In 1992 I started playing the piano and music became an important part of my life. This page contains an selection of musicals, compositions and improvisations and theater productions. Please find my music in movies, mp3 and sheet music.
Compositions
Rêverie
In 1996 I started composing music. The first serious composition, Rêverie is classical music for piano and violin.
Non-classic compositions came later. For example, Afscheid (Dutch for goodbye) was written in cooperation with my mother for the passing of a loved one and Insecurity was composed after a personal relationship.
La Chasse Naturelle
In 2003 I produced La Chasse Naturelle. This piece for piano combines classical music with jazz. A recording can be downloaded as mp3. I recorded and processed La Chasse Naturelle myself by using a Yamaha P-80 digital piano. Also the score can be downloaded.
La Chasse Naturelle - Pdf *
La Chasse Naturelle - Mp3 *
Doortochtmis
After three years of accompagnying the "Doortochtkoor" in Zoetermeer, I composed as a fairwell gift the following music in december 2003. It consists of Kyrië, Sanctus, Lam Gods, Voorbede-acclamatie and Onze Vader.
C'est Fragile
In 2004 and 2005 I composed and recorded C'est Fragile. Containing three parts, it starts with a melancholic piece. Second is a slow, tragic piece of music. In concludes with a fragile part, which comes best into play if listened to directly after the first two parts. Score and mp3 are here for downloading.
C'est Fragile (1) - Pdf *
C'est Fragile (2) - Pdf *
C'est Fragile (3) - Pdf *
C'est Fragile (1) - Mp3 *
C'est Fragile (2) - Mp3 *
C'est Fragile (3) - Mp3 *
Musical accompagnying
A lot of my activities in music involves accompagnying other musicians, mainly singers. An impression is found below.
Live performances of the Musicalday of 28 May 2011 with Celine Purcell and Hein Gerrits
Broadway BlockBusters Medley - CKC Zoetermeer
De Bestemming (Rene van Kooten & theaterorkest.nl) Cultuur Lokaal, Stadstheater Zoetermeer
Something Wicked - Carrie (Ingrid van Houwelingen), Stadstheater Zoetermeer
Indiana (James Hanley) with Sophie's Choice
String of Pearls (Glenn Miller) with Sophie's Choice
Improvisations
In Vain
An improvisation with only harmonics. The harmonics together emerge in a variety of simultaneous melodies: music as a complex system.
Flowing River
Harmonics
Friday Afternoon
This improvisation is the result of a misarble cold and rainy friday afternoon, the 19th of March in 2004.
Vintage Improvisation
Improvising on a tune from the eighties on a vintage piano.
Electronic Jazz
Lonely Tonight
Piano music that goes well with candle light...
The Explorer
Exploring the tension between classical and pop music...
Hard Shoulder
Impro to be listened to on the road...
Dark Flux
About the gap between rain and wind...
Sweet Melancholy
Improvisation about modesty, desire and contemplation...
Calm Wanders
Daydream
Improvising when the mind wanders off...
Blues
On 18 October 2003 I recorded my first blues, using the Yamaha P-80 digital piano. In addition I used the bass guitar, rhodes, strings and soprano saxophone from the Yamaha S-03. My second blues is from 15th of June, 2005. It is a blues in A key on piano en double bass. The third blues is called, Vibra Blues, is a first recording with a marimba, in C, accompanied by myself on piano.
My First Blues - Mp3 *
My Second Blues - Mp3 *
Vibra Blues - Mp3 *
Theater productions
Musicals
As of 1999, I am active in the world of musicals. As founder and chairman of the theaterorkest.nl foundation (Stichting theaterorkest.nl in Dutch, www.theaterorkest.nl), I have performed and organized a large variety of musical and theater productions throughout the region. It all started with the fantastic musical Children of Eden, written by Stephen Schwartz. Since, I appeared as pianist in Into the Woods, Working and Footloose, Fame, Seussical the Musical, and several Dutch musicals, a.o. De Vliegende Hollander (the Flying Dutchman) and Kunt u mij de weg naar hamelen vertellen, meneer?. In addition, I have played highlights from Wicked in a show called Something Wicked, which were Dutch premieres. In addition, I played percussion in Anatevka and Oklahoma and was conductor and pianist in Blood Brothers. Please take a look at theaterorkest.nl for more information regarding many of these shows. These musicals have been performed by Zpinazie (www.zpinazie.nl), Greg and Baud (www.greg-baud.nl) and Waanzin (www.waanzintheaterproducties.nl), Treatief (www.treatief.nl).
Music theater productions
Next to musicals, there are many other forms of music in theaters. I have been musical leader for Reflectie (www.reflectie-zoetermeer.nl) from 2000 until 2008. For Reflectie, I have composed and arranged music for the shows Poeh poeh o ja, Dejavu, Hebbes and De Zolder. In those shows we performed the music in different arrangements and theaters.
For Mavelle I was musical leader, pianist and conductor in the show called Twilight Songs. For Musical and Pop Choir Delft (www.musicalenpopkoordelft.nl) I was musical leader and pianist at Liefde, lust en ramen lappen in 2007 and Jackpot in 2010. For the S(w)inging Company (www.theswingingcompany.nl) I played keys in Celebrating Ten Years, in 2010. I also performed at Musicals in Delft (www.musicalsindelft.nl) in 2007.
Musicalday
I have been the initiator of the Musicalday, of which can be found more on the site www.musicalday.nl. The first Musicalday was on June 13th, 2009, and was a full day in Zoetermeer with highlights from musicals, performed by live musicians and singers.
