Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht; de Ysbreker, Amsterdam
Focus on the period 1945-1970
1. Commissions by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge for the Martha Graham Festival on 30 October 1944 at the Library of Congress, Washington
15 October 1994 Vredenburg; 19 October 1994 Ysbreker
Ensemble of the Rotterdam Conservatory cond. by Marien van Staalen
-Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring (1943/’45) (original version for 13 instruments)
-Darius Milhaud Jeux de Printemps op. 243 (1944)
-Paul Hindemith Hérodiade (1944) text Stéphan Mallarmé
2. Folk music
11 December 1994;Vredenburg, 12 December 1994 Ysbreker
Joan Berkhemer, violin
Alwin Bar, piano
Bart van Helsdingen, percussion
-Darius Milhaud Danses de Jacaremirim (1945) (Dutch premiere)
-Leon Kirchner Sonata Concertante (1952) (Dutch premiere)
-William Bolcom Sonate #2 (1978) (Dutch premiere)
-Henry Cowell Homage to Iran (1959) (Dutch premiere)
-Paul Schoenfeld Three Country Fiddle Pieces (1984) (Dutch premiere)
3. Beethoven
23 December 1994 Vredenburg
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra cond. by Kees Bakels
Frederick Moyer, piano
-Ludwig van Beethoven Ouverture Namensfeier in C op. 115 (1815)
-Joan Tower: Piano Concerto (Homage to Beethoven) (1985) (Dutch premiere)
-Howard Hanson: Symphony #2 (1930) ‘Romantic’ (Dutch premiere)
4. The Great Crossing Intercontinental: the influence of Indonesian music
Vredenburg 24 January 1995; Ysbreker 26 January 1995
The Hague Percussion Group
Astrid Seriese, soprano
-Philip Corner Gamelan Adagio (1987) (Dutch premiere)
-Jody Diamond/ Virgil Thomson: Gending Chelsea (1981) (Dutch premiere)
-Larry Polanski Al Het (1986) (Dutch premiere)
-Barbara Benary Rag for Deena (1982) (Dutch premiere)
-John Cage/ Lou Harrison Double Music (1941) (Dutch premiere)
-Jeff Morris Extractions (1983) (Dutch premiere)
-Nyoman Astit Kotekan (1983)
-Sinta Wullur 10 bulls (1995)
-Slamet Sjukur Tetabeuhan Sumpur (1976)
5. Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra cond. by Mark Foster
Vredenburg, 5 February1995
Harrie Starreveld, flute
Frank van Aken, tenor
-Ross Lee Finney Landscapes Remembered (1971 )(Dutch premiere)
-Paul Schoenfield Klezmer Rondos (1989) (Dutch premiere)
-Aaron Jay Kernis Symphony in Waves (1989) (Dutch premiere)
6. The exchange of ideas between John Cage and Pierre Boulez
18 February 1995 Ysbreker; 19 February 1995 Vredenburg
René Eckhardt, piano
-Pierre Boulez Sonate #2 (1948)
-John Cage Music of Changes (1951)
7. Minimal & music notation
6 March 1995 Vredenburg; 27 March 1995 Ysbreker
De Volharding cond. by Jurjen Hempel
-Cornelis de Bondt La Fine d’una lunga giornada (1987)
-Louis Andriessen Worker’s Union (1975)
-Terry Riley In C (1964)
8. Electricity
12 May Ysbreker 1995; 13 May 1995 Vredenburg
Schönberg Quartet
-Leon Kirchner Quartet #3 (1967) for strings & electronic tape (Dutch premiere)
-George Crumb Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land (Images I) (1970) for Electric String Quartet
-Ton Bruynèl Translucent I (1976) string quartet & tape
-Louis Andriessen Facing Death (1991) for amplified string quartet
9. Jazz & blues
16 June 1995 Vredenburg
Metropole Orchestra cond. by Jan Stulen
Lieuwe Visser, speaker
Harmen de Boer, clarinet
-George Antheil A Jazz Symphony (version1955)
-Igor Strawinsky Scherzo à la Russe (1944) versie voor jazz orchestra;
-Igor Strawinsky Ebony Concerto (1945)
-Leonard Bernstein Prelude, Fugue & Riffs (1949)
-H.K. Gruber Manhattan Broadcasts (1964) for light orchestra (Dutch premiere)
-Gunther Schuller Journey into Jazz (1962) (Dutch premiere)