On Saturday 17 January 2026 at 20:30 CET, Nieuwe Noten presents a new edition of Composer’s Treat at the Plein Theater, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Japanese composer Minami Nagai (1993) is the guest of honor, joining the versatile flutist Marieke Franssen for a special performance. In addition, Franssen also performs […]
Tag: infinity stairs (album)
infinity stairs (2025) – the 25 best dutch albums of 2025, nrc
17 December 2025. Today, NRC has announced their selection of 25 best Dutch albums of the year 2025. The album Infinity Stairs by Rozalie Hirs is in the top 10! The list was compiled based on the top picks of NRC reviewers Marnix Bilderbeek, Hester Carvalho, Jonasz Dekkers, Joost Galema, […]
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article 10 [prismes] (2021) – marathon gaité lyrique, paris, france
On Saturday 13 December 2025 at 19:00 CET, French cellist Marie Ythier performs the solo piece article 10 [prismes] (2021) by Rozalie Hirs during the Marathon! at the Gaité Lyrique, in Paris, France. For its tenth edition, Marathon! stays true to its mission of bringing together repetitive and electronic music […]
rosehart (cd, 2025)
On 7 November 2025, the portrait album Rosehart (2025) by Rozalie Hirs is to be released. It consists of recordings of her orchestral works. Listen to the full album on Spotify or other digital platforms.
infinity stairs (cd, 2025) – review aart van der wal, opus klassiek
15 October 2025. Today, a wonderful review by Aart van der Wal on Hirs’ album Infinity Stairs (2025) appeared in the Dutch online magazine Opus Klassiek. Read the English translation of the article here: Aart van der Wal: Infinity Stairs In May 2018, Siebe Riedstra discussed a number of works […]
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article 5 [delphin, gekrümmte zeit] (2008, rev. 2022) – radio mona lisa, concertzender
On 28 September 2025, at 6:00 PM, Patricia Werner Leanse presents the Mona Lisa program on Concertzender. The broadcast features works by Helen Walker (UK, 1963), Sofia Gubaidulina (Russia, 1931–2025), Rozalie Hirs (Netherlands, 1965), Ellie Wilson (UK, 1977), Hildegard von Bingen, Sarah Kirkland Snider (USA, 1973), and Vítězslava Kaprálová (Czech […]
infinity stairs (cd, 2025) – vpro vrije geluiden, radio 4
On Sunday 14 September 2025 at 23:00 CET, Anne-Maartje Lemereis (pictured above, photo by Wouter Vellekoop) hosts a new edition of VPRO Vrije Geluiden on NPO Klassiek (Radio 4). This episode features, among other highlights, the portrait album Infinity Stairs (2025) by Rozalie Hirs. More details to follow. Vrije Geluiden […]
infinity stairs (cd, 2025) – concertzender
On Sunday, 14 September 2025, at 18:00 CET, Patricia Werner Leanse presents the program Mona Lisa on Concertzender, featuring works by composers Clara Schumann, Dobrinka Tabakova, and Rozalie Hirs. The program includes the title track from Hirs’ portrait album Infinity Stairs (2025). Enjoy! Date: 2025-09-14 Time: 18:00 CET Location: Radio […]
infinity stairs (cd, 2025) – passaggio late night, radio 4
From Monday 8 to Friday 12 September 2025, Rozalie Hirs’ new album Infinity Stairs (2025) is featured as Album of the Week (Hollandse Nieuwe) on Passaggio Late Night, NPO Klassiek (Radio 4), hosted by Lex Bohlmeijer and Pieter van Nes. Each evening, one of the works from the album is […]
elementary particles (2022) – passaggio late night, Radio 4al
On Thursday 11 September 2025, Lex Bohlmeijer reads the poem ‘elementary particles’ (2022) by Rozalie Hirs, selected from her ninth poetry collection dagtekening van liefdesvormen (Querido, 2024), on his radio show Passaggio Late Night (NPO Klassiek), Radio 4, Hilversum, The Netherlands. The photo above shows the tracks of elementary particles, recorded […]
the ferryman (1995) – passaggio late night, radio 4
On Tuesday 9 September 2025, Lex Bohlmeijer reads the poem ‘the ferryman’ (1995) by Rozalie Hirs, selected from her poetry debut collection Locus (Querido, 1998), on the program Passaggio Late Night (NPO Klassiek). That same week, from September 8 to 12, Hirs’ album Infinity Stairs (2025) is featured as Hollandse […]
danaë (1993) – passaggio late night, radio 4
On Monday 8 September 2025 at 22:30 CET, Lex Bohlmeijer reads the poem ‘Danaë’ (1993) by Rozalie Hirs, selected from her debut collection Locus (Querido Publishers, 1998), during his program Passaggio Late Night on NPO Klassiek, Radio 4, Hilversum, The Netherlands. The photo above shows Danaë nude, painted by Titian […]
color, light, space, wind, movement, and something elusive – ★★★★ review joep stapel, nrc
29 August 2025. Today, Joep Stapel published a four-star review in NRC of Rozalie Hirs’ portrait album Infinity Stairs. He writes: “The finely crafted music of composer and poet Rozalie Hirs is color, light, space, wind, movement, and something elusive. This wonderful portrait album features five solo pieces (for cello, […]
the music of rozalie hirs is at once mathematical, colorful, and spiritual – ★★★★ review dennis bajram, volkskrant
28 August 2025. Today Dennis Bajram wrote the four-star review ‘The music of Rozalie Hirs is at once mathematical, colorful, and spiritual’ in the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant. He writes: “There is no one quite like Rozalie Hirs (60) in the Dutch musical landscape. A composer, poet, and chemical engineer, she […]
infinity stairs (cd, 2025)
On 8 August 2025, the portrait album Infinity Stairs (2025) by Rozalie Hirs was released. It includes new recordings of her chamber and solo compositions. Listen to the full album on Spotify or Apple Music.
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.
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article 8 [infinity] (2014) – marieke franssen (flute), uitmarkt, amsterdam
During the opening of the Amsterdam cultural season on 28 August 2022 at 13:00 CET the flautist Marieke Franssen performs article 8 [infinity] for flute and electronic sounds (2014) by Rozalie Hirs, alongside other solo works for flute, and duos for flute and voice. The location is the Amsterdam Hall […]
infinity stairs (2014), loos, the hague – portrait concert
On Sunday 24 October 2021 at 20:00 CET Stichting LOOS Den Haag presents the portrait concert infinity stairs with music and poetry by Rozalie Hirs. Performers include Keren Motseri (soprano), Fie Schouten (bass clarinet), Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar), Marieke Franssen (flute), and Rozalie Hirs (spoken word). The location is LOOS, […]
infinity stairs (2014), martin luther church, amsterdam – portrait concert
**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 […]
rozalie hirs creates a fanciful labyrinth of sounds – ★★★★ review volkskrant
–> Nederlands May 16, 2021. “Rozalie Hirs creates a fanciful labyrinth of sounds, which is still a pleasant place to stay” – a four-star ★★★★ review by Frits van der Waa in de Volkskrant about the streaming portrait concert infinity stairs in the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, […]
infinity stairs (2014), muziekgebouw aan ‘t ij, amsterdam – portrait concert
–> 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 […]
new spectralisms – institute of sonology, royal conservatoire
On Wednesday 14 April 2021 from 13:00 until 15:00 CET Rozalie Hirs presents a lecture during the series History of Contemporary Music Composition, curated by Gabriel Paiuk, at the Institute of Sonology at the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, The Netherlands. She speaks on Spectral, and post-Spectral music, in relationship to her own musical works.
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). […]
guest at matinee café, ntr
On 14 July 2018 from 16:25 until 17:30 Rozalie Hirs is a guest at Matinee Cafe, NTR Radio 4 (Dutch National Radio). Hans Haffmans interviews Hirs on her music and poetry. Haffmans and Hirs also speak about musical ideas, influences, inspirations, as well as the new work for Musikfabrik, a […]
electric language, cultuurpers – review
19 June 2018. Music journalist and musicologist Thea Derks just published a fine review of Wiek Hijmans’ CD Electric Language on Culture Press: “How Wiek Hijmans makes the electric guitar distinguished and presentable.” She writes, among other things: “Wiek Hijmans (b. 1967) is tirelessly committed to the use of the […]
praise for wiek hijmans, volkskrant
31 May 2018. Today a rave review of Wiek Hijmans’ new CD Electric Language appeared in the Dutch national newspaper De Volkskrant. Frits van der Waa writes: “From every note of guitarist Wiek Hijman speaks a flawless mastery of tone and timbre.” And also mentions in particular the “intriguing microtonal […]
electric language, wiek hijmans – review siebe riedstra
28 April 2018 Today a fine review of Wiek Hijmans’ latest CD Electric Language (Amsterdam: Attacca Productions) appeared on Opus Klassiek. Siebe Riedstra says, among other things: “Listening to a CD like this is a musical voyage of discovery that can produce memorable moments. Such a moment is article 6 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
infinity stairs (2014), amsterdam
On 12 November 2015 at 20:30 CET the trio Sonic Hedgehog plays their second concert at Café De Ruimte, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Sonic Hedgehog is the result of a collaboration between the Dutch musicians Fie Schouten (bass clarinet) and Wiek Hijmans (electric guitar) and the American flutist Shanna Gutierrez, who […]
ostadetheater – portrait concert
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, […]
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.
infinity stairs (2014)
infinity stairs (2014) by Rozalie Hirs is a trio for flute, bass clarinet, (electric) guitar, and electronic sounds
article 8 [infinity] (2014)
article 8 [infinity] (2014) by Rozalie Hirs is a microtonal work for flute and electronic sounds that explores the overtone worlds developed across her articles series. Rooted in spectralism yet guided by an intuitive ear, the piece envelops lyrical flute melodies within electronic glissandi generated from pure sine waves, binaural beatings, and ring modulation.
article 6 [waves] (2013) – world premiere
On 21 September 2012 the world premiere concert of article 6 [waves] for electric guitar and electronic sounds (2013) by Rozalie Hirs takes place. It is part of the solo recital Gevonden werken (“Found works”), performed by electric guitarist by Wiek Hijmans, which was programmed by Rozalie Hirs at Hijmans’s […]
article 6 [waves] (2013)
article 6 [waves] (2013) by Rozalie Hirs is a lyrical, virtuosic work for electric guitar and electronic sounds. The guitar’s microtonal lines move through and across electronic glissandi synthesized from pure sine waves, using only binaural beating and ring modulation. These electronic textures unfold in large wave-like gestures, alternately enveloping or being cut through by the guitar.
Closely linked to article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) and article 8 [infinity] (2014), the work reinterprets overtone material from its predecessor and provides the starting point for its successor. Together, the three can be performed as independent solos or simultaneously as the trio infinity stairs (2014).
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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 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012)
article 7 [ways to climb a mountain] (2012) is a music composition by Rozalie Hirs for bass clarinet and electronic sounds, commissioned by Fie Schouten for a world premiere at November Music, The Netherlands.
geluksbrenger (lucky charm, 2008)
“The musical poetry of Geluksbrenger (Amsterdam: Querido, The Netherlands, 2008) by Rozalie Hirs is constructed along the line of a ‘counterpoint’. Within a poem, Hirs seems to be stacking different poems on top of each other, processing them, splicing them, mixing them, shaking them, letting them flow into one another. And this is one single motion. In one breath. In sustained breath.” (Alain Delmotte, Poëzierapport)
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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 […]
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article 5 [delphin, gekrümmte zeit] (2008; German version, 2022)
article 5 [dolphin, curved time] (2008) by Rozalie Hirs is a music composition for soprano solo, based on her own poetry, commissioned by Marja Bon for Wendingen Festival. The work was first performed by soprano Irene Maessen (pictured above by Marco Borggreve), and received subsequent performances by Stephanie Aston and Keren Motseri.