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1. summary
2. programme notes
3. details
4. performances

summary

all that green and blue (2022) by Rozalie Hirs is a new music composition, based on her own poetry, commissioned Woordnacht Festival (artistic director: Hans Sibarani). The poet-composer performs its world premiere during Woordnacht, between 28-30 October 2022.

The panoramic drawing op de golven van de wijde zee (2022) by Jet Nijkamp is projected on stage during the performance. With special thanks to Jet Nijkamp (visual artist), Magnus Robb (ornithologist), Zip Boterbloem (technical support).

programme notes

The cycle all that green and blue (2022) is a music and poetry cycle by Rozalie Hirs, based on the poems [1], [2], [5], [19], [28], [30], [32], [33], selected from her forthcoming poetry book. With special thanks to Jet Nijkamp (visual artist), Magnus Robb (ornithologist), Zip Boterbloem (technical support).

details

commission
all that green and blue (2022) by Rozalie Hirs was commissioned by Woordnacht Festival.

instrumentation
spoken word
soundtrack (electronic sounds, voices, musique concrète)

technical requirements
stereo amplification setup for the soundtrack
microphone
live mixing

duration
The total duration of the work is 16 minutes.

performances

29 October 2022, Woordnacht festival, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Museumpark, Rotterdam, Rozalie Hirs (voice, music, poetry) – world premiere