| 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
Tribute to: Williams, William Carlos
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
Composer: Reich, Steve
| We dance on and on, | |
| swirling wildly and wide, we'll -- | |
| never, never stop. | |
| We dansen, zwieren | Wir tanzen, wirbeln |
| wild en wijd rond, nooit meer, nooit -- | wild und weit, werden niemals -- |
| meer houden we op. | niemals aufhören. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-21
Hurricane (Kurt Weill) - 1927
Composition "Mahagonny Suite", part 'molto vivace', "Hurricane" (arrangement Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg, adapted by Wijnand van Klaveren), performed in the Organpark on March 21st, 2026, by Arno Bornkamp (saxophone), Laurens de Man (piano), and the Utrecht String Quartet: Eeva Koskinen and Katherine Routley (violin), Sebastian Koloski (violoncello), and Harke Wiersma (double bass)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Weill, Kurt
| We're dancing around, | |
| my little daughter swings me -- | |
| along happily. | |
| We dansen het huis | Wir tanzen durchs Haus, |
| door, mijn dochtertje zwiert me -- | meine kleine Tochter schwingt -- |
| uitgelaten mee. | mich aufgeregt mit. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-10
Joy (Margreeth Chr. De Jong) - 2016
Composition "Freude", from: "6 Fantasiestücke für Violine und Orgel" (opus 79), performed in the Organpark by Amerentia van der Kooij (viola) and Arno van Wijk (organ), on October 10th, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: De Jong, Margreeth Chr.
| Growing up, dancing | |
| turns into moving and then -- | |
| into practising. | |
| Opgroeien, dansen | Aufwachsen, Tanzen |
| verandert in bewegen -- | wird zur Bewegung und dann -- |
| dan in oefenen. | wird es zur Übung. |
Amsterdam, 2025-05-21
With a photo of Madelief with (hula) hoops in the dance school (June 14th, 2015, Willisau)
Collection: Local interest
Dedicated to: Madelief dK
| Jumping up laughing | |
| for the ever-bubbling surf -- | |
| Dancing in the sea. | |
| Lachend opspringen | Lachend aufspringen |
| voor de bruisende branding -- | für die sprudelnde Brandung: |
| Dansen in de zee. | wir tanzen im Meer. |
Amsterdam, 2025-04-23
With a photo of Madelief and Florentin in the North Sea, at beach pole 28 on Texel (at the Krimweg from De Cocksdorp), July 22nd, 2012
Collection: Summer birds
Dedicated to: Lotte W, Madelief dK, Florentin dK
| I love to dance and | |
| fall in love, even if you'll -- | |
| fly away from me. | |
| Dansen is alles, | Tanzen ist alles, |
| dan word ik verliefd, ook al -- | ich verliebe mich, auch wenn -- |
| vlieg jij van mij weg. | du von mir weg fliegst. |
Amsterdam, 2025-03-01
Fly too high (Janis Ian) - 1979
Song (album "Night Rains"), for the film "Foxes"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1960-1979
Tribute to: Ian, Janis
| We dance and we stamp | |
| our tears into the plank floor -- | |
| crying together. | |
| We dansen, stampen | Unsere Tränen |
| onze tranen de vloer in -- | in den Boden stampfen: wir -- |
| en huilen samen. | weinen gemeinsam. |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-28
Refraction (Rúnar Rúnarsson) - 2024
Film "Ljósbrot" / "When the light breaks"
Collection: Dearme
Tribute to: Rúnarsson, Rúnar
| Heels hit the floor all | |
| over the tangle of legs -- | |
| fiercely to the beat. | |
| Hakken komen neer | Absätze schlagen |
| in een wirwar van benen -- | auf im Gewirr von Beinen -- |
| hevig in de maat. | heftig nach dem Takt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-25
Finch Eye (Theo Loevendie) - 1966
Composition (tribute to Simon Vinkenoog), performed on January 25th, 2025 in the Organpark, by Theo Loevendie (piano), Oene van Geel (viola), Yoran Vroom (drums), and Jeroen Vierdag (bass)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Loevendie, Theo
| We go out and dance | |
| swinging through the metro car -- | |
| dance into the night. | |
| We gaan uit, dansen | Wir gehen raus und |
| swingend door de treinwagon -- | tanzen schwingend durch den Zug -- |
| dansen de nacht in. | tanzen in die Nacht. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-25
Take the A Train (Billy Strayhorn / Duke Ellington) - 1939
Composition "Take the A Train" (Billy Strayhorn, for Duke Ellington's orchestra), performed on January 25th, 2025 in the Organpark, by Theo Loevendie (piano), Oene van Geel (viola), Yoran Vroom (drums), Jeroen Vierdag (bass) and Claron MacFadden (soprano)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composers: Ellington, Duke; Strayhorn, Billy
| Good dancers appear | |
| to do it effortlessly -- | |
| and to have time left. | |
| Een goede danser | Ein guter Tänzer |
| lijkt moeiteloos te dansen -- | scheint mühelos zu tanzen -- |
| en heeft tijd over. | und hat Zeit übrig. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-24
I kiss your hands a thousand times - Faxing to Ger #6 (Nicolien Mizee) - 2024
Diary novel "Ik kus uw handen duizendmaal - Faxen aan Ger #6", November 27th, 2000
Collection: In the shadow
Tribute to: Mizee, Nicolien
| Her dress jumps arches | |
| in the dining hall, she whirls -- | |
| untouchably light. | |
| Haar jurk springt bogen | Ihr Kleid hüpft Bögen |
| in de eetzaal, ze wervelt -- | im Speisesaal, sie wirbelt -- |
| onaanraakbaar licht. | unberührbar leicht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-11
Stained glass windows (Hansjörg Fink and Elmar Lehnen) - 2022
Composition "Vitraux" (in this case made by Arcabas [Jean-Marie Pirot] in the Notre-Dame des Neiges in Alpe d'Huez), part "Salomes Tanz" ("Salome's dance", Hansjörg Fink [trombone] and Elmar Lehnen [organ]), performed by them in the Organpark on October 11th, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK
Tribute to: Pirot, Jean-Marie
Composers: Fink, Hansjörg; Lehnen, Elmar
| Can't you let me dance | |
| in the street, to the music -- | |
| I like to dream of? | |
| Laat mij toch dansen, | Lass mich tanzen, auf |
| op de straat, op de muziek -- | der Straße, zu der Musik -- |
| waarvan ik graag droom. | von der ich träume. |
De Koog, 2024-09-28
The perpetual motion machine of love (Renate Dorrestein) - 1988
Novel "Het perpetuum mobile van de liefde", chapters 1 Zet eens een kroon op uw liehiefde (Crown your lo-ove), and 2 Haar kop eraf! (Off with her head!)
Collection: Lack
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| The night is over, | |
| I still dance in the café -- | |
| on the shards of glass. | |
| De nacht is voorbij, | Die Nacht ist vorbei, |
| ik dans nog in het café -- | ich tanze noch im Café -- |
| op de glasscherven. | auf den Glasscherben. |
Amsterdam, 2024-06-20
Wednesday - 4 (Lieke Marsman) - 2010
Poem "Woensdag" - 4 (collection "Wat ik mijzelf graag voorhoud", 2010)
Poem "Universele esthetiek" - 1 ("Universal aesthetics" - 1, 2021, collection "In mijn mand")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Marsman, Lieke
| Each sway turns over | |
| another sway, all night long -- | |
| we keep on dancing. | |
| Elke zwier zwengelt | Jeder Schwung kurbelt |
| weer een zwier aan, heel de nacht -- | einen Schwung an, wir tanzen -- |
| blijven wij dansen. | die ganze Nacht durch. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-25
Galliard (Dirk Veulemans) - 2024
Composition "Gaillarde" (Italian jump dance), for the two self-built mobile organs and the Utopa-organ, performed by Dirk Veulemans in the Organpark on May 25th, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Veulemans, Dirk
| We dance on because | |
| it will pass, we'll dance as long -- | |
| as we are around! | |
| We dansen omdat | Wir tanzen, weil es |
| het voorbij gaat, levenslang -- | vorübergeht, fürs Leben -- |
| zullen wij dansen! | werden wir tanzen! |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-25
Fado (Dirk Veulemans) - 2006
Composition for cittern (2004), arranged for barrel organ in 2006; performed on two self-built mobile organs on May 25th, 2024 in the Organpark by Dirk Veulemans
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Veulemans, Dirk
| With its arms moving | |
| from high to low: the organ -- | |
| is pirouetting. | |
| Met de armen steeds | Mit allen Armen |
| van hoog naar laag: het orgel -- | von hoch nach tief: die Orgel -- |
| draait pirouettes. | dreht Pirouetten. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-07
Organ concerto "Reve" (Martijn Padding) - 2024
Concerto for organ and ensemble, performed in the Organpark by Laurens de Man (organ) and the New European Ensemble, on March 7th, 2024, and April 2nd, 2026 - Part 3 (scherzo)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Padding, Martijn
| Behind the curtain | |
| of his music he dances: | |
| the master flautist. | |
| Achter de schermen | Hinter dem Vorhang |
| van zijn muziek danst hij zelf: | seiner Musik tanzt er selbst: |
| de meesterfluitist. | der Meisterflötist. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-27
The Grand Duke's Ball (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck) - 1590
From Orpheus's lyre to the flutes of the organ
Composition for organ (or harpsichord), SwWV 319, on the theme of "Ballo del granduca" (1590, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck), performed on January 27th, 2024 by recorder ensemble The Royal Wind Music in the Organpark (arrangement Hester Groenleer)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Sweelinck, Jan P.
| The dancer, amazed, | |
| keeps revealing secret doors -- | |
| that no one can see. | |
| De danser onthult | Der Tänzer enthüllt |
| verbaasd geheime deuren -- | erstaunt Geheimtüren, die -- |
| die niemand kan zien. | niemand sehen kann. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-16
Secrets are doors (Edmond Jabès) - 1959
Poem "Les secrets sont des portes" (collection "Je bâtis ma demeure")
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Jabès, Edmond
| Seemingly weightless, | |
| a flying saucer dances -- | |
| light-footed on air. | |
| Schijnbaar gewichtloos | Scheinbar schwerelos |
| danst een vliegende schotel -- | tanzt ein riesiges Ufo -- |
| lichtvoetig op lucht. | leichtfüßig auf Luft. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-14
(Paul Hindemith) - 1930
Composition for Trautonium, performed in the Organpark by Peter Pichler on January 14th, 2023
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Hindemith, Paul
| Only in Paris | |
| waltzes a fly like flies are -- | |
| twirling in Paris. | |
| Alleen in Parijs | Nur in Paris tanzt |
| walst een vlieg zoals een vlieg -- | eine Fliege wie Fliegen -- |
| rondzwiert in Parijs. | in Paris wirbeln. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-09
Spring fly (Lepo Sumera) - 1986
Composition "Kevadine kärbes", for violin and piano, from the film "Naerata ometi" ("Still smiling" / "Spiele für Schulkinder", 1986, Estonia), performed by Mari-Liis Uibo (violin) and Andres Uibo (organ) in the Organpark, on April 9th, 2022
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Sumera, Lepo
| Dancing in the grass: | |
| flashing bare feet in the shade -- | |
| of blue gypsyweed. | |
| Haar blote voeten | Das Leuchten ihrer |
| lichten op in de schaduw -- | nackten Füße im Schatten -- |
| van blauwe bloemen. | der blauen Blumen. |
Amsterdam, 2021-07-16
Nuns and Soldiers (Iris Murdoch) - 1980
Novel
Speedwell/Gypsyweed
Collection: Longing and Loss
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris
| An angular dance: | |
| a box jumping on the road -- | |
| cartwheeling forward. | |
| Een hoekige dans: | Ein eckiger Tanz: |
| een doos springt over de weg -- | ein Karton macht Hochsprünge -- |
| radslag na radslag. | Radschlag nach Radschlag. |
Amsterdam, 2021-02-05
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Pirsig) - 1974
Novel
Collection: Chance
Tribute to: Pirsig, Robert
| On sensitive toes, | |
| dancing in translucent clothes -- | |
| completely weightless. | |
| Op tere tenen | Auf zarte Zehen |
| in doorschijnende kleren -- | in durchscheinender Kleidung -- |
| gewichtloos dansen. | schwereloser Tanz. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-03
Rational Melody 1 (Tom Johnson) - 1982
Composition for clarinet, piano and percussion, performed by Trio Omphalos in the Organpark on November 3rd, 2019
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Johnson, Tom
| A finger and sticks | |
| are tap dancing on the keys: | |
| deep times of silence. | |
| Een vinger, stokken, | Ein Finger, Stöcke, |
| tapdansend op de toetsen: | stepptanzend auf den Tasten: |
| diepe stiltetijd. | tiefe Stillezeit. |
Amsterdam, 2019-11-03
Deep Rhythm 2 (Tom Johnson) - 2019
Composition for clarinet, piano and percussion, performed by Trio Omphalos in the Organpark on November 3rd, 2019
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Johnson, Tom
|
At most one percent |
Amsterdam, 2018-11-12
Collection: Metamorphic body
|
I dance best listening |
Amsterdam, 2018-10-19
Ottoni brass quartet Anniversary concert (Organpark, October 19th, 2018)
Collection: ORG anp ark
| Midsummer party: | |
| the wind and we dance wildly -- | |
| across the sand beds. | |
| Midzomernachtfeest: | Mittsommerfeier: |
| de wind en wij dansen wild -- | der Wind und wir tanzen wild -- |
| op de zandbedden. | auf den Sandbetten. |
Scheveningen, 2018-06-21
Collection: Metamorphic body
| I'm dancing en pointe, | |
| naked, with a small tattoo -- | |
| covering my soul. | |
| Ik dans op spitzen, | Ich tanze: Spitze, |
| naakt, met een kleine tattoo -- | nackt, und ein kleines Tattoo -- |
| die mijn ziel bedekt. | auf meiner Seele. |
Amsterdam, 2017-07-14
Stream (Hester Knibbe) - 2017
Poem "Stromen" (collection "As, vuur")
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 2000-2009
Tribute to: Knibbe, Hester
|
In the middle of the night |
Amsterdam, 2017-05-20
I/II/III/IIII (Kris Verdonck) - 2007
Dance installation I/II/III/IIII (2007, Kris Verdonck)
Song "Bitter fruit" (1937, Lewis Allen)
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
Tribute to: Verdonck, Kris; Allen, Lewis
|
Move like little bells |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-12
Touch (Ton Bruynèl) - 1979
Composition "Toccare", performed in the Organpark on March 2nd, 2014
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Bruynèl, Ton
|
Don't stand waiting there, move |
Amsterdam, 2017-03-08
Collection: Heart's Delight
| The scent of flowers | |
| goes to my head, and my legs -- | |
| start dancing around. | |
| De bloemengeur stijgt | Der Blumenduft steigt |
| me naar het hoofd, mijn benen -- | mir in den Kopf, ich tanze -- |
| gaan ervan dansen. | auf meinen Beinen. |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-01
Tom Puss and The Hoppers (Marten Toonder) - 1974
Comic strip #147 - Tom Poes en De Hopsa's (tiers 8052-8129), tier 8058
Collection: Puss & Lord
Tribute to: Toonder, Marten
| All night long we'll be | |
| dancing around the full moon -- | |
| of the drum-head skin. | |
| Heel de nacht dansen | Die ganze Nacht lang |
| we rondom de volle maan -- | tanzen wir um den Vollmond -- |
| van het trommelvel. | des Stieltrommelfels. |
Amsterdam, 2014-09-06
Collection: Moons
| Melancholic waltz | |
| by Ives: a new love of mine -- | |
| is saying goodbye. | |
| Weemoedig walsje | Walzerwehmut von |
| van Ives: een nieuwe liefde -- | Ives: eine neue Liebe -- |
| neemt afscheid van mij. | verabschiedet sich. |
Amsterdam, 2013-09-28
Waltz (Charles Ives) - 1922
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Ives, Charles
| She dances patterns | |
| on the paving tiles, watching -- | |
| who is watching her. | |
| Ze danst patronen | Über die Fliesen |
| over de tegels en kijkt -- | tanzt sie Muster, und sie schaut -- |
| wie er op haar let. | wer auf sie achtet. |
Amsterdam, 2012-08-08
Collection: The Praised One
| In the gusts of wind, | |
| the waves foam yellowish green -- | |
| and.. a boat dances. | |
| In de windvlagen | In den Windböen |
| schuimen de golven geelgroen -- | schäumen die Wellen gelbgrün -- |
| en.. er danst een boot. | und da.. tanzt ein Boot. |
IJsselmeer, 2012-07-12
Collection: The drama
| Colourful dresses | |
| I do not wear anymore -- | |
| yet I dance better. | |
| Ik draag geen bonte | Farbige Kleider |
| en zwierige jurken meer -- | trage ich nicht mehr, aber -- |
| maar dans steeds beter. | ich tanze besser. |
Honfleur, 2012-06-05
Collection: Local tardiness
Montenegro
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1972-01-02
Oil paint on paper roll
60x45cm
Collection: Pencil
