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performance – poetry festival roeselare, belgium
On Sunday 24 November 2024 from 17:00 CET onwards, the fourth edition of the International Poetry Festival takes place in Roeselare, Belgium. The theme of this edition is spirituality. About a dozen guest poets read from their own work and respond to Guido Gezelle’s poem ‘Als de ziele luistert’. Among […]
the case for a small language network (2024) – installatie, november music
On November 10, 2024, from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM, November Music presents the installation The Case for a Small Language Network (2024) created by visual artist Richard Vijgen in collaboration with Rozalie Hirs, based on her poetry collection infinite sense (2021). With financial support from the Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation […]
new work (2024), ensemble klang, amare, the hague
On 16 October 2024, Ensemble Klang presents a new work by Rozalie Hirs at Amare/Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague. The new work was commissioned by the ensemble. Ensemble Klang consists of Saskia Lankhoorn (piano), Pete Harden (guitars, artistic director), Anton van Houten (trombone, director), Erik-Jan de With (saxophones), Michiel van Dijk […]
new work (2024), ensemble klang, de link – world premiere
On 15 October 2024, Ensemble Klang presents the world premiere of a new work by Rozalie Hirs in De Link, Tilburg. The new work by Rozalie Hirs was commissioned by the ensemble. Ensemble Klang consists of Saskia Lankhoorn (piano), Pete Harden (guitars, artistic director), Anton van Houten (trombone, director), Erik-Jan […]
performance – leiden poetry night, de burcht
On Friday evening, June 21, 2024, midsummer night, Rozalie Hirs is one of the guest poets during the Leidse Poëzienacht (Leiden Poetry Night) in the Burcht, Leiden. She will read from her new collection of dagtekening van liefdesvormen (Querido, 2024). The complete program will follow in early May. Be welcome! […]
adonis blue (2023), amstel quartet – world premiere version for saxophone quartet
On June 15, 2024 at 16:00 CET, the Amstel Quartet presents the world premiere of adonis blue (2023) by Rozalie Hirs, in a new arrangement for saxophone quartet created by the composer. The Amstel Quartet consists of Vitaly Vatulya (soprano saxophone), Olivier Sliepen (alto saxophone), Bas Apswoude (tenor saxophone), Harry […]
bee sage (2023), neue musik in sankt ruprecht, vienna – austrian premiere
On 26 May 2024, bass clarinettist Fie Schouten and violoncellist Katharina Gross perform a recital at the Neue Musik concert series in St Ruprecht, Vienna, Austria. The programme includes the Austrian premiere of the duo bee sage for cello and bass clarinet (2023) by Rozalie Hirs. In addition, Schouten and […]
performance – eus book club, dutch national television
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Rozalie Hirs will be the guest poet at Eus’ Boekenclub (Eus’ Book Club) on NPO2 (Dutch national television, channel 2). Watch the program live on television or back on NPO Start. From the Burgerweeshuis in Deventer, Özcan Akyol, also known as Eus, talks with his […]
bee sage (2023), unerhörte musik, berlin – german premiere
On 30 April 2024, bass clarinettist Fie Schouten and violoncellist Katharina Gross will play at the Unerhörte Musik concert series, Berlin, Germany. The concert program Kollisionen includes the German premiere of the duo bee sage for cello and bass clarinet (2023) by Rozalie Hirs. Furthermore, Schouten and Gross will perform […]
presentation monument for ilse starkenburg
On Friday afternoon, April 19, 2024 at 15:00 CET, a new sculpture by visual artist Timon Hagen is presented at Zoutkeetsplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The monument in memory of the poet Ilse Starkenburg, contains a selection of her work. In addition, there is an exhibition in the window galleries of […]
come out – review alfred schaffer, de groene amsterdammer
April 17, 2024. Today the latest issue (2024/no.16) of the Dutch weekly De Groene Amsterdammer was published, including Alfred Schaffer’s fine review ‘Come out’ of dagtekening van liefdesvormen (2024) by Rozalie Hirs. Read the full article online on De Groene’s website or buy the magazine at your favorite bookshop.
bringing memories to life – review helena van praet, poëziekrant, ghent, belgium
March 28, 2024. The latest issue of the Poëziekrant (Poetry Newspaper) 2/2024 contains, among many other things, Helena Van Praet’s beautiful review, ‘Bringing memories to life through sprinkle speech,’ about the poetry collection dagtekening van liefdesvormen (Querido, 2024) by Rozalie Hirs. Van Praet writes: “Hirs makes use of an impressive […]
the reader is also a maker – interview cora de vos, meander magazine
On Thursday, March 28, 2024, an interview entitled ‘The Reader is also a Maker’ by Cora de Vos with poet Rozalie Hirs is published in Meander Magazine. Below are a few quotes. Read the entire interview on Meander Magazine [Dutch only]. About ecologica (Uitgeverij Vleugels, 2023): “ecologica, and perhaps all […]
new harmonies from spectralism – interview percorsi musicali, italy
On March 24, 2024, the Italian online music magazine Percorsi Musicali published the interview “new harmonies from spectralism – an interview with Rozalie Hirs” by Ettore Garzia, preceded by an introduction about her music. See below for some quotes from the interview. “As a composer, I like to delve into […]
bee sage (2023), klassiek in simonshaven
On Friday, March 22, 2024, at 8:00 PM, bass clarinetist Fie Schouten and cellist Katharina Gross perform the recital My Wild Garden during the Klassiek in Simonshaven concert series at the White Church, Lageweg 1, Simonshaven. The concert is organized by Theater De Stoep, Spijkenisse. The program includes, among other […]
ecologica (2023) selected for longlist grote poëzieprijs 2024
14 March 2024. Today, the longlist for De Grote Poëzie Prijs (The Great Poetry Prize, The Netherlands) 2024 was announced in the press, including on Tzum. From just under a hundred books of poetry published last year, the jury chose the following longlist of twelve collections, in alphabetical order: Anker […]
the ecological system – avonden, perdu, amsterdam
On Friday evening 15 March 2024 at 8PM, the literary venue Perdu presents the ecological system. During this evening, poet/composer Rozalie Hirs and writer/artist Miek Zwamborn unite topics that keep recurring in their poetry, music, and visual work. Immerse yourself in this dialogue of lyrical, playful language experiments and odes […]
dagtekening van liefdesvormen (2024)
27 January 2024. dagtekening van liefdesvormen (2024) is the ninth Dutch-language collection of poetry by Rozalie Hirs, published by Querido|Singel Publishers. The new collection is published during the national Poetry Week (25-31 January 2024). The book design is by Michaël Snitker. contents 1. poems from dagtekening van liefdesvormen 2. events […]
dagtekening van liefdesvormen (2024), book presentation – de tribune, maastricht
On Saturday afternoon 27 January 2024 from 16:00-17:00, the literary bookshop De Tribune, Maastricht, will presents the new collection of poetry dagtekening van liefdesvormen (Publisher Querido, 2024) by Rozalie Hirs. Bookseller Henk Groenewegen presents the afternoon and interviews Rozalie Hirs about her new work. The poet reads from the new […]
the hague literature awards ceremony, royal national theatre, the netherlands
On 21 January 2024 at 14:30 CET, the Hague Literature Prizes are awarded at the Royal Theatre, The Hague. Three important Hague Literature Prizes go to Tomas Lieske, Rozalie Hirs and Tjibbe Veldkamp today. The festive presentation takes place during the International Literature Festival Writers Unlimited. Host of the event […]
bron (2023) en ecologica (2023), podium, radio 4
On Saturday 20 January 2024 from 17:00-19:00, Wouter Pleijsier (pictured above on the left) is presenter of the Podium broadcast on Radio 4, The Netherlands. Today in the programme, parts of the orchestral work source (2023) by Rozalie Hirs, performed by the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Elena Schwarz (conductor), […]
poëziekrant, ghent, belgium – poetry publication
On 15 January 2024, the new issue of Poëziekrant 2024/1 is published by Poëziecentrum, Ghent, Belgium. It contains interviews with Edward van den Vendel and Peter Holvoet-Hanssen, In Memoriams for Hans Tentije (1944-2023) and Tine Ruysschaert (1923-2023), and many reviews and essays. There is also brandnew poetry by Hester Knibbe, […]
book presentation kees ‘t hart, zaal 3, the hague, the netherlands
On 21 December 2023 at 16:00, Kees ‘t Hart will present his new poetry collection Het vogelkerkhof (Publisher Querido, 2023) in Zaal 3, De Constant Rebecqueplein 20A, The Hague. He will read the collection together with thirty colleagues and friends. For the full line-up, see below. The Bird Cemetery is […]
bron (2023), radio philharmonic orchestra, zaterdag matinee – world premiere
On 16 December 2023 the Zaterdagmatinee presents a concert in honour of György Ligeti. Part of the programme will be works by Abrahamsen, Hirs, Ligeti, and Poppe. The new work bron for symphony orchestra (2023) by Rozalie Hirs was commissioned by NTR Zaterdagmatinee and Stichting Vrienden van de Matinee. Composed […]
bee sage (2023), istanbul, turkey – turkish premiere
On 17 November 2023 at 19:30 TRT, bass clarinetist Fie Schouten and violoncellist Katharina Gross will play a concert at the Bilgi New Music Festival, Istanbul, Turkey. The programme includes the Turkish premiere of bee sage (2023), a new duo by Rozalie Hirs for cello and contrabass clarinet. The Bilgi […]
bee sage (2023), izmir new music days, turkey
On 20 November 2023 at 20:00 TRT, bass clarinetist Fie Schouten and violoncellist Katharina Gross will play a concert at the Izmir Yeni Müzik Günleri (New Music Days/Tage für Neue Musik Izmir), Yasar University, Izmir, Turkey. The programme includes bee sage (2023), a new duo by Rozalie Hirs for cello […]
artemis (2022), november music – netherlands premiere
On 10 November 2023 at 19:00 CET during November Music the Ensemble Ascolta and Keren Motseri (soprano) perform the Netherlands premiere of the song cycle artemis (2022) by Rozalie Hirs. The location is Willem Twee Concertzaal FKA De Toonzaal, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. The song cycle was composed by Hirs […]
adonis blue (2023), ruysdael quartet, november music
On Friday 10 November 2023 at 12:30 CET, the Ruysdael Quartet will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary with a special concert at the festival November Music, Den Bosch. For the first time, all twenty-five string quartets, written by Dutch composers especially for the occasion, are performed in one program. The Ruysdael […]
spectralisms in the music of rozalie hirs, essay oxford university press
October 23, 2023. Today, the chapter ‘Spectralisms in the Music of Rozalie Hirs and Their Points of Departure in Research and Innovation’ by Rozalie Hirs is published as part of the The Oxford Handbook of Spectral Music (Oxford University Press, 2021-2023). The chapter is also available online. With warm thanks […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), dag in de branding, the hague
On 21 October 2023 at 15:00 CET Ensemble Klang, Michaela Riener (voice), and Hardy Li (conductor) perform the poetry and music cycle dreams of airs (2017-18) by Rozalie Hirs during the Dag in de Branding Festival, The Hague, The Netherlands. The location is Korzo Theater, The Hague. With visual art […]
bron (2023)
1 October 2023. bron (2023) is a new orchestral work by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by the NTR Zaterdagmatinee and Stichting Vrienden van de Matinee. bron (2023) is dedicated to the memory of György Ligeti. Its world premiere takes place during the NTR Zaterdagmatinee at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 16 December […]
book presentation farhad showghi, goethe institute, amsterdam
On Saturday 30 September 2023 at 16:00 CET, the new poetry collection Het alfabet verandert van taal (Ghent: Poëziecentrum, 2023) by Farhad Showghi, translated into Dutch by Annelie David, is presented at the Goethe-Institut, Amsterdam. During the afternoon program, Farhad Showghi reads poems together with his translator Annelie David and […]
bee sage (2023), muze van zuid, amsterdam – world premiere
On 17 September 2023 at 13:30 CET, (contra)bass clarinettist Fie Schouten and violoncellist Katharina Gross perfrom the world premiere of bee sage (2023), a new duo by Rozalie Hirs for cello and contrabass clarinet. bee sage (2023) was composed by Hirs at the request of Fie Schouten and Katharina Gross. […]
poetry reading from ecologica, muze van zuid, amsterdam
On 17 September 2023 at 13:00, Rozalie Hirs performs eight poems, selected from her new collection ecologica (Uitgeverij Vleugels, 2023) at the Muze van Zuid Festival in Amsterdam. The event is at a secret location near Sarphatipark, Amsterdam; we gather at 12:30 CET at Het Groen Gemaal in Sarphatipark (entrance […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), muze van zuid, amsterdam
On 15 September 2023, Ensemble Klang, Michaela Riener (voice), and Hardy Li (conductor) perform the poetry and music cycle dreams of airs (2017-18) by Rozalie Hirs during Muze van Zuid Festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The location is the Vondel Church, Vondelstraat 120, Amsterdam. With live visual art by Geert Jan […]
zonnezegen, a tribute to mark van tongele (1956-2023), watou poetry and arts festival, belgium
On 26 August 2023 at 3PM, the Watou poetry festival pays homage to poet Mark van Tongele (1956-2023). Carl De Strycker, former director of Poëziecentrum, Ghent, hosts the afternoon. Koen Vergeer presents a lecture on the poetics of Mark van Tongele. Fellow poets Kurt de Boodt and Rozalie Hirs read […]
meet the composer: rozalie hirs – bowdoin festival, maine, united states
On 3 August 2023 at 10:00-11:00 AM (Eastern Time) Rozalie Hirs will talk about her music during the Meet the Composer series at Bowdoin International Music Festival in Brunswick, Maine, United States. Hosts of the event are Derek Bermel and Andreia Pinto Correia. Starts: 2023-08-03 Doortime: 10:00 AM Eastern Time […]
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article 4 [map butterfly] (2004), gamper contemporary music festival, maine
On 6, 8, and 9 July 2023, the Gamper Contemporary Music Festival takes place in Brunswick, Maine, United States. Part of the concert Musical Elements I on 6 July 2023 is article 4 [map butterfly] for viola (2004) by Rozalie Hirs, performed by the violist Steven Baloue. Musical Elements I […]
mateloos verlangen, xsaga – poetry publication
On Monday 5 June 2023 at 16:30 CET, Amsterdam, the new anthology mateloos verlangen (Amsterdam: XSAGA & Uitgeverij Podium, 2023) is presented to the public in the Theatre Hall of the Amsterdam Public Library. This book of brand-new poetry around the themes of diversity and love has been collected by […]
no fence stops the ants – review jeroen dera, de standaard
20 May 2023. Published today is Jeroen Dera’s review ‘no fence stops the ants’, an elaborate dicussion on the twenty-fifth poem ‘sneak inside’, selected from ecologica by Rozalie Hirs. He writes, among other things: “The fascinating thing about Hirs’ poetry is that it takes its readers by the hand (‘Sneak […]
adonis blue (2023)
17 May 2023. adonis blue (2023) is a new string quartet composed by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by the Ruysdael Quartet. The new work owes its title to the adonis blue, a butterfly species (Latin: Lysandra bellargus; English: Adonis blue; French: le Bel-Argus, l’Azuré bleu céleste, l’Argus bleu céleste, l’Argus bleu […]
guest composer at vpro vrije geluiden – ntr radio
On Sunday 7 May 2023 at 23:25-23:59 CET, Rozalie Hirs is featured at VPRO’s Vrije Geluiden, NTR Radio 4. The interview by Melchior Huurdeman for his series De Componistenkamer (The Composer’s Room) is broadcast. In addition Hirs’ article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012), as performed by bass clarinettist […]
bee sage (2023)
7 May 2023. bee sage (2023) is a new composition by Rozalie Hirs for cello and (contra) bass clarinet. The new duo was composed at the kind request of cellist Katharina Gross and bass clarinetist Fie Schouten. The first performances by Gross and Schouten of bee sage (2023) are scheduled […]
forum, dudok city hall, hilversum – poetry publication
On Saturday afternoon 15 April 2023 at 14:00 CET, the latest issue of Forum – architecture magazine is presented in the courtyard garden of the Town Hall, Hilversum, The Netherlands. The theme of the new issue is The Garden. Architects and designers have made contributions in image and writing. The […]
ecologica (2023), seedlings: poetry & ecology, amsterdam – book presentation
On 2 April 2023 at 15:00 CET at the Perdu Foundation in Amsterdam, Saskia Stehouwer and Rozalie Hirs present their new poetry collections wonen op de rand van het wonder (Publisher Marmer, 2023) and ecologica (Publisher Vleugels, 2023). During the program zaailingen (seedlings): poetry & ecology, the poets Moya De […]
ecologica (2023)
“It is her most daring and possibly most personal collection to date, in the sense that the poet’s voice sounds more pervasively forceful than ever” (Helena Van Praet, Poëziekrant)
“The best-kept secret of Dutch poetry. Rozalie Hirs writes poems like no one else does. Lyrical, musical, intuitive and very precise.” (Joost Baars, De Dolfijn)
“That way the words of Hirs, who is also active as a composer, are like music: the chords flow into one another rhythmically, quite oblivious of the boundaries of a sentence.” (Jeroen Dera, De Standaard)
“Hirs has managed to fashion a very urgent contemporary problem, climate change, into a lyrical stream of words. Doing so, she connects the magic of poetry to the biting irony of protest.” (Helena Van Praet, Poëziekrant)
dw b – poetry publication
On Sunday 26 March 2023 at 3 PM, the new issue of the Flemish literary magazine DW B (March 2023/1) is presented at the Passaporta Festival, Brussels, Belgium. The theme of the new issue is Exil – writing away from home. Curators Sigrid Bousset, Alicja Gescinska and Ellen Van Pelt […]
poëziekrant, ghent, belgium – poetry publication
On 17 March 2023, the new issue of Poëziekrant is published by Poëziecentrum, Ghent, Belgium. It features a brandnew interview with Cees Nooteboom Poetry is a plea for the authentic that is incomprehensible by Sigrid Bousset. And reviews of new poetry collections by Hélène Gélèns, Cees Nooteboom, Lieke Marsman, and […]
spectral music – lecture, prins claus conservatorium, groningen
On Thursday 16 March 2023 at 13:00-17:00 CET Rozalie Hirs presents a lecture on her music in relation to the recent Spectral Music tradition. The location is the Prins Claus Conservatorium, Hanze Hogeschool, Groningen, The Netherlands. The lecture takes place upon invitation of Klaas ten Holt, professor of composition at […]
associate maker (2023-2014) – ensemble klang
From 2023 through 2024 Rozalie Hirs is associate maker with Ensemble Klang in The Hague, The Netherlands. During her residency she composes several works for the ensemble. Ensemble Klang consists of Saskia Lankhoorn (piano), Pete Harden (guitars, artistic management), Anton van Houten (trombone, management), Erik-Jan de With (saxophones), Michiel van […]
nY #50 – poetry publication
23 February 2023. Today the Flemish journal of literature, criticism & entertainment nY published its fiftieth issue #50 with contributions by Nadia de Vries, Raoni Muzho Saleh, Sofie Verdoodt, Basja Boer, Michael Tedja, David Lillington, Assunta Abdel Azim, Mohamed, Babs Bakels, Fabienne Rachmadiev, Staci Bu Shea, Flora Valeska Woudstra, Linda […]
the composer’s room: rozalie hirs, vpro, interview melchior huurdeman
14 February 2023. A new episode of De Componistenkamer (English: The Composer’s Room) just has appeared with VPRO Radio Podcasts. Melchior Huurdeman interviews Rozalie Hirs in her workspace with a view across the river IJ. Listen to the new podcast #18 with Rozalie Hirs here. Happy listening! The podcast can […]
guided tour #2, mélanie van der hoorn, arcam
On Saturday 11 February 2023 from 15:30-16:30 CET, curator Mélanie van der Hoorn provides a guided tour for children and adults through the exhibition Playing Architecture, ARCAM, Amsterdam. Curator Mélanie van der Hoorn talks about her research into this topic, the creation of the exhibition and the installations made especially […]
guided tour #1, mélanie van der hoorn, arcam
On Thursday 9 February 2023 from 17:00-18:00 CET, curator Mélanie van der Hoorn provides a guided tour of the exhibition Playing Architecture at ARCAM, Amsterdam, especially for designers and architects. Van der Hoorn talks about her research, the creation of the exhibition, and the works. What do games show us […]