| A girl in the camp | |
| is forced to sing every night -- | |
| In her heart she cries. | |
| Er is een meisje | Im Lager zwingen |
| in het kamp, dat moet zingen -- | sie ein Mädchen zum Singen -- |
| In haar hart huilt ze. | Im Herzen weint sie. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-30
Different Trains - After the war (Steve Reich) - 1988
Composition for string quartet and three string quartets on tape, performed on September 30th, 2022 in the Organpark by the Dudok Quartet
Deportations --- Union Pacific Railroad --- Conversation between Virginia (Steve Reich's governess), Lawrence Davis (a servant on the Pullman sleeping cars), and Paul, Rachel and Rachella, who survived the extermination of the Jews (Shoah, catastrophe)
Collection: org ANP ark
Keywords: Life: survival (suffering), Trauma
Composer: Reich, Steve
| Slow trains through the night, | |
| packed with fear, choo-choo along -- | |
| frightened listeners. | |
| Treinen boemelen | Züge voller Furcht |
| 's nachts volgepakt met angst langs -- | bummeln nachts Angstgefühle -- |
| bange toehoorders. | in die Zuhörer. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-30
Different Trains - Europe, during the war (Steve Reich) - 1988
Composition for string quartet and three string quartets on tape, performed on September 30th, 2022 in the Organpark by the Dudok Quartet
Deportations --- Paul, Rachel and Rachella survived the extermination of the Jews (Shoah, catastrophe) - not: the holocaust (holokaustos), because it was not an animal sacrifice to implore mercy or blessing
Collection: org ANP ark
Keyword: Fear: violence
Composer: Reich, Steve
| Taken out of class, | |
| no more school, quickly, break out! | |
| Run away from here! | |
| Uit de klas gehaald, | Aus dem Klassenraum |
| geen school meer, vlug, die kant op! | genommen, Schulende, geh! |
| Zorg dat je weg komt! | Mach dich schnell davon! |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-30
Different Trains - Europe, during the war (Steve Reich) - 1988
Composition for string quartet and three string quartets on tape, performed on September 30th, 2022 in the Organpark by the Dudok Quartet
Deportations --- Paul, Rachel and Rachella survived the extermination of the Jews (Shoah, catastrophe) - not: the holocaust (holokaustos), because it was not an animal sacrifice to implore mercy or blessing
Collection: org ANP ark
Keyword: Life: survival (effort)
Composer: Reich, Steve
| The wheels keep rolling, | |
| non stop in and out the time- | |
| zones we oversleep. | |
| De wielen rollen | Die Räder rollen |
| onafgebroken de tijd- | immerfort die Zeitzonen -- |
| zones in en uit. | hinein und hinaus. |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-30
Different Trains - America, before the war (Steve Reich) - 1988
Composition for string quartet and three string quartets on tape, performed on September 30th, 2022 in the Organpark by the Dudok Quartet
Virginia (Steve Reich's governess) and Lawrence Davis (a servant on the Pullman sleeping cars) retrieve memories about their train journeys (New York Central Railroad & Union Pacific Railroad) --- From 1939 to 1942, Steve Reich regularly traveled with his governess from Los Angeles, where his mother June Sillman (Detroit 1917-2004) lived, to New York, where his father Leonard Reich lived
Collection: org ANP ark
Keyword: Time: passing
Composer: Reich, Steve
| It is what you do | |
| in the wilderness: drumming -- | |
| and dancing, dancing. | |
| Het is wat je doet | Das macht man eben |
| in de woestijn: trommelen -- | in der Einöde: trommeln -- |
| en dansen, dansen. | und tanzen, tanzen. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-26
The Desert Music (Steve Reich) - 1984
Cantata, part 2, Moderate tempo
Collection: Local interest
Keyword: Dance
Composer: Reich, Steve
| We dance and we dance, | |
| we keep dancing and loosen -- | |
| up all our muscles. | |
| We dansen, dansen, | Wir tanzen, tanzen, |
| en blijven dansen, dansen -- | immer weiter tanzen wir -- |
| onze spieren los. | die Muskeln locker. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-26
The Desert Music (Steve Reich) - 1984
Cantata, part 2, Moderate tempo - Passage from the poem "The Desert Music, and other poems" (1954, William Carlos Williams)
Collection: Local interest
Keyword: Dance
Tribute to: Williams, William Carlos
Composer: Reich, Steve
| The army sound swells, | |
| swells, while many tidal waves -- | |
| dance onto the beach. | |
| Het legergeluid | Das Armee-Geräusch |
| zwelt aan, vele vloedgolven -- | schwillt an, viele Flutwellen -- |
| dansen het strand op. | tanzen an den Strand. |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-26
The Desert Music (Steve Reich) - 1984
Cantata, part 1, Fast
Collection: Local interest
Keywords: Sea, Beach
Composer: Reich, Steve
| Festive ringing bells | |
| entice us, our voices buzz -- | |
| into the heavens. | |
| Feestklokken lokken | Festliche Glocken |
| ons bijeen, stemmen gonzen -- | locken uns, Stimmen summen -- |
| hoog de hemel in. | hoch in den Himmel. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-14
Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (Steve Reich) - 1973
Composition, performed on March 14th, 2026 in the Organpark, by Tiso Ortiz Garrigós, Sung En Chi, Krisztian Brenner, Jakov Saldovs (marimba), Naizhi Zhang, André Neto (Glockenspiel), Tatiana Koleva (vibraphone) Jeanne Chebret (organ), Stella Mihaylova, Amélie Baland, Madalena Massano (voice)
Collection: org anp ARK
Keywords: Party: social, Together: community
Composer: Reich, Steve
| Crystal clear the elves | |
| are clapping, smacking atoms -- | |
| flat between their hands. | |
| Glashelder klappen | Kristallklar klatschen |
| de elfen de atomen -- | die Elfen die Atomen -- |
| tussen hun handen. | in ihren Händen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-04
Clapping Music (Steve Reich) - 1972
Composition (arrangement Sinta Wullur), performed in the Organpark by Gamelan ensemble Global Gongs, on October 4th, 2024; also performed on October 1st, 2016, by Una Cintina, Gerben Groitter, Matthias Havinga and Klaas Koelewijn
Collection: org anp ARK
Keyword: Music: vibration
Composer: Reich, Steve
| The whole world vibrates, | |
| with blood or not, everything -- | |
| has a pulsing heart. | |
| Heel de wereld trilt, | Das Weltall vibriert, |
| met of zonder bloed, alles -- | mit Blut, ohne Blut, alles -- |
| heeft een kloppend hart. | hat ein Herz das schlägt. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-30
Phase Patterns for four electric organs (Steve Reich) - 1970
Composition, performed on November 30th, 2019 by Roman Bestion (synthesizer), Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas (organ), Naomi Sato (shô) and Fanny Vicens (accordion) in the Organpark
Collection: ORG anp ark
Keyword: Life: energy
Composer: Reich, Steve
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Four organs depart together |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-23
Four organs (Steve Reich) - 1970
Composition, performed in the Organpark on October 6th, 2012, and October 9th, 2011
Collection: ORG anp ark
Keyword: Death: dying
Composer: Reich, Steve
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The whistling of birds, people |
Amsterdam, 2026-06-13
The Orchestra (William Carlos Williams) - 1955
Poem (collection "Journey to Love")
A passage from this poem was used in the cantata "The Desert Music" (1984, Steve Reich)
Collection: Mosaic virus
Keyword: Music: feelings
Tribute to: Williams, William Carlos
Composer: Reich, Steve
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