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Two concerts coming up with special performances of new arrangements of my work! I'm always very happy to see my work performed in new settings, I truly believe that music often ascends specific instrumentations. Tomorrow, on the 2nd of April @juhomyllyla will perform my Orange, Blue and Pink. Originally written for trombone and tape, but new versions for trombone quartet, saxophone and recorder emerged later. Juho is performing the recorder version, which he also recorded on his latest album Herder's Herd. And on the 6th of April @syrene.sax will premier the saxophone quartet version of Canzona sopra 'Laat de zon in je Hart', my trombone quartet from 2023. Go see them in a programme with music exclusively by composers from the North of the Netherlands!

Trying to keep up with my guruji @sabirsultankhan in a recording session towards the end of my study trip. Lots of work to be done when I get back home 😉 I hope you enjoy this bit of Raag Malkauns with 17 year old prodigy @__armaannnn__02 on tabla! Full raag recording available on YouTube, link in bio! #mumbai #raga #raag #malkauns #sarangi #trombone #tabla #music #recording

Looking forward to my next Indian Classical recital with great @imrankhantabla on tabla. It's taking place on the 2nd of March, just two days after I return from India. Really looking forward to sharing the purest inspiration with a Dutch audience in a morning concert: extra special since I'll be playing some rarer morning Raags! #indianmusic #tabla #trombone #concert #raga

Great times living with my great Ustad @sabirsultankhan in Mumbai! Experiencing beautiful ragas, touching compositions and great food in this room in the presence of the legend: Padma Bhushan Ustad Sultan Khan, Sabir ji's father and guru. #raga #sultankhan #sarangi #trombone #music #indianmusic #practise #mumbai

Great fun working with the Osimun Quartet on my Nocturne, for saxophone quartet and tape. Enjoy this excerpt with phrases of evening ragas Saraswati, Hamsadhwani and Darbari Kanada! Tour schedule: 30th Jan - Harmonie, Leeuwarden 2nd Feb - Concertgebouw, Nijmegen 5th Feb - Musis Sacrum, Arnhem 6th Feb - Phil, Haarlem 9th Feb - Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht 12th Feb - Oosterpoort Groningen 13th Feb - TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht 16th Feb - De Doelen, Rotterdam @osimun.quartet @diegodc26 @fatimalcz @gg_ines @ricardmartinez3 Tape track mixed by Dimitri Geelhoed Audio engineer: Thomas Myrmel #raga #raag #contemporary #saxophone #saxophonequartet #osimun #quartet #composer #indianmusic #saraswati #darbarikanada #hamsadhwani #newmusic #concert #tour #electronics #electronicmusic

Very grateful to have been granted a stipend by the @afk020! Their support will enable me to continue my studies in Indian classical music. The coming year will be filled with many lessons with my dear guru's @tulika_swarayogini and @sabirsultankhan and two travels to India. Furthermore, the stipend allows me to devote more time to practising and perfecting my craft. So exited to dig deeper in this fascinating music, starting with a full month in India this February! #khayal #raga #raag #trombone #indianmusic #indianclassicalmusic #concert #musician #composer

Thrilled to be presented as a Rising Star of classical music by the @nrcnl newspaper! A few weeks ago a had a beautiful talk with @gandolahage who wrote this article about Indian music, practising, composing music and the trombone in a new context. Swipe right for a few snippets or read the whole article (in Dutch, sorry international friends!) at nrc.nl!

Today on NPO2 (Dutch national television), talking about @wim.henderickx_official and the piece I dedicated to him: Canzona sopra "Laat de zon in je hart". This is a short excerpt from the 25 minute documentary about @nympheastrombonequartet and the making of our latest record.

Merry Christmas! I hope you enjoy this last verse of my arrangement of "God rest, ye merry gentlemen". Watch until the end for some Christmas chord goodness 😉 The full recording is up on the @nympheastrombonequartet Instagram feed! Recording by @npoklassiek as part of the NPO Klassiek Kerstconcert 2024

Now online: the recording of my Raga Malika for drums and orchestra! Link in bio! @somerkamerorkest @grachtenfestival #rolfverbeek #wouterkuhne

Nice review after a lovely project playing Ravel and Shostakovich string quartets, Punch Brothers and many ragas! The review mentions my performance of Ustad Amir Khan Saheb's composition in raag Charukeshi: Paar Karo Mori Naav (Please bring my boat to the shore) I learned from my dear guruji @sabirsultankhan. We played it on an actual boat in the Dutch Waddenzee!

My working process writing a new piece for saxophone quartet and tape! 1) Sketching ideas 2) First rough version on paper 3) Detailed work in my notation software Finalizing the piece this week, then on to the next steps: recording and rehearsing with the great @osimun.quartet for their tour in January and February! @diegodc26 @fatimalcz @gg_ines @ricardmartinez3

Alap in raag Yaman by an orchestra! Beautiful solos by @isabella_mc__ (alto flute) and @petite_ronce (cello). This excerpt is part of my Raga Malika for Drums and Orchestra. I'm working on a full recording and will share snippets on here! recording by @concertzender orchestra: @somerkamerorkest with Rolf Verbeek @grachtenfestival

Looking forward to the première of my Raga Malika, tonight at 19:00 performed by @somerkamerorkest, Wouter Kühne and Rolf Verbeek at the @grachtenfestival! Meanwhile, enjoy these excerpts of Jhalla in Raga Darbari which I got to try out with the @noordnederlandsorkest with Henri Aavik last year. Some parts of this 6 minute piece eventually made it into the big 50 minute Raga Malika!