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, […]
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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. […]