| The happy train of | |
| notes runs around fast, ear in -- | |
| ear out, in, in, in. | |
| Het notentreintje | Das Noten-Bähnchen |
| rijdt snelle rondjes, oor in -- | fährt schnelle Kreise, Ohr rein -- |
| oor uit, in, in, in. | Ohr raus, rein, rein, rein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-08-16
Mirror (Ad Wammes) - 1989
Composition "Miroir", for organ, performed by Laurens de Man at the Organpark on November 28th, 2014, and by Jeroen Koopman on August 16th, 2026
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Wammes, Ad
| Yay, the organ pipes | |
| cheerfully and vibrantly -- | |
| run off with Bach's notes. | |
| De orgelpijpen | Die Orgelpfeifen |
| gaan met de noten van Bach -- | brennen fröhlich und frei durch -- |
| vrolijk aan de haal. | mit den Noten Bachs. |
Amsterdam, 2024-11-09
The well-tuned clavier (Johann Sebastian Bach / John Kameel Farah) - 2024
Preludes from Bach's "Das wohltemperierte Klavier" (AD 1722 en 1740-1742), adapted by John Kameel Farah and performed by him in the Organpark on November 9th, 2024, on organs, synthesizers and piano
Collection: org anp ARK
Composers: Bach, Johann Sebastian; Farah, John Kameel
| Playfully we sing | |
| pieces of Bro John's canon -- | |
| R-r R-r R. | |
| Stukjes Vader Ja | Wir singen Teile |
| zingen we speels als canon -- | von Bruder Ja als Kanon -- |
| Ja-ja Ja-ja Ja. | Ja-ja Ja-ja Ja. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-04
In C (Terry Riley) - 1964
Composition (arrangement Sinta Wullur), performed in the Organpark by Gamelan ensemble Global Gongs and Henk Verhoef (organ), on October 4th, 2024
Children's song "Frère Jacques" ("Brother John"
: "Are you sleeping?", 18th century)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Riley, Terry
| It's a merry day, | |
| we dance on the earth organ: | |
| feet full of music. | |
| Een vrolijke dag, | Ein fröhlicher Tag, |
| dansend op het aardorgel: | tanzend auf der Erdorgel: |
| voeten vol muziek. | Füße sind Musik. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-15
Velocities (Moto Perpetuo) (Joseph Schwantner) - 1990
Composition for marimba, performed in the Organpark on March 15th, 2024 by Tomasz Herisz - Tatiana Koleva calls the marimba an earth-organ
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Schwantner, Joseph
| With dry pods and bags | |
| filled with granules we're rising -- | |
| little whirls of wind. | |
| Met dorre peulen | Mit trocknen Schoten |
| en zandzakjes steken we -- | und Kornsäcken zeugen wir -- |
| warrelwindjes op. | kleine Windwirbel. |
Amsterdam, 2024-02-10
Wind Horse - 2 (Pauline Oliveros) - 1962
"Deep Listening"
Composition "Wind Horse - 2", performed in the Organpark on February 10th, 2024, by ensemble MAZE, with participation of the audience
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Oliveros, Pauline
| A new notation: | |
| each organ pipe is a dot -- | |
| in its own colour. | |
| Een nieuw notenschrift: | Neues Notenschrift: |
| elke pijp een bolletje -- | jede Pfeife ist ein Punkt -- |
| in zijn eigen kleur. | in seiner Farbe. |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-21
Videos (Ivan Bozicevic) - 2022
Videos with the compositions "Organic Steam" and "Rather the Long Flight" for computer-controlled organ, and video using the Music Animation Machine, developed by Stephen Malinowski; performed by Ivan Bozicevic in the Organpark on October 21st, 2023
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Bozicevic, Ivan
| The music can't go | |
| bad, so everyone enjoys -- | |
| beating his heart out. | |
| De muziek kan niet | Die Musik kann nicht |
| stuk, dus iedereen mag er -- | schlecht werden, also darf man -- |
| lekker op losslaan. | schön drauflosschlagen. |
Amsterdam, 2023-02-11
BAC - II (Gilius van Bergeijk) - 1970
Composition for barrel organ, performed by the Busy Drone in the Organpark on February 11th, 2023
The adagio of BWV 1060 (from 1730) arranged for barrel organ, omitting the echoes played by the oboe after the violin passages
Collection: org ANP ark
Composers: Van Bergeijk, Gilius; Bach, Johann Sebastian
| The imagery | |
| is empty, yet gracefully -- | |
| the rose floats away. | |
| De beeldspraak is loos, | Leere Bildsprache, |
| maar de roos draait en danst mooi -- | trotzdem dreht und tanzt er schön -- |
| terwijl ze wegdrijft. | der Mohn, der wegtreibt. |
Amsterdam, 2023-01-28
A flower (Henri Sauguet) - 1985
Composition "Une fleur", for alto saxophone and piano, performed in the Organpark on January 28th, 2023, by Arno Bornkamp (alto saxophone) and Leo van Doeselaar (piano)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Sauguet, Henri
| 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
| A pitter-patter | |
| race, regardless whatever -- | |
| will fall to pieces. | |
| Voetengetrappel | Ein Fußgetrampel |
| om het snelst, ongeacht wat -- | um die Wette, rücksichtslos -- |
| er kapot zal gaan. | ob was brechen wird. |
Amsterdam, 2022-11-26
and then nothing turned itself inside-out (Isaac Barzso) - 2022
Composition for hyperorgan (2022, Isaac Barzso), performed by him on November 26th, 2022 in the Organpark
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Barzso, Isaac
| It's all about fun, | |
| and skilfulness, oh, no sex! | |
| Forget the words! | |
| Het gaat om plezier, | Es dreht sich um Spaß, |
| en bekwaamheid, oh, geen seks! | und Kompetenz, oh, kein Sex! |
| Vergeet de woorden! | Vergiss die Worte! |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Don't mind the vulgar lyrics
Collection: WoofWoof
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| From the carillon | |
| tone after tone is leaping -- | |
| lightly over me. | |
| Uit het carillon | Vom Glockenspiel springt |
| springt toon na toon lichtvoetig -- | Ton nach Ton leichtfüßig hoch -- |
| hoog over mij heen. | über mich hinweg. |
Amsterdam, 2021-12-15
Collection: Summer birds
| Little waterfalls | |
| along my long steps, hear this -- | |
| music fantasy. | |
| Watervalletjes | Wasserfällchen ent- |
| langs mijn lange passen: een -- | lang meiner langen Schritte: |
| muziekfantasie. | Musik-Fantasie. |
Amsterdam, 2021-11-12
Through the looking glass - 275 VWB (Hans Koolmees) - 2021
The beginning of the retrograde Fantasie in G-Dur (JS Bach)
Performed in the Organpark on November 12th, 2021
Jelte Althuis (bass clarinet) and Henny Heikens (organ)
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Koolmees, Hans
| In Café Welling, | |
| musicians are slaloming -- | |
| around each other. | |
| In Café Welling | Im Café spielen |
| slalommen de muzikanten -- | Musiker lustig Slalom -- |
| speels om elkaar heen. | umeinander rum. |
Amsterdam, 2021-10-16
WWW in W (Theo Loevendie) - 2021
Performed in the Organpark on October 16th, 2021 and January 25th, 2025
Jazz in Café Welling near the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Loevendie, Theo
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There is always something going on |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-20
Thomas Trotter playing in the Organpark
Collection: ORG anp ark
| The pipes are playing | |
| a peekaboo, chase and tag -- | |
| in the house of God. | |
| De pijpen spelen | Die Pfeifen spielen |
| kiekeboe en tikkertje -- | Kuckuck und Kettenfangen -- |
| in het huis van God. | in dem Haus Gottes. |
Amsterdam, 2011-10-21
Ben van Oosten plays pieces by J.S. Bach in the Organpark on October 21st, 2011
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian
Vivaldi
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1977-01-02
Gloss paint
Collection: Pencil
