| On top of the train, | |
| bruisers stomp along to the -- | |
| cadence of the wheels. | |
| Boven op de trein | Oben auf dem Zug |
| stampen krachtpatsers in de -- | stampfen Kraftpatzer in der -- |
| cadans van de rails. | Kadenz der Räder. |
Amsterdam, 2026-07-13
The sun is just a soap bubble - XI (Marga Minco) - 2004
Dream scenes "De zon is maar een zeepbel - XI", from the collection "Storing"
Collection: Dream flight
Tribute to: Minco, Marga
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The entire market is packed |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-26
Cheerfulness (Georg Heym) - 1912
Poem "Fröhlichkeit"
Collection: Reaching out
Tribute to: Heym, Georg
| Do his quick feet, for | |
| a few seconds, get tangled -- | |
| in the pirouettes? | |
| Raken zijn voeten | Verheddern sich die |
| een paar tellen verstrikt in -- | Füße für ein paar Takte -- |
| de pirouettes? | in den Drehungen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-11-07
Allemande (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 1722
Composition (German step-dance), part 1 of "French" Suite 5 (in G, BWV 816), for harpsichord, performed by Matthias Havinga (organ) in the Organpark on November 7th, 2025
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
| Splashing tip tap, the | |
| rain begins to dance, until -- | |
| it waltzes and sways. | |
| De regen begint | Der Regen beginnt |
| tip tap spattend te dansen -- | Tipp Tapp spritzend zu tanzen -- |
| tot hij walst en zwiert. | bis er schwenkt und schwingt. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-10
Rain (Margreeth Chr. De Jong) - 2016
Composition "Regen", 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.
| The merry-go-round | |
| dances on its wheels, swinging -- | |
| around its axis. | |
| De draaimolen danst | Das Karussell tanzt |
| op zijn wielen hoog en laag -- | auf seinen Rädern, wirbelnd -- |
| zwierend om zijn as. | um seine Achse. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-29
Dance [Small tarantella from Styria] (Claude Debussy) - 1890
Composition "Danse [Taratantelle styrienne]" for piano, arranged for organ by Thierry Hirsch; performed by Geurt van Lagen in the Organpark on November 29th, 2024
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Debussy, Claude
| The tapping rhythm is | |
| so compelling, I have to -- | |
| participate, dance. | |
| Het tapritme is | Dieser Stepp-Rhythmus |
| zo dwingend, dat ik wel moet -- | ist zwingend, ich muss einfach -- |
| meedoen en dansen. | mitmachen, tanzen. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-15
Elyl & Tap (Emmanuel Séjourné) - 2023
Composition for marimba, performed in the Organpark on March 15th, 2024 by Adélaïde Ferrière
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Séjourné, Emmanuel
| 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
| Playing a canon, | |
| whipping up the audience -- | |
| with just two drumsticks! | |
| Een canon spelen, | Mit einem Kanon |
| het publiek opzwepen met -- | das Publikum aufpeitschen: |
| twee trommelstokken! | zwei Trommelstöcke! |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-07
Rebonds B (Iannis Xenakis) - 1989
Composition for percussion, performed by Tatiana Koleva in the Organpark on May 7th, 2023
After the Greek Civil War
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Xenakis, Iannis
| Thrusting steam through towns | |
| and countryside: the fast train -- | |
| is chasing the sun. | |
| De stuwende stoom | Der lange Treibdampf, |
| jaagt de trein door stad en land -- | durch Stadt und Land: der Schnellzug -- |
| de zon achterna. | jagt der Sonne nach. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-21
Nebula (Giulio Tosti) - 2023
On January 21st, 2023 Giulio Tosti improvises on the Verschueren organ in the Organpark, under the title "Nebula"
A steam train reaches a maximum speed of 200 km/h, the apparent motion of the sun is 700 km/h at the height of the Polar Circle, 1500 km/h at the level of the tropical circles, and almost 1700 km/h at the level of the equator
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Tosti, Giulio
| My show, the middle | |
| of the music, excitement -- | |
| pushing around me. | |
| Mijn show, middenin | Meine Show, Mitte |
| de muziek, de opwinding -- | der Musik, die Aufregung -- |
| stuwend om mij heen. | drängt um mich herum. |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Collection: WoofWoof
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| On unequal legs, | |
| the musicians are dancing -- | |
| fire out of the floor. | |
| Musici dansen | Musiker tanzen |
| op ongelijke benen -- | auf ihren Hinkebeinen -- |
| vuur uit de stenen. | Funken vom Boden. |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-16
Celebration (Theo Loevendie) - 2001
Composition "Bayram", performed in the Organpark on October 16th, 2021
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Loevendie, Theo
| His lips sing along | |
| with his nimble fingers, and -- | |
| the strings are dancing. | |
| Zijn lippen zingen | Seine Lippen im |
| mee met zijn vlugge vingers -- | Einklang mit seinen Fingern -- |
| De snaren dansen. | Die Saiten tanzen. |
Amsterdam, 2018-04-22
The well-tempered harpsichord (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 1722
Composition "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" (BWV 846-869), first part, performed by Willem Brons in the Organpark on April 22nd, 2018
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
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Holiday on sandals |
Amsterdam, 2016-09-30
Einstein on the beach (Philip Glass)
Dual Synthesis (Tristan Perich) - 1976
Albert Einstein, Long Island Sound 1939
Dual Synthesis (2009/2011, Tristan Perich, for harpsichord and electronica, performed in the Organparc on September 30th, 2016)
Einstein on the beach (1976, Philip Glass, in part performed by the Attacca Ensemble in the Organparc on October 11th, 2009)
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composers: Glass, Philip; Perich, Tristan
| 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
