Klassiek / Walden in de krant 🌳
4 sterren in @de_volkskrant voor Walden van @ensembleklang , @solistenensemble.kaleidoskop en verteller Keir Neuringer! ‘Een klankwereld die zo verzadigd is dat elektronischemuziekproducers er slechts van kunnen dromen’, schrijft de recensent die het concert in Amsterdam zag. Dat mag je dus niet missen. Gelukkig staan ze komende zondag nog in Amare!
@nrcnl was bij de repetities van Walden aanwezig, net als de componist Heiner Goebbels. 'Na de doorloop is de operalegende vol lof over de uitvoering en het arrangement: „Pete heeft geweldig werk geleverd”', schrijft de krant.
Voor Walden liet componist Heiner Goebbels zich in 1998 inspireren door het beroemde boek van Henry David Thoreau, waarin de schrijver zijn poging om in harmonie met de natuur te leven beschrijft, afgezonderd in een huisje bij Walden Pond (Massachusetts, Amerika). Tijdens dit concert komt het dorp Walden tot leven.
📅 zo 18 jan / 20:15 / Conservatoriumzaal
👉 Lees de volledige artikelen en bestel tickets via link in bio of amare.nl/walden
#AmareDenHaag #DenHaag #Walden #HenryDavidThoreau #HeinerGoebbels
We’re devastated by the sudden loss of our dear dear friend, magnificent colleague, saxophonist extraordinaire Erik-Jan de With.
Words can’t fill this unexpected void.
We’ve had more than 20 years of playing side-by-side in Ensemble Klang, which he co-founded. But many of us were friends and colleagues with Erik-Jan for many years before that, dating back to our high-school days. We shared graduations, moving in to first homes, relationships blossoming, and relationships passing, marriages, kids, more kids, but above all a profound love of music.
Just across the last few weeks we shared the stage with him for a number of thrilling concerts and radio recordings, doing what he loved.
Erik-Jan’s passion was not only for the playing, but also for the camaraderie of ensembles. He brought a genuinely warm and kind presence to touring and to those precious back-stage moments pre- and post-concert. These last few weeks he was in top musical form, and full of happiness and enthusiasm for projects to come.
Erik-Jan was a life-long advocate of the saxophone, building new contemporary repertoire for the instrument. He performed as a soloist in venues from the Concertgebouw Amsterdam to Long Play Festival New York. He championed the saxophone in all its forms (from sopranino down to tubax), and in all its many ensembles, from sax quartet to sax orchestra, jazz band to wind orchestra. His passion covered many musical genres and styles, and took in work with young musicians, amateurs as well as professional ensembles and orchestras. He premiered works by countless composers, from Louis Andriessen to Éliane Radigue, and assembled a meticulous archive of saxophone repertoire, with recordings, dates, performers and sheet music. His enthusiasm kindled a passionate musical community in his home town of The Hague, neighbouring Westland, around his countryside retreat in Hoenderloo, and further afield.
Erik-Jan passed away suddenly, last weekend, at the age of 48. He’ll be deeply missed by family, friends, and colleagues.
Erik-jan, we will miss you immensely.
Your spirit will always be with us.
Kleine recap naar Koningsnacht in de Amare Studio, Den Haag, waar vier ensembles de handen ineensloegen voor een hypnotiserende Minimal Rave met werk van Philip Glass en Louis Andriessen. Later dit jaar pakken we het nog wat grootser aan - wordt vervolgd!
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A short recap of King’s Night in Amare Studio The Hague, where four ensembles joined forces for a hypnotic Minimal Rave featuring works by Philip Glass and Louis Andriessen. Later this year, we’ll be going even bigger—stay tuned!
📷 @alexheuvink
Tonight we’re doing something we don’t usually do, but we’re really looking forward to it! Together with @amaredenhaag , @hetmuziek , @new.european.ensemble & @hiiit_music , we’re organising the Minimal Rave during THE LIFE I LIVE King’s Night event!
This seatless concert in the Amare Studio has the makings of an unforgettable experience. For starters, you will be emerged in the most beautiful minimal music by Philip Glass, after which it is time to party to the rhythmic, energetic Hoketus by our own celebrated, Dutch star-composer Louis Andriessen.
The concert starts at 7.30 pm, get your tickets at @amaredenhaag !
Our last OCCAM performance for now. Catch OCCAM Delta XXIII by Eliane Radigue & Carol Robinson at @amare tomorrow!
Dead in Love / OCCAM Delta XXIII
With @hetmuziek
Wednesday 22 April, 8.15 pm
Nieuwe Kerk, @amaredenhaag
Het boekje over ROERLOOS en ONTGROND is af! Over het proces en het resultaat en de samenwerking met @ensembleklang . Met prachtige foto's van @deschaapjesfabriek , handtypografie van @nina_mathijsen . A5 formaat, tweetalig, 24 pagina's gerecycled papier. Verkrijgbaar voor €7,50 via de webshop (link in bio).
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ONTGROND is de nieuwe naam van de kleine zus van Roerloos, de installatie die ik als proefversie maakte. Ontgrond is nu te zien in @museumstaal .
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✨Work in progress! Work was still in full swing here on this unique installation; tonight, the final result will be on display for the first time! ✨
Today and tomorrow we’re performing Occam Delta XXIII and Occam Hexa V by Eliane Radigue and Carol Robinson five times at the @minimalmusicfestival in Amsterdam.
What makes these performances extra special is that you can also experience the premiere of the installation Everything is Vibration especially created for these works by lighting designer Pavla Beranova, @beranova269
Everything is Vibration works with the quivering of black mirrored surfaces, bringing into play both the surrounding space and the sound that inhabits it.
It engages with daylight and its transformations over the course of the day. Certain frequencies in Radigue’s music set the black surfaces into vibration, like the surface of water.
This installation explores the idea that much of what surrounds us — especially light and sound — exists, at its core, as waves. What we perceive as stable, solid, or continuous is in fact in constant motion, unfolding through patterns of oscillation and rhythm.
Pavla Beranova developed the concept together with sound artist Jiri Y. Suchanek and sound designer @michadekanter
Minimal Music Festival, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ
Friday 17 April
6 PM | OCCAM DELTA XXIII (sold out)
7.30 PM | OCCAM HEXA V (final tickets)
Saturday 18 April
1 PM | OCCAM DELTA XXIII (sold out)
4 PM | OCCAM HEXA V (final tickets)
7.30 PM | OCCAM DELTA XXIII
"𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞" (@de_volkskrant )
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬" (@3voor12denhaag )
Rewire 2026, wow. What a special experience it was to perform OCCAM DELTA XXIII at this festival in a packed Nieuwe Kerk. Thank you to everyone who was there and who joined us in exploring the unique work of Éliane Radigue & Carol Robinson. It’s absolutely amazing to read these lovely reviews.
We’re really excited to have six (!!!) more OCCAM concerts lined up over the next two weeks, five of which are taking place this coming weekend at the Minimal Music Festival at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam.
Tickets for this festival are selling out fast, so get yours now (via the link in our bio) if you want to be there for one of the concerts!
@minimalmusicfestival , Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Friday 17 April
6 PM | OCCAM DELTA XXIII (final tickets)
7.30 PM | OCCAM HEXA V (final tickets)
Saturday 18 April
1 PM | OCCAM DELTA XXIII (sold out)
4 PM | OCCAM HEXA V (final tickets)
7.30 PM | OCCAM DELTA XXIII
Images: Jan Rijk (3VOOR12)
The 15th edition of @rewirefestival officially kicked off today, and we’re incredibly proud to be performing once again at this amazing festival in our home city of The Hague.
Tomorrow, 10 April, at 5.50 pm, we’ll be playing OCCAM DELTA XXIII by Éliane Radigue & Carol Robinson at the Nieuwe Kerk. It’s wonderful to be able to perform this piece here as a tribute to Éliane Radigue.
Are you gutted that you can’t be there because Rewire is already sold out?
Don’t worry, because on 17 & 18 April we’ll be performing the work of Éliane Radigue & Carol Robinson a total of five times during the @minimalmusicfestival in Amsterdam. Tickets are selling fast there too, so don’t wait too long to book yours!
Over the coming month, there are 7(!!!) concerts featuring works by Eliane Radigue and Carol Robinson on the programme. Five concerts at the @minimalmusicfestival (17 & 18 April), one at @rewirefestival (10 April), and we’ll round off the series with a performance at @amaredenhaag (22 April).
That means a lot of rehearsals and, for sound engineer @michadekanter sometimes also: getting his welding kit out to help develop @beranova269 ’s accompanying installation,Everything is Vibration, for the concerts at the @minimalmusicfestival 🙌🏽
#hetmuziek en @ensembleklang spelen samen het programma ‘Dead in Love’! Musici van Het Muziek spelen het stuk van @ivanvukosavljevic dat gaat over een zoektocht naar goddelijke liefde. In zijn werk brengt Vukosavljevic allerlei klanken samen: van de clavecimbel tot de tanpura tot het kistorgel. Musici van @ensembleklang zullen het stuk OCCAM DELTA XXIII spelen. Componisten, Éliane Radigue en Carol Robinson, vonden hun inspiratie in de Noordzeekust bij Den Haag. Het hele compositie proces van dit stuk verliep mondeling, geen partituren!
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#hetmuziek and @ensembleklang are performing the program ‘Dead in Love’ together! Musicians from Het Muziek will perform the piece by @ivanvukosavljevic , which is about a search for divine love. In his work, Vukosavljevic brings together all kinds of sounds: from the harpsichords to the tanpura to the chest organ. Musicians from @ensembleklang will play the piece OCCAM DELTA XXIII. Composers Éliane Radigue and Carol Robinson found their inspiration on the North Sea coast near The Hague. The entire composition process for this piece was conducted verbally—no scores!
📆 wo 22 april, 20.15
📍 @amaredenhaag , @nieuwekerkdh , Nieuwe Kerk Den haag
🎟️ #linkinbio
On a day when we would normally have been celebrating Erik-Jan de With’s birthday, we are using this moment, with Erik-Jan in our thoughts, to announce a new Ensemble Klang project revolving around the saxophone. A project that was close to his heart and which he himself had set in motion before his passing.
It's a project that seeks to encourage playing the saxophone how Erik-Jan wanted to play and hear the saxophone, where every note is imbued with a profound life force.
This has been long in the works, and it allows us to continue sharing his passion and knowledge for the saxophone, with a focus on the rather particular sound (and repertoire) that's built up around its performers and composers in The Hague.
Erik-Jan had collated a fantastic catalogue of contemporary saxophone repertoire, across the whole family of instruments, and in a multitude of combinations with other instruments and electronics.
Across the coming years, together with our fantastic saxophonists Michiel van Dijk, @daan_v_koppen & @nuno.silva33 and in collaboration with a new generation of performers and composers, we get to explore that repertoire. We're looking forward to uncovering some classic, but sometimes, forgotten works, commissioning brand new works, and playing it all imbued with that profound life force that is still so connected to Erik-Jan.
We’ll keep you updated on the developments, but we can already tell you that the first concerts are likely to take place in May this year. Watch this space.
