On 10 November 2022 the philharmonie zuidnederland and Duncan Ward (conductor) perform the world premiere of a new work for orchestra by Rozalie Hirs. The work is a commission of philharmonie zuidnederland, the philharmonic orchestra of the Southern Netherlands.
Category: music concerts
new work for ensemble ascolta, donaueschingen, germany – world premiere
On Saturday 15 October 2022 at 11:00 CET the ensemble ascolta plays a world premiere of a new work by Rozalie Hirs during the Donaueschingen Festival/ Donaueschinger Musiktage. The concert takes place at Bartók Saal, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Stuttgart, Germany. The work is commissioned by Donaueschingen Festival (curator: Björn Gottstein). The […]
new work for marie ythier, radio france – world premiere
During Festival Présences 2022 the French cellist Marie Ythier plays a recital, including a world premiere of a new music composition by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by Radio France. The concert takes place on 10 February 2022 at Radio France, Paris, France.
portrait concert, orgelpark, amsterdam, the netherlands
On Sunday 31 October 2021 at 14:00 CET, the Amsterdam cutting-edge music venue Orgelpark presents a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs. The performers are Spectra Ensemble and Filip Rathé (conductor). The afternoon programme evolves around Rozalie’s dreams of airs (2017-18), a cycle in which poetry and music play equally important […]
new work for woordnacht – world premiere
On Friday 29 and Saturday 30 October 2021 Rotterdam’s most exciting literature festival Woordnacht takes place. During the festival Rozalie Hirs presents a new text and music hybrid composition, commissioned by Woordnacht. The location is Arminius, Museumpark 3, 3015 CB Rotterdam, The Netherlands. More information on the full programme and […]
ways of space (2019), aubette, france
On Saturday 16 October 2021 at 18:30 CET at the Aubette, Strasbourg, France, the architect Machiel Spaan and composer-poet Rozalie Hirs present a programme around their intermedial architectural music installation ways of space (2019), including a lecture, poetry, and several rounds of the installation, and a discussion with the audience. […]
ways of space (2019) – aubette, strasbourg, france
On Friday 15 October 2021 from 14:00 CET until 18:00 CET at the Aubette, Strasbourg, France, the architect Machiel Spaan and composer-poet Rozalie Hirs present their intermedial architectural music installation ways of space (2019), including several rounds of the installation. More details are to be announced around the summer of […]
infinity stairs (2014) – portrait concert, martin luther church, amsterdam
**POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC** On Friday 21 May 2021 at 19:00 CET the Gallery of Tones, curated by Stefan Busch (photo) and Keiko Shichijo, presents a portrait concert with music and poetry by Rozalie Hirs. The performers include Fie Schouten (bass clarinet), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), and Marieke Franssen […]
portrait concert, muziekgebouw aan ‘t ij, amsterdam
–> Nederlands On Thursday 13 May 2021 at 20:00 CET Amsterdam’s new music venue Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ presents a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs with her music and poetry, performed by Marieke Franssen (flute), Fie Schouten (bass clarinet), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), and the composer-poet. The corona-proof concert takes […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), athelas sinfonietta, copenhagen, denmark – danish premiere
**POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC** On Friday 23 April 2021 Athelas Sinfonietta of Copenhagen presents a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs. The programme evolves around the Danish premiere of Rozalie’s dreams of airs (2017-18), a cycle in which poetry and music play equally important roles. Its sound world features eight […]
infinity stairs (2014) – portrait concert, martin luther church, amsterdam
**POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC** On 21 March 2021 at 15:00 CET the Gallery of Tones, curated by Stefan Busch (photo) and Keiko Shichijo, presents a portrait concert with music and poetry by Rozalie Hirs. The performers include Fie Schouten (bass clarinet), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), and Marieke Franssen (flute). […]
roseherte (2008) – hidden treasures mixtape
From 18 through 24 January 2021, the International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) presents Hidden Treasures Mixtape, an online streaming of contemporary compositions from all over the world. The NTR (Dutch National Television and Radio) have selected Roseherte for orchestra and electronic sounds (2008) by Rozalie Hirs to be the Dutch […]
tao of mao (2020), transparent sound festival, budapest, hungary
On Thursday 14 January 2021 at 18:00 CET the miniature composition Tao of Mao for big band (2020) by Rozalie Hirs is part of the Transparent Sound Festival, Budapest, Hungary. It is performed by Modern Art Orchestra, Budapest, Hungary. The music is part of the Art of Virus Project, initiated […]
ways of space (2019), steim, amsterdam
On Sunday 29 November 2020 at 11:30 CET the architectural sound sculpture Ways of Space (2019) by architect Machiel Spaan (spatial design) and composer Rozalie Hirs (electronic music composition) is exhibited at STEIM, Schipluidenlaan, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Spaan and Hirs introduce the work through a short lecture and talk with […]
hand in hand (2020) heilbronn, germany
On 1 November 2020 at 17:00 CET hand in hand for string quartet and soprano (2020) by Rozalie Hirs (music, text) receives a second performance that day by Sonar Quartett and Maraile Lichdi (soprano). The location of this concert is Kilianskirche, Heilbronn, Germany. The new work by Rozalie Hirs is […]
hand in hand (2020), lauffen am neckar, germany – world premiere
On Sunday 1 November 2020 at 11:30 CET hand in hand for string quartet and soprano (2020) by Rozalie Hirs (music, text) receives its world premiere by Sonar Quartett and Maraile Lichdi (soprano). The location is Regiswindiskirche in Lauffen am Neckar, birthtown of the German poet Hölderlin. The new work […]
the tao of mao (2020), hungary – world premiere
26 June 2020. The miniature composition The Tao of Mao for big band (2020) by Rozalie Hirs is now online in a Corona proof recording by Modern Art Orchestra, Budapest, Hungary. The music is part of its Art of Virus Project, initiated by Kornél Fekete-Kovács. The thread that led to […]
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article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) – los angeles, united states
**POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC** On 21 and 22 May 2020 at 20:00 PST the New York-based violinist Miranda Cuckson plays her production folds, a production drawing threads among women composers from around the world and across the centuries. The location is The Wallis (Lovelace Studio Theatre), Los Angeles, United […]
article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) – queens new music, new york, united states
**POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC** On 15 May 2020 the New Yorks based violinist Miranda Cuckson performs a solo recital during the Queens New Music festival, New York, United States. Part of the programme is Rozalie Hirs’ composition article 4 [map butterfly] (2004). More details to follow soon. Date: 2020-05-15 […]
zenit (2010), world new music days, iscm – new zealand premiere
**POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA PANDEMIC** From 21 until 30 April 2020 the ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) World New Music Days 2020 take place in Auckland and Christchurch, New Zealand. Part of the program is a concert by the Los Angeles-based formalist quartet, featuring, among other pieces, the string […]
article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) – new music miami, united states
**POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA PANDEMIC** On 8 April 2020 at 19:00 CET violinist Miranda Cuckson performs a solo recital during the New Music Miami Festival, United States. she performs musical works by Liza Lim, Anthony Cheung, Rozalie Hirs, and others. The program includes article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) by Rozalie […]
hand in hand (2020), lauffen am neckar, germany
**POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA PANDEMIC** On Saturday 21 March 2020 at 20:00 CET hand in hand for string quartet and soprano (2020) by Rozalie Hirs (music, text) will be performed by Sonar Quartett and Maraile Lichdi (soprano). The new work by Rozalie Hirs is a commission by Förderkreis für Neue […]
hand in hand (2020), heilbronn, germany – world premiere
**POSTPONED DUE TO CORONA PANDEMIC** On 20 March 2020 at 19:30 CET hand in hand for string quartet and soprano (2020) by Rozalie Hirs (music, text) will receive its world premiere performance by Sonar Quartett and Maraile Lichdi (soprano). The new work by Rozalie Hirs is a commission by Förderkreis […]
article 4 (2004), texas, united states
On Sunday 19 January 2020 at 7:30 PM the New York-based violinist Miranda Cuckson plays a solo recital at Duncan Recital Hall (Alice Pratt Brown Hall), The Sherperd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA. The recital contains music by Anthony Cheung, Anna Meredith, Reiko Füting, Aida Shirazi, Iannis […]
zenit (2010), tokyo, japan – asian premiere
On 11 January 2020 greenroom players perform two concerts at TAMA Music Festival, Tokyo, Japan, at 13:00 and 20:30 JST respectively. The afternoon concert includes the Asian premiere of ‘Zenit’ (2010), the first string quartet by Rozalie Hirs (ロザリー ヒルス).
meditations (2017) – north american premiere
On 15 December 2019 the pianist Keiko Shichijo plays a solo programme, featuring works by Komitas, Debussy, Monpou, Schubert, as well as meditations (2017) by Rozalie Hirs. The location is The episcopal church of St. John the Baptist, Aptos, California. concert programme Komitas – Six dances (1907): Yerangi, Unabi, Marali, […]
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venus [morning star] (2010) – swiss premiere
On Monday 9 December 2019 at 20:15 CET Ronan Gil de Morais plays 40 Jahre Sixxen, a concert featuring the sixxen, a set of six metal mallet instruments, originally conceived by Iannis Xenakis for the movement Métaux of his composition Pléïades (1979). The concert, consisting of the performance of a selection of compositions for this special set of instruments, includes Venus [morning star] (2010) by Rozalie Hirs, and Métaux by Xenakis.
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article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012), amsterdam
On 1 December 2019 at 13:30 CET, bass clarinettist-at-large Fie Schouten performs during MicroFest Amsterdam 2019, a one-day festival for microtonal music at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Her program ‘clarinets in space’ includes article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] for bass clarinet and electronic sounds (2012) by Rozalie Hirs.
article 4 (2004) – spanish premiere
On 22 November 2019 the violinist Takao Hyakutome performs the Spanish premiere of article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) by Rozalie Hirs at Iglesia Santa Mónica de Barcelona, Spain. The concert is part of the Festival ciclo OUT.SIDE, curated and performed by Barcelona Modern Ensemble (artistic director: Demian Luna). Date: 2019-11-22 […]
sacro monte (1997) – danish premiere
On Sunday, 6 October 2019 at 16:00 CET Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen plays a programme around the composer Niels Viggo Bentzon, including the world premiere of Hommage á Niels Viggo Bentzon (2019) by Amir Mahyar Tafreshipour, as well as the Danish premiere of Sacro Monte (1997) by Rozalie Hirs.
meditations (2017) – french premiere
On Saturday 7 September 2019 at 16:00 CET the pianist Keiko Shichijo plays a solo programme, featuring, among other pieces, Spaces (1969) by Tom Johnson and meditations (2017) by Rozalie Hirs.
meditations (2017) – wonderfeel festival
On Sunday 21 July 2019 at 13:00 CET the pianist Keiko Shichijo plays a solo programme, featuring works by Rozalie Hirs, Liisa Hirsch, Bunita Marcus, and Galina Ustvolskaya. The concert takes place during Wonderfeel, an outdoor festival at the Estate Schaep en Burgh near ‘s-Graveland, The Netherlands.
silenced (2018) – wonderfeel festival
On 20 July 2019 from 18:15-19:00 CET the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents her production Fantastic Women, with songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights, at Wonderfeel Festival, The Netherlands. Part of Fantastic Women is ‘Silenced’ (music, text; 2018) by Rozalie Hirs.
silenced (2018), utrecht
Fantastic Women, with songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights, at Club Nine, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the composers Aleksandra Bajde, Rozalie Hirs, Anda Kryeziu, Kate Moore, Georgia Nicolaou, Barbara Okma, Annelies Van Parys, Calliope Tsoupaki, Renske Vrolijk, Yiran Zhao, based on […]
parallel world and sea (2017-18)
On Saturday 25 May 2019 at 13:00 CET at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, ASKO|Schönberg honours Louis Andriessen as a pedagogue by playing new works by four of his former students, Mary Finsterer, Pete Harden, Martijn Padding, and Rozalie Hirs. The concert programme is entitled Ter ere/ In honour. The concert […]
lightclouds (2019) – german premiere
On 20 May 2019 at 20:00 CET Ensemble Musikfabrik presents the German premiere of lightclouds (2019), a new work for “super brass” quartet, ensemble, and electronic sounds, by Rozalie Hirs, during the Konzertreihe Musikfabrik im WDR. The new work is a commission by Stichting Omroep Muziek/ NTR Zaterdagmatinee with financial […]
silenced (2018), operadagen rotterdam
On 18 May 2019 at 20:30 CET the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents her production Fantastic Women, with songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights, at Operadagen Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The location is the Eduard Flipsezaal at de Doelen, Rotterdam. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the […]
lightclouds (2019), concertgebouw – world premiere
On Saturday 18 May 2019 at 14:15 CET at Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Musikfabrik performs lightclouds (2019), a new work for “super brass” quartet, ensemble, and electronic sounds, by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by Stichting Omroep Muziek/ NTR Zaterdagmatinee with financial support of BankGiro Loterij and Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. The […]
bridge of babel (2009)
to the sun (2006) – us premiere
On 27 April 2019 at 12:00 (noon) Rozalie Hirs is presenting a poetry performance/ lecture at the Public Library in San Francisco, California, United States. The event takes place during the National Poetry Month. Rozalie talks about intermedial aspects of her poetry and music, followed by a poetry reading and […]
poetry performance – cabildo de montevideo, uruguay
On Thursday 4 April 2019 from 19 until 22 UYST a poetry event takes place at Il Cabildo de Montevideo, Uruguay. The performing poets are Ibero Laventure (Uruguay), Pedro Rocha (Brasil), Pedro Lago (Brasil), Amora Pera (Brasil), Pedro Tostes (Brasil), Miguel Angel Fuentes Gallegos (Perú), Romina Serrano (Uruguay), Fernando Noy […]
silenced (2018), tilburg
On 24 March 2019 at 13:30 CET the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents her production Fantastic Women, with songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights, at De Pont, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the composers Aleksandra Bajde, Rozalie Hirs, Anda Kryeziu, Kate Moore, […]
silenced (2018), the hague
On 15 March 2019 at 20:30 CET the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents her production Fantastic Women, with songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights, at Korzo Theatre, The Hague, The Netherlands. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the composers Aleksandra Bajde, Rozalie Hirs, Anda Kryeziu, Kate […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), vredenburg, utrecht, the netherlands
On 6 January 2019 20:00 at Tivoli|Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands, the Belgian SPECTRA Ensemble, Nora Fischer (soprano), and Filip Rathé (conductor) perform a new work by Rozalie Hirs. The concert is part of the Avontuurlijke Muziek Series. Dreams of Airs (2017-18) is a cycle of poetry and music by Rozalie […]
silenced (2018), amsterdam
On 6 December 2018 the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents her production Fantastic Women, with brandnew songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights, at ATRIA, the Amsterdam Institute on Gender Equality and Women’s History. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the composers Aleksandra Bajde, Rozalie Hirs, Anda […]
silenced (2018), cc amstel, amsterdam
On 11 November 2018 the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents her production Fantastic Women, with brandnew songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights, at CC Amstel in Amsterdam. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the composers Aleksandra Bajde, Rozalie Hirs, Anda Kryeziu, Kate Moore, Georgia Nicolaou, Barbara […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), november music – world premiere
On Saturday 10 November 2018 at 19:00 CET the Belgian SPECTRA Ensemble, Nora Fischer (soprano), and Filip Rathé (conductor) perform the world premiere of Dreams of Airs (2017-18) by Rozalie Hirs during the contemporary music festival November Music, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. Dreams of Airs (2017-18) is a cycle of […]
silenced (2018) – world premiere
On 9 November 2018 the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents her production Fantastic Women with brandnew songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the composers Aleksandra Bajde, Rozalie Hirs, Anda Kryeziu, Kate Moore, Georgia Nicolaou, Barbara Okma, Annelies Van Parys, Calliope […]
silenced (2018) – tryout
On 8 November 2018 the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents a tryout concert of her production Fantastic Women with brandnew songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights. Fantastic Women contains musical works by the composers Aleksandra Bajde, Rozalie Hirs, Anda Kryeziu, Kate Moore, Georgia Nicolaou, Barbara Okma, […]
silenced (2018) – preview
On 6 November 2018 the soprano Bauwien van der Meer presents a preview of her production Fantastic Women with brandnew songs on the topic of emancipation and women’s rights. The evening at Splendor, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, also features by a round table with composers Renske Vrolijk, Kate Moore, Barbara Okma, […]
meditations (2017) – german premiere
On 20 July 2018 the German (forte)pianist J. Marc Reichow plays meditations for piano and electronic sounds (2017) by Rozalie Hirs during Musik der Jahrhunderte: Der Sommer in Stuttgart. The Festival is a collaboration between Akademie Schloss Solitude, Ensemble ascolta, Musik der Jahrhunderte, Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst […]
parallel world and sea (2017-18), vredenburg, utrecht
On 13 May 2018 at 20:30 CET ASKO|Schönberg and Etienne Siebens (conductor) perform the new double harp concerto parallel world and sea (2017-18) by Rozalie Hirs during the concert series Obsessions at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands. The harpists Ernestine Stoop and Godelieve Schrama act as soloists during the performance. The […]
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parallel sea [to the lighthouse] (2018) – world premiere
On 13 May 2018 at 15:30 CET ASKO|Schönberg and Etienne Siebens (conductor) present the world premiere of parallel sea [to the lighthouse] (2018) by Rozalie Hirs during the fifth anniversary edition of the Dutch Harp Festival at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands. parallel sea [to the lighthouse] (2018), commissioned by ASKO|Schönberg […]
zenit (2010), de doelen
On 15 April 2018 at 20:15 CET DoelenKwartet plays Hirs’ first string quartet Zenit (2010) during the program Van buiten naar binnen. The concert is part of the Red Sofa Series at Juriaansezaal, De Doelen, Rotterdam. The concert also features works by Caroline Berkenbosch, Maxim Shalygin, and Willem Jeths. At […]
cd electric language, wiek hijmans
On 10 March 2018 at 16:00 CET the electric guitar player and musician-at-large Wiek Hijmans present the launch of his fourth solo album Electric Language as part of the illustrous series Ladder of Escape, Attacca Productions, Amsterdam. At Splendor in Amsterdam, Wiek Hijmans plays a short concert, consisting of works […]
meditations (2017) – uk premiere
On Wednesday 21 February 2018 the British pianist Philip Thomas and the Canadian percussionist, composer, and electronic musician Colin Frank play the opening concert of the Electric Spring Festival at the University of Huddersfield, UK. During this program Philip Thomas also presents the UK premiere of meditations for piano and […]
multilingualism: tower of babel I diapason
On 15 December 2017 at 20:30 CET the Amsterdam-based experimental poetry venue Perdu presents the first installment of a series of evenings Toren van Babel/ Diapason around the phenomenon of multilingualism in contemporary poetry. The evenings are curated by Lucie Fortuin, Linda Veldman, and Frances Welling (Avondenredactie/ director of Perdu). […]
meditations, november music (2017)
From 3-12 November 2017 November Music, the contemporary music festival of The Netherlands, takes place in Den Bosch. During its Kunstmuziek Route on 12 November 2017 at 12:00 CET the British pianist Philip Thomas presents the world premiere of meditations for piano and electronic sounds (2017) by Rozalie Hirs, followed […]
meditations (2017) – world premiere
From 7-12 November 2017 the Sounds of Music Festival takes place in Groningen, The Netherlands. This year the British pianist Philip Thomas presents the world premiere of Meditations for piano and electronic sounds (2017) by Rozalie Hirs at Sounds of Music, Groningen, with additional performances at November Music, Den Bosch. […]
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parallel world [breathing] (2017) – concert premiere
On 19 October 2017 as part of the Entrée Late Night, soloists of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra perform parallel world [breathing] (2017) by Rozalie Hirs, scored for flute, clarinet, percussion, 2 harps, violin, viola, cello, and electronic sounds. The new work is a co-commission of Concertgebouw Orchestra and the University […]
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parallel world [breathing] (2017) – world premiere
On 7 October 2017 soloists of the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform three concerts of parallel world [breathing] (2017) by Rozalie Hirs, scored for flute, clarinet, percussion, 2 harps, violin, viola, cello, and electronic sounds. The concerts take place in the Brain Wave Pavilion (located in the entrance hall in the main […]
hilbert’s hotel (2015)
On 1 October 2017 at 11:00 CET the Huygens-Fokker Foundation, Center for Microtonal Music, presents the concert program Fokker organ XL for the 31-tone tempered Fokker organ at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The program also features Rozalie Hirs’s composition Hilbert’s Hotel for microtonal organ and electronic sounds […]
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article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012), bergen
On Sunday afternoon 23 July 2017 Fie Schouten plays article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] for bass clarinet and electronic sounds (2012) by Rozalie Hirs and Mountains by Ton de Leeuw in a short programme, curated by visual artist Pé Okx. The programme is part of the summer series […]
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article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) – finnish premiere
On 28 June 2017 the Avanti! Quartet and John Storgårds (violin) open the Avanti! Summer Sounds Festival in the pitoresque church of Pernaja, one hour from Helsinki. The concert, curated by Lotta Wennäkoski, this year’s festival composer, consists of works by Xenakis, Trbojevic, Ravel, and Hirs. Programme Iannis Xenakis – […]
article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) – austrian premiere
On 17 May 2017 Fie Schouten plays the Austrian première of article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) during her residency at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien. Schouten commissioned the composition with financial support of the Netherlands Performing Arts Fund, and played its world premiere on […]
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article 8 [infinity] (2014) – polish premiere
On Tuesday 25 April 2017 Ensemble 306, Marieke Franssen (flute), and Stephan Heber (cello) perform a concert of premieres at the 29th International Composers’ Festival of Krakow, Poland. Marieke Franssen (flute) plays the Polish premiere of article 8 [infinity] for flute or bass flute and electronic sounds (2014) by Rozalie […]
on tenderness (2017)
On 14 March 2017 during the Edmonton New Music Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Mikolaj Warszynski and Zuzana Simurdova present a recital with works for two pianos as well as piano works for four hands. In addition one of them performs the new composition On Tenderness for solo piano and […]
on tenderness (2017) – world premiere
On 14 February 2017 Megumi Masaki performs the world premiere of On Tenderness for piano solo and electronic sounds (2017) by Rozalie Hirs. Masaki collaborated with Hirs at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in November 2016, followed by a try-out concert of the piece on 2 December 2016 […]
performance at the dutch pavilion, frankfurt, germany
On 22 October 2016 at 13:00 CET Rozalie Hirs performs a short portrait concert at the Theatre in the Dutch/Flemish Pavilion, Guests of Honour of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016. The program consists of poetry and music hybrids by Hirs, including the new composition ein tag (2006-16). It is based […]
lesart bühne, deutschlandradio kultur
On Friday 21 October 2016 at 10:00 CET Elke Schlinsog interviews Herman van Veen, Margriet de Moor, and Rozalie Hirs on their literary and musical works. By way of intermission, Rozalie Hirs performs three short timeslots of poetry and music hybrids. The event takes place at the Lesart Bühne of […]
planetarium of brussels, belgium
On Saturday 10 September 2016 at 18:00 CET Rozalie Hirs performs poetry and music hybrids at Alberteum, the Planetarium of Brussels, Belgium. Also Heike Fiedler and Laurence Vielle will be performing their works. After the intermission Angela Rawlings, Maja Jantar, and Vincent Tholomé present the world premiere of a new […]
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article 6 [waves] – swedish premiere
On August 14 2016 the Swedish guitarist Jacob Kellerman will perform article 6 [six waves] for guitar and electronic sounds (2013) by Rozalie Hirs at a double recital at Hammarby Sjöstads Kapell, Stockholm, Sweden. The concert starts at 18:00 CET. Date: 2016-08-14 Time: 18:00 CET Location: Hammarby Sjöstads Kapellet, Lugnets […]
romanfabrik, frankfurt, germany
On 7 June 2016 at 20:00 CET Rozalie Hirs performs Bridge of Babel (2009) and some other poetry-music hybrids at Romanfabrik, Frankfurt, Germany. In addition she reads her poetry in Dutch and German. The event, curated by Michael Hohmann, also features the Flemish poet Andy Fierens and the jazz musicians […]
portrait concert, festival van vlaanderen, belgium – poetry and music
On 24 April 2016 Penhuis Kortrijk and Festival van Vlaanderen Kortrijk present a portrait concert with poetry and music by Rozalie Hirs. Alain Delmotte is the host of the event, consisting of a performance by the Bozzini Quartet of Hirs’ string quartets Zenit (2010) and Nadir (2014), as well as […]
tijd en sintel (2016) – world premiere
On 20 March 2016 11:00 CET at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the Huygens-Fokker Foundation presents Het woord aan het woord, a programme in which spoken word plays a prominent role, featuring the poets Maria van Daalen, Rozalie Hirs, Lieke Marsman, Han van der Vegt, and Samuel Vriezen. […]
article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) – american premiere
On 12 February 2016 at 19:30 CST Fie Schouten (bass clarinet), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), and Shanna Gutierrez (flutes) perform their artists-in-residence concert at the Concert Hall of Columbia College, Chicago, United States, celebrating three days of workshops. Among other works Schouten presents the US premiere of article 7 [seven […]
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article 8 [infinity] (2014) – american premieres
infinity stairs (2014)
On 11 February 2016 at 20:30 at Constellation, Chicago, United States, Sonic Hedgehog plays the program Unexpected Consequences, consisting of works by Dufay, Wiek Hijmans, Erin Gee, Frederick Gifford, Jorrit Dijkstra, and Rozalie Hirs. Unexpected Consequences focuses on the intricacies and multiplicities of chamber music relationships and delves into the […]
platonic id (2006) – uk premiere
On Saturday 6 February 2016 the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/ BCMG and Richard Baker (conductor) perform Parallel Colour, a new composition by Edmund Finnis. The programme, curated by Richard Baker in collaboration with BCMG, also includes the UK premiere of Platonic ID by Rozalie Hirs, as well as works by […]
article 8 [infinity] (2014) – world premiere of version for bass flute
On 2 February 2016, 20:30 CET, at De Link, Tilburg, The Netherlands, the flautists Ilonka Kolthof and Marieke Franssen perform recitals on the piccolo and bass flute respectively. After the intermission Franssen presents Petit Aleph by Philippe Monoury, as well as world premieres of Invisible for bass flute and electronics […]
the honeycomb conjecture (2015) – world premiere
→ Nederlands On 8 November 2015 at 17:00 CET ASKO|Schönberg presents the closing concert of NOW! Prismen 2015 at the Philharmonie Essen, Germany. Part of this Spectral program are works by Helmut Lachenmann, Kaija Saariaho and Claude Vivier, as well as the world premiere of the honeycomb conjecture, a new […]
sound forest, neerpelt, belgium – guided tour
On 18 October during the 10th anniversary event of Klankenbos in Neerpelt, Belgium, Rozalie Hirs presents two open air performances (one at 13:00 and one at 15:00 CET respectively) of her electroacoustic music and poetry. Furthermore, at 15:30 CET she guides a tour around her music and poetry app Curvices […]
reverse, copenhagen, denmark
From 25 until 27 September 2015, Aleksandr Skidan (RUS), Eugene Ostashevsky (RUS) and Mónica de la Torre (MEX/US), Lars Skinnebach (DK), Ann Jäderund (SE), Elaine Feeney (IR), Mira Gonzalez (US), Uljana Wolf (DE), Cia Rinne (FIN), Yoko Tawada (DE/JAP), Caroline Bergvall (FR/NO), and Rozalie Hirs (NL) are among the poets […]
article 1 to 3 (2003), san francisco, united states
On 24 July 2015 the pianists Kate Campbell and Anne Rainwater play game-based music from the past thirty years. The concert, curated by Danny Clay, is the first concert in the brand-new series don’t be a stranger at the Center for New Music in San Francisco. Program György Kurtág – […]
atlantis ampersand (2015), holland festival – world premiere
On 6 June 2015, Klangforum Wien, Vokalensemble NOVA, and Enno Poppe (conductor) perform the 25-hour program Urbo Kune at Holland Festival, Amsterdam. Part of the program is Atlantis ampersand, a brand-new work by Rozalie Hirs for eighteen players (2fl, cl, bass cl, cfg, cor, tp, tb, 2perc, pf, acc, midi […]
hilbert’s hotel (2015), muziekgebouw – world premiere
World premiere of ‘Hilbert’s Hotel’ (2014), a new music composition by Rozalie Hirs, written for the 31-tone microtonal organ of the Huygens-Fokker Foundation, in Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
portrait concert of rozalie hirs: poetry and music
On 21 April 2015 in De Link, Tilburg, The Netherlands, Nieuw Amsterdams Peil and Rozalie Hirs are performing a program with works by Hirs, some of her musical heroes, and one of her former students. The musicians are Heleen Hulst (violin), Gerard Bouwhuis (piano), Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer (clarinet), […]
portrait concert, mills college, united states
Concert at Mills College by Mills Performing Group: performance of works by Rozalie Hirs. 21 February 2015 at 20:00, Music Department, Mills College, 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland CA 94613, United States
family tree (2006), japan
On 12 March 2015 at 20:00 the percussionist Peter Prommel performs Family Tree (English, German, Dutch; music, poem: Rozalie Hirs; animation: Harm van den Dorpel) at the occasion of the TROMP Repertoire Days 2015 in Kawasaki, Japan. Date: 2015-03-12 Location: TROMP Repertoire Days 2015, Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Kawasaki, […]
portrait concert: poetry and music
On 20 February 2015, Marieke Franssen (flute), Fie Schouten (bass clarinet), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), Christian Karlsen (conductor), and Arne Bock (sound diffusion in the hall) perform four compositions by composer-poet Rozalie Hirs at Ostadetheater, Amsterdam. Furthermore on the program are several works for spoken voice and soundtrack by Hirs, […]
lichtende drift (2014) – world premiere
World premiere of a new composition for string orchestra by the Dutch composer Rozalie Hirs (*1965), commissioned by Amsterdam Sinfonietta and its artistic director Candida Thompson, on 27 November 2014 during the Donderdagavondserie at Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
lichtende drift (2014) – try-out
On 26 November 2014 at 20:00 CET Amsterdam Sinfonietta and Candida Thompson (principal player and artistic director) perform the try-out of lichtende drift for string orchestra (2014) by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Furthermore Rob van Steen interviews Rozalie about her compositional ideas, and the new work. In her […]
nadir (2014), november music, den bosch – netherlands premiere
On 8 November 2014 at 19:00 Bozzini Quartet will present the Dutch premiere of nadir for string quartet and electronic sounds (2014) by Rozalie Hirs at November Music, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. In 2011 and 2012 the exquisite Bozzini Quartet, based in Montréal, toured Hirs’s first string quartet Zenit (2010) […]
roseherte (2008, 2014 rev.) – world premiere version for orchestra
Performance of Roseherte (2008) for orchestra and electronic sounds by Rozalie Hirs at opening concert of November Music 2014. Performance by philharmonie zuidnederland and Bas Wiegers (conductor). In its original version this work is scored for a ninety-piece symphony orchestra & electronic sounds. On 6 November 2014 a brandnew arrangement for forty-piece orchestra & electronic sounds will be played.
nadir (2014) – preview concert
On 25 October 2014 at 20:30 Bozzini Quartet will present a preview concert of the Dutch premiere of nadir for string quartet and electronic sounds (2014) by Rozalie Hirs at De Link, Tilburg, The Netherlands. In 2011 and 2012 the exquisite Bozzini Quartet, based in Montréal, toured Hirs’s first string […]
nadir (2014), transit festival, belgium – world premiere
On 25 October 2014 during the Transit Festival (Festival van Vlaanderen) Bozzini Quartet will present the world premiere of nadir for string quartet and electronic sounds (2014) by Rozalie Hirs. In 2011 and 2012 the exquisite Bozzini Quartet, based in Montréal, toured Hirs’s first string quartet zenit (2010) in Canada, […]
infinity stairs (2014) – world premiere
World premiere of the new trio Infinity stairs (2014) by Rozalie Hirs, performed by Shanna Gutierrez (flute), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), and Fie Schouten (bass clarinet). 17 September 2014, 19:00 CET, Het Bethaniënklooster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With special thanks to Christian Karlsen (conductor) and Arne Bock (sound projection in the hall)
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article 8 [infinity] (2014), gaudeamus music week – world premiere
World premiere of ‘article 8’ (2014) by Rozalie Hirs, performed by Shanna Gutierrez (flute) at the occasion of Gaudeamus Music Week. 12 September 2014 at 21:30 CET, Pauwstraat 13-a, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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article 1 to 3 [the] [aleph] [a] (2003), ucsd, united states
Solo recital by pianist Todd Moellenberg with works by Pierre Boulez, Rozalie Hirs, Olivier Messiaen, Katharina Rosenberger, and Ori Talmon. 15 May 2014, 19:00 PDT, at the UCSD Conrad Prebys Music Center, 9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, California. The program includes the music composition ‘article 1 to 3 [the] [aleph] [a]’ for piano solo by Rozalie Hirs (*1965).
život mogućnosti (2014), belgrade, serbia – booklaunch
Book presentation of ‘život mogućnosti’ by Rozalie Hirs (Serbian, Croatian translation: Jelica Novaković, Radovan Lučić). Poetry book. Banja Luka: Kuća Poezije/Biblioteka Prevodi, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2014. 17 April 2014 at 19:00 CET, Leila, Belgrade, Serbia.
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article 1 to 3 [the] [aleph] [a] (2003), ucsd, united states
On 14 April 2014 Todd Moellenberg performs his recital Language Isolates, a collaboration with Matt Savitsky. Alongside works by Katharina Rosenberger, Yvette Jackson, and Nicolee Kuester, he perform the music composition article 1 to 3 [the] [aleph] [a] (2003) by Rozalie Hirs. The location is UCSD, University of California San […]
život mogućnosti (2014), bosnia & herzegovina – lecture
On 14 April 2014 at 10:30 Rozalie Hirs presents a performance lecture at the Filološki fakultet (Department of Philology, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina, about her work and its intermedial aspects. Rozalie Hirs reads her poems in several languages and performs a few electroacoustic compositions based on own texts, followed […]
article 7 [seven ways to climb a mountain] (2012)
On 13 April 2014 Fie Schouten presents a solo recital at het noordbrabants museum, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. She performs the music composition article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) for bass clarinet and electronics sounds, as well as a brandnew work by Ig Henneman. → Nederlands Date: 2014-04-13 […]
article 7 [seven ways to climb a mountain] (2012) – german premiere
On 16 February 2014 Fie Schouten presents the German premiere of article 7 (2012) by Rozalie Hirs. Furthermore she gives a lecture on the use of electronic sounds in this music composition. The performance lecture is part of Bassklarinetten-Konferenz held between 14-16 February 2014 at Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany. Ein […]
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in state of [war] (2013), rotterdam
On Sunday 1 December 2013 at 16:00 CET the new text music composition In state of [war] (2013) by Rozalie Hirs is performed as part of Words Live 4, an arts event dedicated to spoken words. The performance takes place at Wallgallery, Rotterdam. In state of [war] (2013) for twelve […]
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in state of [war] (2013), rotterdam
On Saturday 30 November 2013 at 20:00 CET the new text music composition In state of [war] (2013) by Rozalie Hirs is performed as part of Words Live 4, an arts event dedicated to spoken words. The performance takes place at Wallgallery, Rotterdam. In state of [war] (2013) for twelve […]
in state of [war] (2013) – world premiere
On Friday 29 November 2013 at 20:30 CET the new text music composition In state of [war] (2013) by Rozalie Hirs is performed for the first time as part of Words Live 4, an arts event dedicated to spoken words, at Perdu, Amsterdam. The performers are Paul Bogaers, Florian Cramer, […]
bridge of babel (2009), london, england
On November 29, 2013, at 20:00 GMT, the electroacoustic composition with text Bridge of Babel (2009) by Rozalie Hirs is part of the London Contemporary Orchestra Soloists Series at Lime Wharf, London. Date: 2013-11-29 Time: 20:00 Location: Lime Wharf, Vyner Street, Hackney, London E2 9DJ, England
zenit [west] (2010), amsterdam sinfonietta
The composition Zenit was written for the Formalist Quartet in Los Angeles and premiered in 2010. The famous Amsterdam Sinfonietta, conducted by Candida Thompson, performs the final movement [west] of this composition as part of their 25th anniversary concert on September 28, 2013. Next season, Hirs will write a new […]
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article 6 [waves] (2013) – world premiere
Concert with the first performance of article 6 for electric guitar and electronic sounds, as part of the solo recital Gevonden werken (“Found works”) by Wiek Hijmans, programmed by Rozalie Hirs at Hijmans’s request. The program consists of works by John Cage, Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, Tristan Murail, Roi Nachson […]
bridge of babel (2009), poetry on the road, bremen, germany
On June 8, 2013, for the occasion of Poetry on the Road, Rozalie Hirs will present her musical composition Bridge of Babel (2009) and read a number of poems, including ‘Stamboom’, ‘Family Tree’ (translation by Ko Kooman) and ‘Stammbaum’ (translation by the author), at the Theater am Leibnizplatz/ Shakespeare Company, […]
poetry on the road, bremen, germany – opening
From June 6 to 10, 2013, Rozalie Hirs is featured author of the international poetry festival, Poetry on the Road, Bremen, giving three performances. Other poets include Bas Böttcher, Jorge Drexler, Lars Gustafsson, Olga Martynova, Wolf Biermann, Antjie Krog, Bohdan Piasecki, Elke Schmitter, Günter Kunert, Jeffrey Yang, Mary O’Malley, Oleg […]
bridge of babel (2009), lithuania
On June 1, 2013, at 16:00, Rozalie Hirs performs her music composition Bridge of Babel (2009), based on her own text. In addition she reads her poems Stamboom and Family Tree (translation by Ko Kooman) as part of Poezijos Pavasaris/ Poetry Spring 2013, in the Ramybé Cultural Center, Vytauto Gatvé […]
bridge of babel (2009) – baltic premieres
in la (2003), pulsars (2006)
On May 29, 2013, Rozalie Hirs performs the electro-acoustic text compositions, Pulsars, Bridge of Babel, and In LA in a solo performance in Mint Vinetu, Vilnius, Lithuania, as part of Poezijas Pavasares/ Spring of Poetry 2013. Additionally, she reads the poem cycles, ‘who put on my shoes’ and ‘a day’ […]
poezijos pavasaris, lithuania
Between May 28 and June 3, 2013, Rozalie Hirs is featured poet at the annual international Lithuanian poetry festival, Poezijos Pavasaris (Spring of Poetry), giving a total of eight readings and performances. For the occasion of the festival a publication of the same title is published, in which seven of […]
article 7 [seven ways to climb a mountain] (2012)
On April 18, 2013, bass clarinetist Fie Schouten performs the musical composition article 7 [seven ways to climb a mountain] (2012) by Rozalie Hirs as part of the series Handmade Homegrown in Theater Dakota, The Hague. The event is curated by Australian composer Kate Moore. Date: 2013-04-18 Time: 20:00 Location: […]
ain, silabar ain (2013) – world premiere
On 25 March 2013, the new composition Ain silabar ain for big band (2013) by Rozalie Hirs receives its world premiere at BIMHUIS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The new work is a commission by David Kweksilber Big Band with financial support of the Dutch Performing Arts Fund. Date: 2013-03-25 Time: 20:30 […]
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article 5 [dolphin, curved time] (2008) – american premiere
On 30 November 2012 at 19:30 CET the soprano Stephanie Aston performs article 5 [dolphin, curved time] (2008) by Rozalie Hirs. The concert is part of the Artist Concert Series of San Diego New Music in La Jolla, California. Date: 2012-11-30 Time: 19:30 Location: The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, […]
article 7 [seven ways to climb a mountain] (2012)
On November 13, 2012, at 19:00, in honor of Karnatic Lab, Fie Schouten performs the composition article 7 [seven ways to climb a mountain] by Rozalie Hirs at De Badcuyp, Amsterdam. Date: 2012-11-13 Time: 20:30 CET Location: De Badcuyp, Eerste Sweelinckstraat 10, Amsterdam Performers: Fie Schouten (bass clarinet) Publisher: Deuss […]
article 7 [seven ways to climb a mountain] (2012) – world premiere
On Sunday 11 November 2012 the new composition article 7 [seven ways to climb a mountain] for bass clarinet and electronic sounds is premiered during November Music. Fie Schouten performs the work in three recitals at 12:30, 14:30 and 17:00, in the Lutherse Kerk, Den Bosch. The three recitals each […]
meet the composer: rozalie hirs, warsaw, poland
On September 22, 2012 Rozalie Hirs is interviewed by Krzysztof Kwiatkowski for the occasion of the 55th edition of the Warsaw International Festival Of Contemporary Music. The night before the interview, the Polish premiere of her composition Roseherte (2008) for orchestra and electronic sounds takes place, executed by the Warsaw […]
roseherte (2008) – polish premiere
On September 21, 2012, at 19:30, the Polish premiere of Roseherte (2008) for large orchestra and electronic sounds takes place as part of the opening concert of Warsaw Autumn, Warsaw, Poland. Performers are the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Pascal Rophé (conductor). For more information, see the program note and Rozalie’s […]
zenit (2010) – swiss premiere
On 16 September 2012 at 15:00 CET Quatuor Bozzini presents the Swiss premiere of the string quartet Zenit (2010) by Rozalie Hirs. The concert is part of Moments musicaux III. Curator of the series is Jürg Frey. Date: 2012-09-16 Time: 15:00 Location: Kultur & Kongresshaus, Schlossplatz 9, Aurau, Switzerland Performers: […]
bridge of babel (2009) – swedish premieres
in la (2003)
On 22 March 2012, Rozalie Hirs performs her text/music compositions Bridge of Babel (2009) and In LA (2003; English version, 2010) and reads poems as part of Stanza, a series of literary events organized by Rámus förlaget, Malmö, Sweden. Other guests include the poets/ performers Eirikur Örn Norddahl, Helena Österlund, […]
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article 4 [map butterfly] (2004)
On 18 March 2012, the violinist and violist Heleen Hulst performs the composition article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) by Rozalie Hirs at Stichting Drie plus Twee, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Date: 2012-03-18 Time: 15:00 Location: Stichting Drie plus Twee, Vergiliuslaan 4 3584 AM, Utrecht
bridge of babel (2009) – uk premieres
in la (2003), pulsars (2007)
On 17 March 2012 Rozalie Hirs performs three musical compositions based on original texts as part of the performance lecture Rozalie Hirs: New music, new poetry at the StAnza International Poetry Festival. The pieces are Bridge of Babel (2009), In LA (2003, English version, 2010) and Pulsars (2007). Additionally, she […]
zenit (2010) – canadian premiere
On 29 November 2011 at 20:00 Quatuor Bozzini performs the canadian premiere of the string quartet Zenit (2010) by Rozalie Hirs at Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur in Montréal, Canada. Date: 2011-11-29 Time: 20:00 Location: Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, rue Sherbrooke E. 100, Montreal, Canada Performers: Quatuor Bozzini
zenit (2010) – uk premiere
On 20 November 2011, Quatuor Bozzini performs the composition zenit (2010) by Rozalie Hirs at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in Huddersfield, England. James Weeks – String Quartet (to Alberto Caeiro) Richard Glover – Seventh Inversions Rozalie Hirs – Zenit The Bozzini Quartet bring their uncompromising austerity and generous sensitivity to […]
arbre généalogique (2011), november music
On 13 November 2011 at 14:00 Susan Narucki (soprano), Pierre-André Valade (conductor) and the Asko|Schönberg perform Rozalie Hirs’s musical composition arbre Généalogique (2011). The concert is part of November Music in Den Bosch. Date: 2011-11-13 Time: 14:00 Location: November Music, Verkadefabriek, Boschdijkstraat 45, Den Bosch, the Netherlands Performers: Susan Narucki […]
arbre généalogique (2011) – world premiere
On 10 November 2011 at 20:15 the world premiere of the musical composition Arbre Généalogique (2011) by Rozalie Hirs takes place as part of the PROMS concert series in Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. The performers are Susan Narucki (soprano), Pierre-André Valade (conductor) and Asko|Schönberg. Date: 2011-11-10 Time: 20:15 Location: Muziekgebouw […]
sacro monte (1997)
On 10 November 2011 f.c. jongbloed and Arnold Marinissen (conductor) perform the musical composition Sacro Monte (1997) by Rozalie Hirs. The location is Frits Philipszaal, Muziekcentrum Eindhoven. Date: 2011-11-10 Time: 12:30 Location: Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Jan van Lieshoutstraat 3, Eindhoven, Netherlands Performers: f.c. jongbloed and Arnold Marinissen (conductor)
sacro monte (1997), november music
On 9 November 2011 f.c. jongbloed and Arnold Marinissen (conductor) perform the musical composition Sacro Monte (1997) by Rozalie Hirs as part of the November Music festival in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Date: 2011-11-09 Time: 12:30 Location: Muziekcentrum De Toonzaal, Prins Bernhardstraat 4 6, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Performers: f.c. jongbloed, Arnold Marinissen (conductor)
sacro monte (1997)
On 3 November 2011 f.c. jongbloed and Arnold Marinissen (conductor) perform the music composition Sacro Monte (1997) by Rozalie Hirs at the Conservatoriumzaal, Fontys Conservatorium, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Date: 2011-11-03 Time: 12:30 Location: Conservatoriumzaal, Fontys Conservatorium, Zwijsenplein 1, Tilburg, The Netherlands Performers: f.c. jongbloed, Arnold Marinissen (conductor)
van het wonder is woord (2006) – german premiere
bridge of babel (2009), pulsars (2007)
On October 28, 2011, Rozalie Hirs is performing the musical compositions Van het wonder is het woord (2005), Bridge of Babel (2009) and Pulsars (2007), as part of Reihe Sprachkunst 3durch3, Stuttgart. Additionally, she is reading poetry. Also performing are the poets Timo Brunke and Stephan Krass. Friedrich Block is artistic […]
bridge of babel (2009) – german premieres
, pulsars (2007)
On 28 October 2011 Rozalie Hirs is performing the musical compositions Van het wonder is het woord (2005), Bridge of Babel (2009) and Pulsars (2007), as part of Reihe Sprachkunst 3durch3, Kassel. Additionally, she is reading poetry. Also performing are the poets Timo Brunke and Stephan Krass. Friedrich Block is […]
zenit (2010), november music
On 18 October 2011 at 20:00 Quatuor Bozzini performs the string quartet zenit(2010) by Rozalie Hirs. The concert takes place in collaboration with November Music. The venue is De Link, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Date: 2011-10-18 Time: 20:00 Location: November Music@De Link, Cenakel 1, Tilburg, The Netherlands Performers: Quatuor Bozzini
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venus [morning star] [invisible] [evening star] (2010), gaudeamus music week
On 8 September 2011 Slagwerk Den Haag performs the music composition Venus [morning star] [invisible] [evening star] (2010) by Rozalie Hirs. The concert is taking place during the Night of the Unexpected as part of the Gaudeamus Muziekweek. The location is at Tivoli, Utrecht, The Netherlands. This year Rozalie Hirs […]
bridge of babel (2009), geluksbrenger online (2008)
As part of Kunstenfestival Watou, Rozalie Hirs is performing her musical composition Bridge of Babel (2009) on July 16, 2011. Additionally, she is reading several poems (cycles) and giving a lecture about the installation Geluksbrenger online (2011). This interactive work, developed by Hirs in collaboration with visual artist Harm van […]
bridge of babel (2009), amsterdam
On 18 March 2011 at 20:30 CET Rozalie Hirs performs her musical composition Bridge of Babel (2009) at Perdu, Amsterdam. Date: 2011-03-18 Time: 20:30 Location: Stichting Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Performers: Rozalie Hirs (voice, soundtrack)
aan de zon de wereld (2006), bridge of babel (2009), curved space (2009), poetry pieces I-III (2008) – portrait concert
On 27 February 2011 the musical compositions Aan de zon de wereld (2006), Bridge of Babel (2009), Curved space (2009), and Poetry Pieces I-III (2008) by Rozalie Hirs are performed at De Toonzaal, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. The performers are Ned McGowan (flute), Tobias Klein (contrabass clarinet), Joost Buis (trombone, lapsteel […]
geluksbrenger online (2008) – presentation
in la (2003), pulsars (2007), bridge of babel (2009)
On 6 January 2011 Rozalie Hirs performs her compositions Bridge of Babel (2009), Pulsars (2007) and In LA (2003) at the Tetrahedron of the Logos Foundation in Ghent, Belgium. Additionally, she presents the new brandnew interactive poetry website Geluksbrenger, developed in close collaboration with visual artist Harm van den Dorpel. […]
bridge of Babel (2009), BIPVAL, paris, france
On 27 November 2010 Rozalie Hirs performs her musical composition, based on her own text, Bridge of Babel (2009) as part of the BIPVAL/ La Biennale Internationale des poètes en Val-de-Marne in Paris, France. Additionally, she reads around ten poems, in Dutch as well as in French, translated by Kim […]
bridge of babel (2009), BIPVAL, paris, france – french premiere
On 26 November 26 2010 Rozalie Hirs performs the French premiere of her musical composition Bridge of Babel (2009), based on her own text. The event is part of the BIPVAL/ La Biennale Internationale des poètes en Val-de-Marne in Paris, France. Additionally, she reads some ten poems, in Dutch as […]
in la (2003), cineac sonore, november music
On 23 November 2010 at 20:00 the musical composition In LA (2003, English version 2010) by Rozalie Hirs is diffused through a multi-speaker system. The event is part of Cineac Sonore at November Music, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. With special thanks Jan Panis for the sound engineering and sound projection. The […]
pulsars (2010), november music – cd launch
On 13 November 2010 at 15:00 CET the CD Pulsars, (Amsterdam: Attacca Records, 2010) is launched. Pulsars is a CD by Rozalie Hirs, released by Attacca Productions in co-production with Muziekcentrum Nederland. It contains three electroacoustic compositions by Hirs, based on own texts: Pulsars (2006-07), In LA (2003), and Bridge […]
bridge of babel (2009), babel festival, amsterdam
On 7 November 7 2010 at 14:00 CET Rozalie Hirs performs her musical composition Bridge of Babel (2009), based on her own text. The performance is the third in a series of three events throughout the Babel Festival, Ostadetheater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The picture depicted above is The Tower of […]
bridge of babel (2009), babel festival, amsterdam
On 6 November 2010 at 21:00 CET Rozalie Hirs performs her musical composition Bridge of Babel (2009), based on her own text. The performance is the second in a series of three events throughout the Babel Festival, Ostadetheater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The picture above is The Tower of Babel (1563) […]
bridge of babel (2009) – world premiere
On 5 November 2010 at 21:00 CET Rozalie Hirs performs the world premiere of her musical composition Bridge of Babel (2009), based on her own text. The performance is the first in a series of three events throughout the Babel Festival, Ostadetheater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The picture depicted above is […]
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zenit [east] [west] (2010) – european premiere
On 24 September 2010 the Egmont Quartet, consisting of players from the Concertgebouw Orchestra, performs the string quartet Zenit [east] [west] (2010) by Rozalie Hirs. The concert is part of the Festival Klank en kleur (AAA-series) at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. In addition, music is performed by Josef Matthias Hauer and […]
little whale and the ice (2007)
On 16 September 2010 at 20:15 CET Orkest de Ereprijs and Wim Boerman (conductor) perform the musical composition Little whale and the ice (2007, 2010 rev.) by Rozalie Hirs. The concert takes place at Orgelpark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Date: 2010-09-16 Time: 20:15 Location: Orgelpark, Gerard Brandtstraat 26, Amsterdam Performers: Orkest […]
in la (2003), pulsars (2007), van het wonder is woord (2005)
On 16 September 2010 at 18:30 CET Rozalie Hirs performs her musical compositions In LA (2003), Pulsars (2007) and Van het wonder is woord (2005) at the Nederlands Instituut Athene (NIA), Greece. In addition, she reads some poems, and she gives a lecture about interdisciplinary work, including a discussion of […]
little whale and the ice (2007), muziekgebouw aan ‘t ij, amsterdam
On 29 August 2010 at 20:15 CET Orkest de Ereprijs and Wim Boerman (conductor) perform the musical composition Little whale and the ice (2007, 2010 rev.) by Rozalie Hirs. The concert takes place at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The concert is part of the festival around the […]
venus (2010), holland festival
On 8 June 2010 the music composition Venus (2010) by Rozalie Hirs receives it world premiere during Holland Festival, Amsterdam. Other works on the programme are by Gérard Grisey, Alvin Lucier, James Tenney, Richard Ayres and Abel Paul. There are two performances, at 16:00 and at 20:30. The location is […]
venus (2010), holland festival – world premiere
On 8 June 2010 the music composition Venus (2010) by Rozalie Hirs receives it world premiere during Holland Festival, Amsterdam. Other works on the program are by Gérard Grisey, Alvin Lucier, James Tenney, Richard Ayres and Abel Paul. There are two performances, at 16:00 and at 20:30 CET. The location […]
in la (2003, 2010, english version) – world premiere
On 8 May 2010 Rozalie Hirs performs her music composition In LA (2003, English version 2010), based on her own text, during the Reading and Performance Series at Agitprop, San Diego, United States. In addition, she reads new English translations of her poems, recently translated by Willem Groenewegen. The event […]
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article 4 [map butterfly] (2004)
On 3 May 2010 the violinist Mark Menzies performs the music composition article 4 [map butterfly] (2004) by Rozalie Hirs at the Composition Department of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Barbara, United States. The performance takes place in collaboration with the Department for Media, Arts and Technology. […]
zenit (2010), redcat, disney hall, los angeles, united states – world premiere
On 1 May 2010 the formalist quartet plays during the event Les espaces acoustiques and beyond: new music after Gérard Grisey at the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theatre (REDCAT) in Los Angeles, United States. Part of their performance is the world premiere of Rozalie Hirs’ string quartet Zenit (2010). […]
aan de zon, de wereld (2006), curved space (2009), poetry pieces i-iii (2008)
On 25 April 2010 Rozalie Hirs performs her music compositions Aan de zon, de wereld (2006), Curved Space/ Gekromde Ruimte (2009) and Poetry pieces I-III (2008), based on her own texts. The performance takes place in collaboration with the following cutting-edge performers and improvisers: Ned McGowan (flutes), Tobias Klein (bass/ […]
zichtbaar als zichzelf (2008) – world premiere
On 18 April 2010 Henk van der Waal and Rozalie Hirs present a new text composition zichtbaar als zichzelf (2010), based on Henk’s poetry book with the same title. The performance takes place at Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The above photograph shows the author Henk van der Waal with […]
little whale and the ice (2008) – world premiere
The brandnew music composition Little Whale and the ice (2010) by Rozalie Hirs receives its world premiere on 14 February 2010. The concert marks the opening of the 16th Young Composers’ Meeting at De Gigant, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. The perfomers are Orkest de Ereprijs and Wim Boerman (conductor). Date: 2010-02-14 […]
book of mirrors (2001), toonzetters festival
On 30 August 2009 Asko|Schönberg and Clark Rundell (conductor) perform the music composition Book of Mirrors (2001) by Rozalie Hirs alongside Joost Rekveld‘s film #23.2. The performance takes place as part of Toonzetters Festival to celebrate the ten most beautiful music compositions that were premiered in the previous year. Among […]
bridge of babel (2009) – opening
On 27 June 2009 the sound installation Android (2009) opens at Kinker bridge, Amsterdam-West. The netherlands. The installation by Roel van Timmeren/ ILAP (concept, design) includes music by by Gerda Geertens, Huba de Graaff and Mayke Nas, and Rozalie Hirs, commissoned by ILAP with support from the Netherlands Foundation for […]
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article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000), schwetzinger festspiele, germany
On 22 May 2009 rising star Johannes Fischer (percussion) performs a portrait concert during the Schwetzinger Festspiele at the Rokokotheater, SWR, Stuttgart, Germany. The performance is broadcast live by the German radio channels SWR2 and ARD. Part of the programme is the music composition article 0 [transarctic buddha] for solo […]
curved space/ gekromde ruimte (2009) – world premiere
aan de zon de wereld, poetry pieces i-iii
On 5 April 2009 at 14:00 CET Gallery of Tones and Stevko Busch (curator, pianist) present WortMusik, a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs. The event features the music compositions Curved space/ Gekromde ruimte (2009), Poetry pieces I-III (2008), and Aan de zon de wereld (2006) by Rozalie Hirs. Ned McGowan […]
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article 1 to 3 [the] [aleph] [a], greenwich house, new york, usa
On 18 March 2009 Jenny Lin performs a solo concert at Greenwich House, New York, United States. The concert programme as part of the Women’s Work Series includes the music composition article 1 to 3 [the] [aleph] [a] (2003) by Rozalie Hirs. Date: 2009-03-18 Time: 20:00 Location: Women’s work series, […]
article 1 to 3 [the] [aleph] [a], passaic library, usa
On 8 March 2009 at 15:00 EST Jenny Lin performs a solo concert at Passaic Library, New Jersey, United States. The concert programme includes the music composition article 1 to 3 [the] [aleph] [a] (2003) by Rozalie Hirs. Date: 2009-03-08 Time: 15:00 Location: Passaic Library, 195 Gregory Avenue, New Jersey, […]
aan de zon, de wereld (2006), in la (2003), poetry pieces i-iii (2008), van het wonder is woord (2005)
On 3 March 2009 the poetry event Word Lounge Deluxe takes place at Het Patronaat, Haarlem, The Netherlands. The poets Bas Belleman, Ellen Deckwitz, Bart F.M. Droog, and Sylvia Hubers read their work. In addition Rozalie Hirs performs her music compositions on original texts: Poetry pieces I-III (2008), Van het […]
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article 0 [transarctic buddha], germany
On 1 March 2009 the percussionist Johannes Fischer performs a solo recital at Kammermusikreihe im Kirchbergforum, Lollar, Germany. The concert programme includes the music composition article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) by Rozalie Hirs. Date: 2009-03-01 Time: 17:00 Location: Kammermusikreihe im Kirchbergforum, Kirchberg 2, Lollar, Germany Performers: Johannes Fischer (percussion)
book of mirrors (2001), disney hall, los angeles, usa – north-american premiere
On 20 February 2009 David Rosenboom (conductor) and the CalArts New Century Players present a concert at in Los Angeles, United States. The concert programme includes the North American premiere of the music composition Book of Mirrors (2001) by Rozalie Hirs. The location is the REDCAT/ Roy and Edna Disney/ […]
article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000)
On 18 November 2008 the percussionist Johannes Fischer performs a solo recital at the Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany. This recital is part of Debut im Deutschlandradio Kultur, a series by Deutschlandradio Kultur celebrating extraordinary new talents. Part of Fischer’s recital is the music composition article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) by […]
roseherte (2008) – world premiere
On 8 November 2008 the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Micha Hamel (conductor) perform the concert OER during the festival Nederlandse Muziekdagen (Dutch Music Days) at Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Part of the concert programme is the world premiere of the music composition Roseherte (2008) for symphony […]
wortmusik – launch
On 2 November 2008 the new series WortMusik opens as part of Pianolab, Goethe Institut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. During the festive launch event Dante Boon, Samuel Vriezen, Albert van Veenendaal, Mark Alban Lotz, Lysander le Coultre, Alan Purves, Walter Lampe, Keiko Shichijo, Oscar Jan Hoogland, Natalio Sued, Raoul van der […]
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article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) – german premiere
On 8 August 2008 percussionist Johannes Fischer performs the musical composition article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) by Rozalie Hirs as part of the Oberstdorfer Musiksommer at Christus-Kirche, Oberstdorf, Germany. Date: 2008-08-08 Time: 20:00 Location: Oberstdorfer Musiksommer, Christus-Kirche, Oststraße 2, Oberstdorf, Germany Performers: Johannes Fischer (percussion)
in la (2003), paradiso, amsterdam
On 12 July 2008 percussionist, voice artist, and composer Arnold Marinissen performs the text and music composition In LA (2003) by Rozalie Hirs at Paradiso, Amsterdam. The performance is part of his program I like to watch too. Date: 2008-07-12 Time: 21:00 Location: I like to watch too, Paradiso, Weteringschans […]
poetry pieces i-iii (2008)
On 27 June 2008 the Eindfeest (End of Season Party) takes place at Perdu, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. As part of this evening programme, Rozalie Hirs performs her music compositions on original poems Poetry pieces I-III (2008). Date: 2008-06-27 Time: 21:00 Location: Het Eindfeest, Perdu, Kloveniersburgwal 86, Amsterdam → Nederlands
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article 5 [dolphin, curved time] (2008)
On 15 June 2008 the Dutch soprano Irene Maessen performs two concerts as part of Wendingen Festival at the Bijbels Museum (The Bible Museum), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The concerts feature the music composition article 5 [dolpin, curved time] (2008) by Rozalie Hirs. The piece is based on Rozalie’s poem ‘Tuimelaar’ […]
article 5 [dolphin, curved time] (2008) – world premiere
On 14 June 2008 the Dutch soprano Irene Maessen presents the world premiere of music composition article 5 [dolpin, curved time] (2008) by Rozalie Hirs. Maessen sings the composition twice that day, at 13:00 and 14:00 resepctively. The concerts are part of Wendingen Festival at the Bijbels Museum (The Bible […]
poetry piece iii (2008), aboriginal art museum, utrecht
On 11 June 2008 the Aboriginal Art Museum (Museum voor hedendaagse Aboriginal kunst), Utrecht, the Netherlands, presents An evening with Robert Gray. The poet Robert Gray (Australia) reads his poetry alongside his colleagues Jennifer Arcuni (USA), Julian Stannard (UK), Robert Glick (USA), and Rozalie Hirs (Netherlands). In addition, Rozalie performs […]
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article 4 [map butterfly] (2004)
On 26 May 2008 the violinist Carmel Raz performs a solo recital as part of Musica Nova at the Felicjia Blumental Music Center, Tel Aviv, Israël. Part of her recital is the music composition article 4 [map butterfly] for solo violin (2004) by Rozalie Hirs. Date: 2008-05-26 Time: 20:00 Location: […]
poetry piece iii (2008) – world premiere
On 8 May 2008, the launch party of Versal VI, the new issue of the English language literary review, takes place at the Sugar Factory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. During the event, the poets, and writers Emmanuel Moses, Sandra Jensen, Wiljan van den Akker, Jennifer Arcuni, Michael Karmen, Julian Stannard, and […]
aan de zon, de wereld (2006)
poetry pieces i-ii (2008), perdu, amsterdam
On 27 April 2008 the Amsterdam poetry bookshop and theatre Perdu organizes a Festival for Amsterdam Wereldboekenstad (Amsterdam World Book City). The Festival Culturele Peepshow (Cultural Peepshow) takes place in Amsterdam’s Red Light District. It offers private poetry readings and perfromances to all audience members. As part of the festival, […]
poetry pieces i-ii (2008) – world premiere
aan de zon de wereld (2006), in la (2003), van het wonder is woord (2005)
On 26 April 2008 the Krikri/ Zaoem festival takes place at Minardschouwburg, Ghent, Belgium. Featured artists are the poets/ performers Angela Rawlings (Canada), Eduard Escoffet (Spain), Leevi Lehto (Finland), Ghalia Benali (Tunesia), and Rozalie Hirs (The Netherlands). Festival curators are Maja Jantar, Jelle Meander and Helen White. As part of […]
article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000)
On April 23, 2008, percussionist Johannes Fischer presents a recital, featuring works by Iannis Xenakis, Matthias Pintscher, Vinko Globokar, Javier Alvarez, Larry Baker, Edison Denisov, and Rozalie Hirs. Oboist Christian Hommel and flutist Nari Hong are the musical collaborators of Fischer in this concert. The concert programme includes the music […]
aan de zon, de wereld (2006), poëziefestival landgraaf
On 20 April 2008 the poets Anneke Brassinga, Hans Groenewegen, Liesbeth Lagemaat, Samuel Vriezen, B. Zwaal, and Rozalie Hirs perform the oratorio Troost de hysterische robot by the Dutch poet Lucebert. The musicians Anne La Berge and David Dramm interlace the readings with improvisations. In addition to the collective performance […]
article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) – swiss premiere
On 4 April 2008 the percussionist Johannes Fischer performs a solo recital at Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Via Soldino 9, Lugano, Switzerland. The recital prgramme includes the Swiss premiere of the music composition article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) by Rozalie Hirs. Date: 2008-04-04 Time: 20:00 CET Location: Conservatorio della Svizzera […]
book launch geert buelens, brussels, belgium
On 30 January 2008 at 20:00 CET the book launch of Oneigelijk gebruik (Nijmegen: Van Tilt, 2008) by Geert Buelens, takes place at Passa Porta, Brussels, Belgium. The launch programme is interlaced by music performances and readings by Mauro Pawlowski and Rozalie Hirs. Rozalie performs her musical composition Aan de […]
aan de zon, de wereld (2006), van het wonder is woord (2005)
On 11 December 2007 Dick Huisman, Halil Gür, Peter M. van der Linden, and Rozalie Hirs are guest poets during Dichtersdinsdag at De Kring society, Amsterdam. They read original poetry. In addition, Rozalie Hirs performs two of her music compositions, based on own texts: Aan de zon, de wereld (2006) […]
aan de zon, de wereld (2006), in la (2003), pulsars (2007), van het wonder is woord (2005), radio mona lisa, amsterdam – portrait concert
On 30 September 2007 Radio Mona Lisa features composer and poet Rozalie Hirs. She performs her compositions, based on own texts, Aan de zon, de wereld (2006), In LA (2003), Van het wonder is woord (2005), and Pulsars (2007) live at Theater de Cameleon, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The integral radio […]
sacro monte (1997), ensemble courage, dresden, germany
On 15 September 2007 Ensemble Courage and Titus Engel (conductor) perform a concert at Dreikönigskirche, Dresden, Germany. Part of the concert programme is the music composition Sacro Monte (1997) by Rozalie Hirs. Date: 2007-09-15 Time: 20:00 CET Location: Dreikönigskirche, Hauptstraße 23, Dresden, Germany Performers: Ensemble Courage, Titus Engel (conductor) → […]
aan de zon, de wereld (2006)
On 9 August 2007 Rozalie Hirs performs her music composition Aan de zon, de wereld (2006) as part of the program Nuits d’Été at Theater/ Filmhuis LUX, Nijmegen. Additionally, the Matangi Quartet performs works by Haydn. Furthermore, Philip Hoorne and Rozalie Hirs read original poetry. Date: 2007-08-09 Time: 21:00 Location: […]
vlinders, gras (2007)
On 15 May 2007 the the Jackson Mac Low Band performs a concert at De Badcuyp, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The programme 2×60′ features works by Taylan Susam, Samuel Vriezen, Thomas Stiegler, Jackson Mac Low, Joost Baars, John Cage, and Rozalie Hirs. Part of the programme is the music/text composition Vlinders, […]
vlinders, gras (2007) – world premiere
On 12 May 2007 the Jackson Mac Low Band (Samuel Vriezen, Joost Baars, Dante Boon, Martijn Voorvelt) perform at Tolhuistuin Festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Part of the programme is the world premiere of the music/text composition Vlinders, gras (2007) by Rozalie Hirs. Date: 2007-05-12 Time: 16:00 Location: Tolhuistuin Festival, Tolhuisweg […]
sacro monte (1997) – finnish premiere
On 10 April 2007 Musiikkiakatemia NYTT! NYTT! Ensemble and Erkki Lahesmaa (conductor) perform a concert as part of Konsertti Aboa Nova III at the Turku Music Academy in Turku, Finland. Part of the programme is the Finnish premiere of the music composition Sacro Monte (1997) by Rozalie Hirs. Date: 2007-04-10 […]
in la (2003)
On 17 March 2007 Arnold Marinissen performs the music composition In LA (2003) by Rozalie Hirs by way of opening the art exhibition Rompecabeza at the Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands. Also at Vishal, the brandnew visual art installation In LA space (2007) is on display, Rozalie Hirs created especially for […]
zenit, uur nul (2007) – belgian premiere
On 6 March 2007 the Zephyrkwartet (Zephyr Quartet) plays the new string quartet Zenit, uur nul (2007) by Rozalie Hirs. The performance is part of the concert program ‘The Soul Awakens’, also including works by Giacinto Scelsi, Horatiu Radulescu, and Claude Vivier. The concert takes place at Logos Foundation, Ghent, […]
in la (2003)
On 1 March 2007 the composer, percussionist, and voice performer Arnold Marinissen presents a solo concert at De Toonzaal, Den Bosch (‘s-Hertogenbosch), the Netherlands. The concert program Sang love songs features works for percussion, musical saw and (speaking) voice. Part of the concert prorgamme is In LA (2003) by Rozalie […]
zenit, uur nul (2007)
On 28 February 2007 the Zephyrkwartet (Zephyr Quartet) plays the new string quartet Zenit, uur nul (2007) by Rozalie Hirs. The performance is part of the concert program ‘The Soul Awakens’, also including works by Giacinto Scelsi, Horatiu Radulescu, and Claude Vivier. The concert takes place at Bethaniënklooster, Amsterdam, The […]
zenit, uur nul (2007)
On 18 February 2007 the Zephyrkwartet (Zephyr Quartet) plays the new string quartet Zenit, uur nul (2007) by Rozalie Hirs. The performance is part of the concert program ‘The Soul Awakens’, also including works by Giacinto Scelsi, Horatiu Radulescu, and Claude Vivier. The concert takes place at Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, […]
source of blue (2005)
On 17 February 2007 pianist Marcel Worms presents the launch of his new double CD Red, White, and Blues (Amsterdam: Attacca Productions, 2007). Part of the CD and the concert is the music composition Source of Blue/ Bron van Blauw (2005) by Rozalie Hirs. The concert takes place at Muziekcentrum […]
zenit, uur nul (2007) – world premiere
On 11 February 2007 the Zephyrkwartet (Zephyr Quartet) plays the new string quartet Zenit, uur nul (2007) by Rozalie Hirs. The performance is part of the concert program The Soul Awakens, also including works by Giacinto Scelsi, Horatiu Radulescu, and Claude Vivier. The concert takes place at Museum De Pont, […]