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Composing for percussion can be described as an unique art form. Young composers studying at the Dutch conservatories took on the challenge of writing a brand new piece for percussion in the TROMP Composition Competition. All entries hav been performed by fellow students during TROMP and an expert jury selected a winner after the concert. You could call it the ultimate in being at the forefront of new music.

Jury:Marijn ten Harmsen van der Beek (chairman), Mayke Nas (composer),
Bert Palinckx (director November Music), Davo van Peursen (director Donemus Publishing), Janco Verduin (composer)

Compositions:

Leon Haxby (Conservatorium van Amsterdam) - Splat-The-Rat

• I. Who Even Needs Trees Anyway?
• II. Four-Hoofed McMonsters
• III. The Corporate Menace

Performers: Bence Csepeli, Yifan Du, Elias Blanco del Prado, Dàniel Bolba Agostinho Sequeira, Nicolò Foron (conductor)

Karmit Fadael (Royal Conservatoire The Hague) - Paringsdans
Performers: Antoine Josselin, José Silva

Eveline Vervliet (Fontys AMPA Tilburg) - Spiegel #2
Performers: Ines Lacerda, Pedro Paixao, Leonardo Cavalho, Stan van Rixtel

Simon Knighton (Conservatorium van Amsterdam) - Seven Stages of Man

• I. Infancy
• II. Schoolboy
• III. Teenager
• IV. Soldier
• V. Justice
• VI. Old Age
• VII. San Teeth, Sans Eyes, San Everything

Performers: Yifan Du, Kobus Prins, Sekou van Heusden & David Kuijken (piano)

Download the complete programme notes (in Dutch) as a .pdf.