| Hm, dropping in on | |
| the party is expected -- | |
| of a musician. | |
| Even aanwippen | Auf dem Party mal |
| op het feest, dat wordt verwacht -- | reinschauen wird erwartet -- |
| van een muzikant. | von den Musikern. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-24
It might be me in this photo (Ellen Deckwitz) - 2012
Poem "Het zou kunnen dat ik het op deze foto ben", for Nico Dijkshoorn, collection "Hoi feest" ("Hi party")
Collection: Death on Cast
Tribute to: Deckwitz, Ellen
| Each their own keynote, | |
| and together the primal -- | |
| sound of Mother Earth. | |
| Ieder zijn grondtoon, | Jeder seinen Grund- |
| en tezamen de oerklank -- | ton, gemeinsam den Urklang -- |
| van Moeder Aarde. | von Mutter Erde. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-19
From the seven days (Karlheinz Stockhausen) - 1968
Improvisation-composition "Aus den sieben Tagen" - 15 Textkompositionen für Intuitive Musik (15 text compositions for Intuitive Music), for ensemble; selection of 160 minutes, performed by Robin Rimbaud (electronics), Jakob Lekkerkerker (organ) and Gareth Davis (bass clarinet), Roland Dahinden (trombone), Dario Calderone (double bass), Pau Sola Masafrets (cello), Joao Brito (percussion), and Marketa Scaffartzek (voice) on January 19th, 2025 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Stockhausen, Karlheinz
| A private circle | |
| of strangers here in the dark: | |
| organ fanciers. | |
| Een besloten kring | Ein privater Kreis |
| van vreemden in het donker: | von Fremden hier im Dunkeln: |
| orgelliefhebbers. | Orgelliebhaber. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-22
gamut inc - 2024
During the computer-controlled concert by gamut inc (Marion Wörle and Maciej Sledziecki) on four organs (partly simultaneously, partly with 'robots' on the manuals) in the Organpark on March 22nd, 2024
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Gamut inc
| I play the gora, | |
| mother is silent, she sees -- | |
| that I don't hear her. | |
| Als ik ghoera speel. | Ich spiele Gora, |
| zegt mijn moeder niets, ze ziet -- | Mutter sagt nichts, sie sieht, dass -- |
| dat ik haar niet hoor. | ich sie nicht höre. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-08
The thunderstorm (Diäkwain) - 1873
Poem "Die donderstorm" (collection "Liedere van die bloukraanvoël", 2003)
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: Diäkwain (Hoesaar, Dawid)
| In bed I listen | |
| to the piano playing -- | |
| somewhere down the road. | |
| In bed luister ik | Im Bett lausche ich |
| naar pianospel ergens -- | dem Klavierspiel irgendwo -- |
| een huis verderop. | die Straße runter. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-02
The garden where the brass band played (Simon Vestdijk) - 1949
Novel "De koperen tuin" ("The copper garden"), published 1950, chapter 4
Collection: Inmost [2]
Tribute to: Vestdijk, Simon
| Angels come flying | |
| in, hear, here must be heaven -- | |
| where the organ sounds. | |
| Engelen vliegen | Engel fliegen zu, |
| toe, hier moet de hemel zijn -- | hier muss der Himmel sein, wo -- |
| waar het orgel klinkt. | die Orgel erklingt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-01
A Song for St. Cecilia's Day (John Dryden) - 1687
Novel, stanza 7
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Dryden, John
| The songs of that time | |
| were our world, the places where -- | |
| we saw each other. | |
| De liedjes van toen | Die Songs von damals |
| waren onze wereld, daar -- | waren unsere Welt, dar- |
| zagen we elkaar. | in trafen wir uns. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-29
The filling station on the route - 2 (Jan Baeke) - 2013
Poem "Het tankstation op de route" - 2 (collection "Het tankstation op de route")
Collection: Stall
Tribute to: Baeke, Jan
| Space stared at itself | |
| in a vast eternity: | |
| stillness before Bach. | |
| De ruimte staarde | Der Weltraum starrte |
| een eeuwigheid naar zichzelf: | Ewigkeiten auf sich selbst: |
| de stilte vóór Bach. | die Stille vor Bach. |
Amsterdam, 2023-06-27
Starry sky, the gazing of the galaxies (Lars Gustafsson) - 1982
Poem "Stjärnhimmel, galaxernas stirrande" (collection "Världens tystnad före Bach")
Collection: Specialities
Tribute to: Gustafsson, Lars
| The audience forms | |
| a double circle, eyes closed -- | |
| Together one ear. | |
| Gesloten ogen | Publikum im Kreis, |
| in een dubbele cirkel -- | mit geschlossenen Augen -- |
| Tezamen één oor. | Gemeinsam éin Ohr. |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-10
Occam Delta XV (Éliane Radigue) - 2018
Composition for string quartet (2018, Éliane Radigue), performed in Montréal on June 9th, 2018 and in the Organpark on November 10th, 2022 by Quatuor Bozzini
Occam = William of Ockham (1288-1347)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Radigue, Éliane
| Music connects us, | |
| reaching over the water -- | |
| reaching heavenwards. | |
| Muziek verbindt ons, | Musik verbindet, |
| ze reikt over het water -- | sie reicht über das Wasser -- |
| ze reikt hemels ver. | sie reicht himmelweit. |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-10
Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (Paul McCartney) - 1971
Song (album "Ram")
Collection: Finethreads
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul
| While the harp is tuned | |
| the hall sings, string after string! | |
| Should this be the break? | |
| De harp wordt gestemd, | Das Stimmen: der Raum |
| de zaal zingt snaar na snaar mee! | singt Saite nach Saite mit! |
| Is dit de pauze? | Ist das die Pause? |
Amsterdam, 2019-03-08
Juan Blanco in the Organpark during the break
Collection: ORG anp ark
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Which is beyond |
Amsterdam, 2017-02-22
1967, Chapel of the Canisius College, Nijmegen
2017, Organpark, Amsterdam
Collection: Life line
Dedicated to: Johan A
| It's a concert trip: | |
| the jungle sings, sea rustles -- | |
| stars are greeting me. | |
| In de concertzaal | In dem Konzertsaal |
| reis ik: oerwoud zingt, zee ruist -- | reise ich: Busch singt, See rauscht -- |
| sterren groeten mij. | Sterne grüßen mich. |
Amsterdam, 2012-01-22
Voyager I (Dirk Veulemans) - 2012
Beginning of the composition "Voyager I", performed in its entirety in the Organpark on January 22nd, 2012
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Veulemans, Dirk
| It intrudes, kicks things | |
| upside down and connects me -- | |
| to people: music. | |
| Ze dringt binnen, schopt | Dringt ein, tritt alles |
| alles om en verbindt me -- | um und verbindet mich dann -- |
| met mensen: muziek. | mit Menschen: Musik. |
Amsterdam, 2011-11-28
Collection: The drama
