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 […]
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the honeycomb conjecture (2015) – wdr radio broadcast
19 February 2016. Listen to the recent WDR radio broadcast of the concert Mouvement, including the world premiere of The honeycomb conjecture (2015) by Rozalie Hirs, performed by ASKO|Schönberg and Reinbert de Leeuw (conductor), at NOW! Prismen in Essen, Germany, on 8 November 2015. Available online from 19 February until […]
interview griet menschaert (photo: sara anke morris), gonzo circus
October 8, 2015. The new interview Soundsteps with Rozalie Hirs by Griet Menschaert (photography: Sara Anke Morris) is now online in English. We talked about Curvices (2013), commissioned by Klankenbos/ Musica, Neerpelt, Belgium. Visit ISSUE or order the Gonzo Circus magazine. Starts: 2015-10-08 Klankstappen met Rozalie Hirs [Nederlands]. Griet Menschaert […]
six (cd, 2015) – slagwerk den haag
On 10 September 2015 at 18:00 CET, Slagwerk Den Haag’s new CD Six is presented during the Gaudeamus Music Week in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. The new CD includes works by Iannis Xenakis, Peter Adriaansz, Maarten Altena, Luiz Yudo, Tom Johnson, Steve Reich and Rozalie Hirs. The photo above shows Slagwerk Den […]
gazeta nacional, albania – poetry publication
29 June 2014. Today Albanian translations by Anton Papleka of a dozen poems by Rozalie Hirs appeared in the national daily newspaper Gazeta Nacional, Albania.
ladder of escape #11 fie schouten, bass clarinet (cd, 2014)
7 April 2014. Today the new CD CD ‘Ladder of Escape’ No. 11 by bass clarinetist Fie Schouten is released by Attacca Productions, Amsterdam. The CD will be presented this week during the bass clarinet festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. tracklist Harmonien (2006) – Karlheinz Stockhausen Schattenklänge (1995) – Mauricio Kagel […]
television interview kenneth van zijl
Interview of Rozalie Hirs by Kenneth van Zijl for the program The Writing Room (De Schrijfkamer/ Knetterende Letteren) on the Dutch digital channel Cultura of NTR Television. Hirs talks about her creative process, several approaches to and ways of writing, and reveals through her sketchbooks how her poems come about.
land art, dw b, presentation
On 15 February 2014 at 20:00 CET, the literary journal DW B, in collaboration with deBuren and LAK, present its new issue around the theme of land art. The issue was curated by Astrid Lampe, Patrick Bassant and Willem Bongers-Dek. An evening of poetry, critical interventions, interviews and a round-table […]
pulsars (cd, 2010), concertzender live
On 12 December 2013 from 20:00-22:00, Concertzender airs episode #5, featuring works that were performed during the November Music Festival in Den Bosch earlier this month. It includes compositions by Mayke Nas, Cathy van Eck, Carola Bauckholt, Thomas Ankersmit, and Rozalie Hirs. Of the latter, the composition Pulsars (2007), selected […]
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article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012), concertzender live
On 12 December 2013 from 11:00-13:00 the digital radio channel Concertzender airs episode #12 of Concertzender Live. It features recordings of performances by Bobby Mitchell, Nieuw Amsterdams Peil, and bass clarinetist Fie Schouten during November Music 2012. Part of the programme is the music composition article 7 [ways to climb […]
platonic id (cd, 2006), concertzender
On 12 December 2013 at 02:00, the cd Platonic ID (Amsterdam: Attacca Productions, 2007) by Rozalie Hirs is broadcast in its entirety on the Concertzender during the program De Nacht: Nieuwe Muziek. This CD features Hirs’ music compositions Platonic ID (2005-05), Book of Mirrors (2001), article 0 (2000), article 1 […]
article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012), concertzender live
On 18 November 2013 from 20:00-22:00 the digital radio channel Concertzender airs episode #12 of Concertzender Live. It features recordings of performances by Bobby Mitchell, Nieuw Amsterdams Peil, and bass clarinetist Fie Schouten during November Music 2012. Part of the programme is the music composition article 7 [ways to climb […]
‘lieve lente lacht’ with nicky geneva & arie boomsma
‘lieve lente lacht’, selected from Rozalie Hirs’ poetry book gestamelde werken. Amsterdam: Querido, 2012) is included in the new anthology Waarom ben je niet bij mij (English: Why aren’t you with me; Amsterdam: Prometheus, 2013), collected by Arie Boomsma. This ironic love poem about seduction and one-night-stands was previously forged […]
tell me how reality hops – essay jeroen dera
9 October 2013. Today the new issue of the Belgian literary journal Dietsche Warande and Belfort (2013 issue 4; theme: ‘Rijndorst’) appears, containing the wonderful essay Tell me how reality hops that Jeroen Dera wrote about Hirs’ recent poetry book ‘gestamelde werken’. Download the PDF here. Happy reading!
columnist voor preludium, concertgebouw
As of 1 October 2013, Rozalie Hirs is columnist for Preludium, program magazine for the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. She shares this position with Elmer Schönberger. Together, Schönberger and Hirs provide ten columns a year. Her very first column, ‘Listening,’ can be read this month in Preludium, a […]
espaces courbes : l’oeuvre de la poétesse-compositrice rozalie hirs – essay jeroen dera, septentrion
5 June 2013. Today the new issue of the literary journal Septentrion 2013/2, a publication of Ons Erfdeel, Belgium, is published. It includes the new essay “Espaces courbes : L’oeuvre de la poétesse-compositrice Rozalie Hirs” by Jeroen Dera. Download the French-language article [here]. Or read the article in Dutch translation […]
50 poetas de amsterdam – feria del libro, buenos aires, argentina
On 2 May 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the anthology 50 poetas de Amsterdam with poems by fifty Dutch and Flemish poets, translated into Spanish by Diego Puls, is presented during the during the International Book Fair (Feria del Libro) there. With thanks to Thomas Möhlmann and the Dutch Foundation […]
television interview kenneth van zijl
Kenneth van Zijl interviews Rozalie Hirs on her poetry and her music for the De Schrijfkamer segment of the Knetterende Letteren television program. “In De schrijfkamer, poet/ composer Rozalie Hirs explains how her compelling, periodless poetry is created. She labors at an impressive oeuvre, in which anecdotes are avoided as […]
review arie van den berg, nrc
4 January 2013. A fine new review by Arie van den Berg on Hirs’ poetry book gestamelde werken (English: work in stuttering; 2012) has appeared in today’s Dutch newspaper NRC appeared. Arie van den Berg says, among other things: “Hirs likes to go all the way, and thereby reaches for […]
poetry for creative readers – review joost baars
27 December 2012. The review ‘Poetry for creative readers’ by Joost Baars on Rozalie Hirs’ poetry book gestamelde werken (Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Querido, 2012) has just appeared in Belgium’s foremost poetry magazine Poëziekrant 7-8/2012 (pp. 46-47), Poëziecentrum, Ghent, Belgium. Joost Baars: “Her work goes straight into the cosmic noise and ultimately […]
a skinrock of water – review piet gebrandy, de groene amsterdammer
1 November 2012. ‘A skinrock of water,’ an in-depth review by Piet Gerbandy of Rozalie Hirs’ gestamelde werken has just appeared in De Groene Amsterdammer. Piet Gerbrandy: “When looking at an impressionistic painting from a certain distance, one undergoes an explosion of color which still can be interpreted as a […]
radio interview jeroen van kan
On 17 October 2012 Jeroen van Kan interviews Rozalie Hirs about her forthcoming poetry collection gestamelde werken (2012) as part of the VPRO radio show, De Avonden. From the book, she reads the cycle een dag (2009). Additionally, a brand new recording of her musical composition Venus [evening star] (2010) […]
the surprise of love and writing, interview caroline bergvall, jacket2
At the invitation of Angela Rawlings (AKA a. rawlings), Rozalie Hirs interviewed poet and artist Caroline Bergvall in London on January 30, 2012. The interview The surprise of love and writing (MP3s, abstracts) by Rozalie Hirs is now published on the literary journal Jacket2 online. Happy listening and reading!
radio interview mark brouwers, radio 4
On 5 November 5 2011 Mark Brouwers interviews Rozalie Hirs for the radio program Podium/ Viertakt. They talk about her CD Pulsars (Amsterdam: Attacca records, 2010), her music, poetry, and the creative process. Date: 2011-11-05 Time: 18:00 Podium (formerly known as Radio Viertakt), Radio 4, Hilversum, The Netherlands
pulsars (cd, 2010), concertzender live
On 15 August 2011 the CD Pulsars (Amsterdam: Attacca records, 2010) by Rozalie Hirs is broadcast in full during the program De Nacht: Nieuwe Muziek on Concertzender Radio, The Netherlands. The CD contains three music/text compositions Pulsars (2006-2007), In LA (2003, English version 2010), and Bridge of Babel (2009) by […]
pulsars (cd, 2010), concertzender
On 21 June 2011 the CD Pulsars (Amsterdam: Attacca records, 2010) by Rozalie Hirs is broadcast in full during the program De Nacht: Nieuwe Muziek on Concertzender Radio, The Netherlands. The CD contains three music/text compositions Pulsars (2006-2007), In LA (2003, English version 2010), and Bridge of Babel (2009) by […]
pulsars (cd, 2010), concertzender
On 15 June 2011 at 6:00 CET, the CD Pulsars (Amsterdam: Attacca records, 2010) by Rozalie Hirs is broadcast in full during the program Nieuw verschenen on Concertzender Radio, The Netherlands. The CD contains the three music compositions, based on own texts, Pulsars (2006-2007), In LA (2003, English version 2010), […]
art and society belong together – publication in nrc
23 April 2011. Today the Dutch national newspaper NRC Handelsblad publishes short statements by several artists, Rozalie Hirs, among others. Bas Czerwinski shot the portraits of the artists. Read the full statement ‘art and society belong together’ here Together with her colleagues, the composers Peter Adriaansz, Maarten Altena, and Samuel […]
anthology of dutch electronic music 1999-2010 (cd, 2011)
Anthology of Dutch Electronic Music, composed during the first decade of the 21-st century by composers living in The Netherlands.
pulsars (cd, 2010)
Pulsars (Amsterdam: Attacca Productions, The Netherlands, 2010) is the second full-length portrait CD of Rozalie Hirs (*1965). It contains three electroacoustic compositions based on own texts. All compositions feature spoken voice.
concertzender – radio portrait
On 25 July 2010 at 19:00 CET the Dutch national radio service de Concertzender broadcasts a radio portrait of Rozalie Hirs. The portrait is part of the series Bijdetijds, curated by Miranda Driessen. The portrait includes the following music compositions by Hirs: article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) – Arnold Marinissen […]
concertzender – radio portrait
On 15 July 2010 at 14:00 CET the Dutch national radio service de Concertzender broadcasts a radio portrait of Rozalie Hirs. The portrait is part of the series Bijdetijds, curated by Miranda Driessen. The portrait includes the following music compositions by Hirs: article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) – Arnold Marinissen […]
concertzender – radio portrait
On 5 July 2010 at 19:00 CET the Dutch national radio service de Concertzender broadcasts a radio portrait of Rozalie Hirs. The portrait is part of the series Bijdetijds, curated by Miranda Driessen. The portrait includes the following music compositions by Hirs: article 0 [transarctic buddha] (2000) – Arnold Marinissen […]
la dolce vita, radio klara, belgium – radio portrait
On 17 July 2009 at 17:00 CET Rozalie Hirs is featured guest during the program La Dolce Vita on Radio Klara, the Belgian National Radio channel VRT. In this radio portrait she talks about recent work, she recites poems, and her music is broadcast. Date: 2009-07-17 Time: 17:00-18:00 CET Radio […]
radio centraal, belgium – radio portrait
On 8 April 2009, from 17:00 to 19:00 the Belgian radio channel, Radio Centraal presents a radio portrait of Rozalie Hirs. Presenter and curator of the radio show is Rudi Claessens, who also recites a number of Hirs’s poems. programme Book of Mirrors (2001) ‘Levensloop’ (2003), Geluksbrenger, (Amsterdam: Querido, 2008) […]
roseherte (2008) – selection for toonzetters prize 2008
The music composition Roseherte for symphony orchestra and soundtrack (2008) by Rozalie Hirs has been selected for the Toonzetters Prize 2009 as ‘one of the ten most beautiful compositions of the previous year’. The jury consisted of Luca Francesconi (Italy), Graham McKenzie (England), Mark Delaere (Belgium) and Bert Palinckx (Netherlands), […]
kpfk 90.7fm, usa – radio interview
On 13 November 2008, the composers Michael Pisaro and Rozalie Hirs are interviewed by John Schneider for the show Global village: Thursdays with John Schneider on the KPFK 90.7FM channel, USA. In addition, works by Hirs and Pisaro are broadcast. Date: 2008-11-13 Time: 11:00 KPFK 90.7FM
npo television – interview
On 7 November 2008 Anke Brouwer and Rozalie Hirs are being interviewd by Agnes van der Horst for Dutch Television. They discuss the new pieces that they wrote especially for the Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, premiered this week as part of the Festival Nederlandse Muziekdagen (Dutch Music Days). You can […]
pulsars (2007) – recommended work, IREM, lisbon
On 20 December 2007, the electroacoustic music composition Pulsars (2006-07) by Rozalie Hirs receives the designation ‘Recommended Work’ at the 11th International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music in Lisbon, Portugal. The composition Pulsars (2006) on own lyrics was commissioned by Armeno Albers/ Café Sonore/ VPRO Radio and released by Attacca Records […]
pulsars (2006), café sonore, vpro – world premiere
On 23 May 2006, Rozalie Hirs’ electronic composition Pulsars (music, poetry; 2006) is premiered during VPRO’s Café Sonore on Radio 6. The new work Pulsars (2006), commissioned by Café Sonore, is broadcast in its entirety. Also, presenter Armeno Alberts interviews the composer-poet about her new work and ideas. Starts: 2006-05-23 […]
never to be caught by her own pen – poetry publication
October 11, 2005. “A poet can never be caught by her own pen.” writes Hagar Peeters. This witty line of verse sets the tone of this anthology of 200 poems featuring the female voice. Female poets are less often featured than their male colleagues at major literary events. Wrongly so, […]
review edwin fagel
September 20, 2005. The web magazine De Recensent today published the fine review “What do the rules do?” by Edwin Fagel on the new poetry collection [Speling] by Rozalie Hirs. Fagel says, among other things: “How poetry imposes its own rules, is demonstrated unequivocally by the third collection of Rozalie […]
interview remco ekkers, poëziekrant, ghent, belgium
September 1, 2005. The new issue of Poëziekrant 5 (September-October 2005, Poëziecentrum, Ghent, Belgium, 2005) features an interview by Remco Ekkers with Rozalie Hirs: After six hundred milliseconds. With photographs by Klaas Koppe. The above cover photo was taken by Klaas Koppe on the pier in front of the Muziekgebouw […]
review alain delmotte
August 17, 2005. Today the web magazine Poëzierapport (Poetry Report) published the wonderful review ‘On an opening line and its consequences’ by Alain Delmotte on Rozalie Hirs’ third collection of poems [Speling] (2005): “Poetry has its own criteria for penetrating reality and translating that reality – and by these, it […]
noise (2001), in la (2003) – de avonden, vpro radio
On 10 June 2005 at 20:00 CET, the Dutch radio program De Avonden is broadcast by VPRO. From 20:15 onwards, Wouter Pleijsier presents Luna Express. On air will be the electronic music composition noise (2001) by Rozalie Hirs, as well as her music composition based on her own text In […]
platonic id (2005) en article 4 [landkaartje – map butterfly] (2004) – de avonden, vpro radio
On 9 June 2005 at 20:00 CET, the Dutch radio program De Avonden is broadcast the VPRO. From 20:25 CET onwards, Wouter Pleijsier presents Mijn muziek (My Music). Pleijsier interviews Rozalie Hirs about her recent music and ideas. In addition, Hirs’ music compositions Platonic ID (2005) and article 4 [map […]
in la (2003), desmet live, radio 6
On 2 June 2005 at 14:00 CET, the Desmet Live takes place on the Dutch radio, a debate and interview program on politics, culture and morality. This afternoon’s guests include Jan Wolff, director of De IJsbreker, Amsterdam, and initiator of the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, and poet-composer Rozalie Hirs. In […]
article 1 to 3 (2003), concertzender live
On April 21, 2005 at 10:30 am, the program Concertzender Live takes place on the radio channel Concertzender. This morning works by Louis Andriessen and his (former) composition students at the Royal Conservatory are to be broadcast. Part of the programme is the music composition article 1 to 3 (2003) […]
akzente, hanser verlag – poetry publication
1 April 2005 sees the publication of the new issue of Akzente, Zeitschrift für Literatur herausgegeben von Michael Krüger, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich, Germany. With new literary work by Shawqi Bzi’, Thomas Combrink, Heinz Schlaffer, Hans Bender, Helmut Krausser, Andrzej Kopacki, Michael Buselmeier, Rozalie Hirs, Holdger Platta, Martin Ziegler, Gerhard […]
platonic id (2005), concertgebouw – world premiere
On 23 February 2005, ASKO|Schönberg, led by Bas Wiegers (conductor), plays a concert in the Tijdgenoten/ Contemporaries series at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. The programme includes works by Stravinsky, Crego, Carter and Hirs. Part of the programme is the world premiere of the new music composition Platonic ID (2005) by Rozalie […]
interview anthony fiumara, newspaper trouw
The interview ‘Rozalie Hirs toont de zachte, glimmende huid van de klanken in haar muziek en poëzie’ (English: ‘Rozalie Hirs reveals the soft, shiny skin of sound in her music and poetry’) by Anthony Fiumara appears in newspaper Trouw on 23 February 2005. Among other things, Fiumara and Hirs talk […]