From 2023 through 2024 Rozalie Hirs will be associate maker with Ensemble Klang in The Hague, The Netherlands. During her residency she will compose works for several constellations of the ensemble. More information is to be announced during her residency. Ensemble Klang consists of Saskia Lankhoorn (piano), Pete Harden (guitars, […]
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the listening house (2017), arcam – exhibition
From 9 December 2022 until 21 May 2023 the exhibition playing architecture – the game within the city, curated by Mélanie van der Hoorn, takes place at the Amsterdam Architecture Institute ARCAM. Part of the exhibition is The listening house (2017) by Machiel Spaan (concept, design) and Rozalie Hirs (concept, […]
dreams of airs (2017-18), orgelpark, amsterdam, the netherlands – portrait concert
On Sunday 4 December 2022 at 14:15 CET, the Amsterdam cutting-edge music venue Orgelpark presents a portrait concert of Rozalie Hirs. The performers are Lore Binon (voice), Spectra Ensemble, Filip Rathé (conductor), Boris Tellegen AKA Delta and Geert Jan Mulder (visual artists). The afternoon programme evolves around Rozalie’s dreams of […]
avatar (2022), ntr – radio broadcast
On 22 November 2022 the Dutch national radio station NPO Radio 4 presents NTR/ Het Avondconcert. Part of the broadcast is the live recording of the concert by philharmonie zuidnederland and it chief conductor Duncan Ward on 5 November 2022 at Muziekgebouw, Eindhoven, with works by Beethoven, Farrenc, and Hirs. […]
avatar (2022), muziekgebouw eindhoven, the netherlands
On 5 November 2022 the philharmonie zuidnederland and Duncan Ward (conductor) perform a new work for orchestra by Rozalie Hirs. The work is a commission of philharmonie zuidnederland, the philharmonic orchestra of the Southern Netherlands.
avatar (2022), schouwburg, tilburg – world premiere
On 4 November 2022 at 20:30 CET at Schouwburg Concertzaal, Tilburg, the philharmonie zuidnederland and Duncan Ward (conductor) perform the world premiere of avatar (2022), a new work for orchestra by Rozalie Hirs. The work is commissioned by philharmonie zuidnederland, the philharmonic orchestra of the Southern Netherlands. The above picture […]
all that green and blue (2022) – world premiere
–> Nederlands On Saturday 29 October 2022 at 20:00 CET Rozalie Hirs presents the first live performance of her new composition all that green and blue (2022), based on her own texts, and commissioned by the literary festival Woordnacht. The Saturday evening programme kicks off with the new composition Wolkenbewegingen […]
ik doe mijn haar (2022), theatre performance – world premiere
On Friday 28 October 2022 new theatre pieces by Hannah van Binsbergen, EW Geerlings, Rozalie Hirs, Toine Horvers, Maria Machelina de Rooij en Anne Vegter will receive their first performance by the actors Sytske van der Ster (photograph) and Joep Dorren. In addition Dante Boon performs new works for organ […]
artemis (2022), ensemble ascolta, donaueschingen, germany – world premiere
During die Donaueschinger Musiktage, on Saturday 15 October 2022 at 11:00 CET, Keren Motseri (soprano) and ensemble ascolta perform the world premiere of artemis (2022), a new work by Rozalie Hirs. The concert at Bartók Saal, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Stuttgart, Germany, is recorded live for radio broadcast. Ensemble ascolta opens the […]
a new musical language – interview by machiel swillens
On 9 September 2022 the new issue Nr. 1 of De Klank (season 2022/23) appears, the glossy magazine of philharmonie zuidnederland, published by BcM Uitgevers. Part of the new magazine is een nieuwe muzikale taal (a new musical language), an interview with Rozalie Hirs by Machiel Swillens. They talk about […]
artemis (2022) for soprano, ensemble, electronic sounds
artemis (2022) by Rozalie Hirs is a new composition, based on her own poetry, commissioned by Donaueschingen Festival. The soprano Keren Motseri performs its world premiere together with ensemble ascolta on 15 October 2022 during Donaueschingen Festival, Germany.
all that green and blue (2022)
all that green and blue (2022) by Rozalie Hirs is a new music composition, based on her own poetry, commissioned Woordnacht Festival.
avatar (2022) for orchestra
avatar (2022) is the new orchestral work by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by philharmonie zuidnederland. The music is dedicated to the memory of Louise Farrenc.
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article 10 [prismes] (2021), solo recital marie ythier, radio france – world premiere
On Sunday 13 February 2022 at 15:00 CET, the French cellist Marie Ythier performs a solo recital during Festival Présences. Part of the concert is the world premiere of a new work by Rozalie Hirs, commissioned by Radio France.
list of musical works
List of musical works by Rozalie Hirs. Orchestral scores. Works for ensemble. Chamber and solo works. Instrumental works with or without electronic sounds. Works for spoken voice, based on own poetry, with or without electronic sounds. Electroacoustic or electronic music.
hand in hand (music and poetry) – podium on saturday, ntr, the netherlands
On Saturdays from 17:00-19:00 CET on the Netherlands radio channel NPO Radio 4 host Wouter Pleijsier presents the radio programme Podium on Saturday (NTR). During the show on 11 December 2021 Rozalie Hirs reads the poetry cycle ‘hand in hand’ [1-5] from her recent book infinite sense (oneindige zin; Amsterdam: […]
hand in hand (2020), vpro vrije geluiden – television broadcast
On Sunday 5 December 2021 from 10:45-11:10 CET the Dutch television broadcaster VPRO presents a new edition of Vrije Geluiden (Free Sounds) with a feature of hand in hand for string quartet and soprano (2020) by Rozalie Hirs. The performers are: Keren Motseri (soprano); Luna Quartet – Janneke van Prooijen, […]
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article 10 [prismes] (2021) for cello solo
article 10 [prismes] (2021) by Rozalie Hirs is a new composition for cello solo, commissioned by Radio France for Festival Présences 2022. The composition is dedicated to the French cellist Marie Ythier, who performs its world premiere on 13 February 2022 at Maison de la Radio, Paris, France.
oneindige zin (infinite sense, 2021)
7 October 2021. In her seventh Dutch poetry book oneindige zin (infinite sense, 2021), Rozalie Hirs travels through the fluid language of inner worlds, spilling over into outer ones. From the imagination and the dream to the house, the garden, the city, the woods, the internet, and the universe. How […]
poetry bibliography
alphabetical list of all poems by rozalie hirs, their translations, and publications in books, magazines, and anthologies. chronological lists of poetry books, magazines, and anthologies.
distinctions
Stipends, fellowships, selections, prizes, and other distinctions.
press photographs
Press photgraphs of Rozalie Hirs by Sara Anke Morris, Bianca Sistermans, Marco Borggreve, Richard Ayres, Patrick Post|Hollandse Hoogte, Philip Mechanics. All rights reserved by the photographers ©1998-2018.