, Giacomo Baroffio, Maria Jonas and Anne Azema.
Cora Schmeiser obtained her master’s in Solo Singing at the Royal Conservatory The Hague. She participated in several historical projects of Early Music during that time. In Fulda, Germany, she followed a three-year course in medieval music by Marc Lewon and Uri Smilansky. Since its foundation in 1994 she has been a permanent member of Ars Choralis Coeln in Germany.