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-> Poetry
-> Music
distinctions for poetry
• Publications, 1991-present (click here for the full list).
• Third prize for poetry, Pythische Spelen, Enschede, 1991.
• First prize for poetry, Pythische Spelen, Amsterdam, 1995.
• Publication of Locus (Dutch poetry book), Uitgeverij Querido, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1998.
• Award for Locus, Flemish Literature Fund, 1999.
• Publication of Logos (Dutch poetry book), Uitgeverij Querido, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002.
• Stipend for [Speling], Flemish Literature Fund, 2003.
• Literature residency and stipend ‘Junge Akademie’ at the recommendation of Cees Nooteboom, Akademie der Künste Berlin, Germany, 2004.
• Publication of [Speling] (Dutch poetry book), Uitgeverij Querido, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2005.
• Stipends for Geluksbrenger, Flemish Literature Fund, 2004, 2006, 2007.
• Commission of The Cricket Recovers (libretto: Rozalie Hirs; music: Richard Ayres; English translation: John Irons), based on Toon Tellegen’s eponymous novella, by Almeida Theatre, London/Aldeburgh Festival, UK, 2005.
• Poetry on the Screen Stipend for Stamboom and Tekstschrijver in collaboration with Harm van den Dorpel, Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2006.
• Publication of Geluksbrenger (Dutch poetry book), Uitgeverij Querido, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2008.
• Stipends for gestamelde werken, Flemish Literature Fund, 2009, 2010, 2011.
• Travel stipend and stay at Netherlands Institute Athens/ NIA , Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2010.
• Digital poetry stipend for Geluksbrenger online in collaboration with Harm van den Dorpel, Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2010.
• Geluksbrenger online nominated for Media Poetry Award, BIPAL, Val-de-Marne/ Parijs, France, 2011.
• Selection of Stamboom/ Family Tree for Electronic Literature Collection 2, 2011
• Digital poetry subsidy for Sightbook in collaboration with Cox & Grusenmeyer, Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2012.
• Publication of gestamelde werken (Dutch poetry book), Uitgeverij Querido|Singel Uitgeverijen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2012.
• Commission of Curvices (music, poetry) by MUSICA/ Klankenbos, Neerpelt, Belgium, 2013.
• Publication of Curvices and Musicles (English chapbook), Uitgeverij Vleugels, Bleiswijk, The Netherlands, 2013.
• Stipend for verdere bijzonderheden, Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2013.
• Publication of ein tag (German poetry collection, translated by Ard Posthuma and the author), hochroth Verlag, Berlin, Germany, with support from the Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2014.
• Publication of život mogućnosti (Serbian poetry collection, translated by Jelica Novaković and Radovan Lučić), Kuća Poezije/Biblioteka Prevodi, Banja Luka: Bosnia & Herzegovina, with support from the Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2014.
• Commission of atlantis ampersand (music, poetry) by Holland Festival/Klangforum Wien, with financial support of the Netherlands Performing Arts Fund, 2015.
• Jury member for P.C. Hooft Award 2015.
• Commission of dreams of airs (music, libretto) by the Iris or Hazel Foundation with financial support of the NL Performing Arts Fund, 2016.
• Publication of gestammelte werke (multilingual poetry collection), kookbooks Verlag, Berlin, Germany, with support from the Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2017.
• Jury member for VSB Poetry Prize 2017.
• Publication of verdere bijzonderheden (Dutch poetry book), Uitgeverij Querido|Singel Uitgeverijen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2017.
• Stipend for seventh poetry book oneindige zin, Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2018.
• Poet-in-Residence, Forum architectuurtijdschrift, Architectura et Amicitia, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2018-2023.
• Official guest poet of the Dutch Foundation for Literature, Marché de la Poésie, Paris, France, 2019.
• Publication of ahora es una rosa (Spanish poetry collection, translated by Diego Puls), Yauguru, Montevideo, Uruguay, with support from the Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2019.
• Commission of hand in hand (music, poetry) by Kulturkreis für Neue Musik Heilbronn, 2020.
• Nomination of verdere bijzonderheden for Karel van de Woestijne Poetry Prize 2020, Sint-Martens-Latem, East-Flanders, Belgium, 2020.
• Winner of Public Choice Award Karel van de Woestijne 2020, Sint-Martens-Latem, East-Flanders, Belgium, 2020.
• Official selection of SIGHTBOOK #1, a poetry film in collaboration with Ines Cox and Lauren Grusenmeyer, Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Berlin, Germany, 2020.
• Stipend for ecologica, Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2020.
• Publication of oneindige zin (Dutch poetry book), Uitgeverij Querido|Singel Uitgeverijen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2021.
• Stipend Digital Literary Projects for oneindige zin in collaboration with Richard Vijgen, Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2021.
• Publication of spor af lykkebringer (Danish poetry collection, translated by Birthe Lundsgaard), Forlaget Melodika (publisher: Peter H. Olesen), Copenhagen, Denmark, with support from the Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2021.
• Stipend for ninth poetry book, Dutch Foundation for Literature, 2022.
• Commission by Donaueschingen Festival, Germany, for artemis (music, poetry), 2022.
• Publication of poetry book ecologica (Dutch poetry book), Uitgeverij Vleugels, Bleiswijk, The Netherlands, 2023.
distinctions for music
• Selection and fellowship, ‘International Course for Choreographers and Composers’, Bretton Hall, UK, 1995.
• Selection and Fellowship, American Conservatory, Fontainebleau, France, 1998.
• Commissions by soloists, ensembles, orchestras for fourteen new compositions with financial support of the NL Performing Arts Fund, 1999-2011.
• Fulbright Scholarship of NACEE for Doctor of Music Arts studies at the Department of Music, Columbia University, New York, USA, 1999-2000.
• Mellon Fellowship, Department of Music, Columbia University, New York, 1999-2000.
• Teaching fellowships, Department of Music, Columbia University, New York, 2000-02.
• Stipend from the NL Performing Arts Fund for Doctor of Music Arts studies, Department of Music, Columbia University, New York, 1999-2002.
• Boris and Eda Rappoport Prize for Book of Mirrors, Department of Music, Columbia University, 2002.
• Selection Computer Music and Composition, IRCAM, Parijs, France, 2002.
• Selection and fellowship Kranichsteiner Musiktage Darmstadt, Germany, 2002.
• Reid Hall Fellowship of Columbia University for Computer Music and Composition, IRCAM, & Kranichsteiner Musiktage, Darmstadt, 2002.
• Subsidy for the recording of Platonic ID from Thuiskopie Fonds, Netherlands, 2004, 2005.
• Research fellowship, Amsterdam School of the Arts, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2005-07.
• ‘Recommended work’ predicate for Pulsars, International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music (IREM), Lisbon, Portugal, 2007.
• Roseherte selected for Toonzetters, Buma Cultuur, Hilversum, Netherlands, 2009.
• Travel stipend from Performing Arts Fund Netherlands for Califormia tour, May 2010.
• Stipend for Gekromde ruimte/ Curved Space from Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds/ Alida Beekhuis Fonds, Amsterdam, 2010.
• Zenit selected for Toonzetters, Buma Cultuur, Hilversum, Netherlands, 2011.
• Chairman of the jury, International Gaudeamus Music week & Gaudeamus Music Prize, Utrecht, Netherlands 2011.
• Research stipend, NL Performing Arts Fund, 2011.
• Two year Composition Stipend, NL Performing Arts Fund, 2012-13.
• Member of the jury, Dutch Harp Competition 2014.
• Commission of Nadir by November Music/Bozzini Quartet, with financial support of the NL Performing Arts Fund 2014.
• Commission of Lichtende Drift by Amsterdam Sinfonietta, with financial support of the NL Performing Arts Fund, 2014.
• Commission of atlantis ampersand (music, poetry) by Holland Festival/Klangforum Wien, with financial support of the NL Performing Arts Fund, 2015.
• Commission of The honeycomb conjecture by Philharmonie Essen, Germany, 2015.
• Commission of dreams of airs (music, libretto) by the Iris or Hazel Foundation with financial support of the NL Performing Arts Fund, 2016.
• Composition Stipend for Meditations (November Music, 2017) and Luisterhuis, a sound and architecture installation in collaboration with M3H architecten (several exhibitions, 2016/17), awarded by the NL Performing Arts Fund, 2016.
• Banff Centre Artist Award and Banff Musician-in-Residency, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada, November-December 2016.
• Commission of parallel world [breathing] by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and University of Amsterdam, 2017.
• Artist-in-Residency and Fellowship, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, June-July 2017 (the above photograph was taken by Hirs during the Yaddo residency).
• Artist-in-Residence and Fellowship, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH, USA, August-September 2017.
• Artist-in-Residence and Fellowship, Maison Dora Maar, Menerbes, Provence, France, March 2018.
• Production grants for ten concerts of dreams of airs, NL Performing Arts Fund & Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, 2018.
• Commission of lightclouds for Ensemble Musikfabrik by NTR Zaterdagmatinee, 2019.
• Nomination of dreams of airs (2017-18) for Matthijs Vermeulen Prize, 2019.
• Artist-in-Residence and Fellowship, STEIM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2019.
• Artist-in-Residence and Fellowship, Theo van Doesburghuis, Meudon/Paris, France, September-December 2019.
• Commission of hand in hand (music, poetry) by Kulturkreis für Neue Musik Heilbronn, 2020.
• Selection of Roseherte (2008) by the Netherlands Radio Broadcasting organization NTR for the International Rostrum of Composers’ (IRC) Hidden Treasures Mixtape, 2021.
• Member of the jury, Peter Benoit Prize for Composition, Antwerp, Belgium, 2021.
• Nomination of ways of space (2019), lightclouds (2019), and hand in hand (2020) for Matthijs Vermeulen Prize, 2021.
• Commission by Radio France, Paris, France, for article 10 [prismes], 2022.
• Commission by Donaueschingen Festival, Germany, for artemis (music, poetry), 2022.
• Commission by philharmonie zuidnederland for avatar, 2022.
• Associate Maker, Ensemble Klang, January 2023 – December 2024.
• Commission by Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra/ Zaterdagmatinee for a new work, 2023.