(2011)
Commissioned by the Fonds Podiumkunsten for Leo van Doeselaar who performed the cycle for the first time on 4 July, 2012 on the Strümphler organ of the Eusebius Church in Arnhem.
In the four pieces which form Organ talk, I sought out for unorthodox registrations, unusual combinations of ‘heavenly’ little flutes next to, for example, moody, squawking bassoons. Although the material for “twist conversations” might seem uncomplicated, I like to elevate musical stylistic figures to a starting point such as the tremolo in Pipe Talk (rarely heard on organ) or the grace note and slide in Shop Talk. In Pep Talk, I drew inspiration from Central African motifs.
1. Pipe Talk
2. Pep Talk
3. Small Talk
4. Shop Talk
Leo van Doeselaar, organ on the occasion of the Composers’ Portrait on May 31, 2024 in the Orgelpark in Amsterdam.
