| I sing to myself, | |
| that's how I feel, that is how -- | |
| I feel less alone. | |
| Ik zing voor mezelf, | Ich singe frei vor |
| zo voel ik me, zo voel ik -- | mich hin, so fühle ich mich, |
| me niet zo alleen. | mich nicht so allein. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-22
Fantasia for Alto Saxophone (Ramin Amin Tafreshi) - 2025
Composition
Collection: Dearme
Composer: Tafreshi, Ramin Amin
| The song comes from far | |
| away, fragments in long waves -- | |
| along the mountains. | |
| Het lied komt van ver, | Ein Lied, von weit her, |
| flarden in lange golven -- | Fetzen in langen Wellen -- |
| langs de hellingen. | entlang der Hänge. |
Amsterdam, 2026-03-08
Trio (Geert van Keulen) - 2023
Composition for violin, horn, and piano, performed on March 8th, 2026 in the Organpark, by Emma Roijackers (violin), Mees Vos (horn), and Laurens de Man (piano) - Part 2, 'Lied' (''Song)
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Van Keulen, Geert
| The music tells a | |
| story, more beautifully -- | |
| than Scheherazade. | |
| De muziek vertelt | Die Musik erzählt |
| een heel verhaal, mooier nog -- | eine Geschichte, schöner -- |
| dan Sherazade. | als Scheherazad. |
Amsterdam, 2025-06-18
The sorcerer's apprentice (Paul Dukas) - 1897
Scherzo "L'apprenti sorcier", arranged for organ by Jonathan Scott, performed in the Organpark by Maarten Wilmink on June 18th, 2025
Also consider the Symphonie fantastique (1830) by Hector Berlioz
Ballade "Der Zauberlehrling" ("The sorcerer's apprentice", 1797, Johann W. von Goethe)
Collection: org anp ARK
Tribute to: Von Goethe, Johann W.
Composers: Dukas, Paul; Berlioz, Hector
| The shepherd boy breathes | |
| wind in the wind on his flute -- | |
| A song in the air. | |
| De herder ademt | Der Hirte bläst auf |
| op zijn fluit wind in de wind -- | der Flöte Wind in den Wind -- |
| Een lied in de lucht. | Ein Lied in die Luft. |
Amsterdam, 2024-05-22
Theme, Variations & Postlude (Apollon Kalamenios) - 2024
Composition, performed by Cristina Petcu (panflute) and Nicholas Papadimitriou (organ) at Cristina Petcu's Final Master Recital in the Organpark on May 22nd, 2024
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Kalamenios, Apollon
| When the waves rejoice | |
| I hear mermaids singing, blown -- | |
| about in the wind. | |
| Als de zee jubelt | Wenn das Meer jubelt, |
| hoor ik meerminnen zingen -- | singen die Meerjungfrauen -- |
| verwaaid in de wind. | in Winden verweht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-29
For the Call of the Running Tide (Lydia Gardiner) - 2024
Composition for two organs, performed in the Organpark on March 29th, 2024 by Ere Lievonen (Van Straten-organ) and Annie Spink (Sauer-organ and Utopa baroque-organ)
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Gardiner, Lydia
| Rising from deeper | |
| grounds sings the silver fountain -- | |
| a chamber concert. | |
| Uit diepe gronden | Aus tiefen Gründen |
| zingt de zilveren fontein -- | singt der silberne Brunnen -- |
| van het huisconcert. | des Kammerkonzerts. |
Amsterdam, 2024-03-07
Molzer-organ - 1925
The Molzer organ (1925, Vienna) in the Organpark, whose large pipes reach into the lower floor, played on March 7th, 2024 with the performance of the organ concerto "Reve" for organ and ensemble (2024, Martijn Padding) by Laurens de Man (organ) and the New European Ensemble
Collection: org ANP ark
| The minstrel renders | |
| the castle so vividly -- | |
| It stands before me. | |
| De minstreel bezingt | Der Barde besingt |
| het kasteel zo levendig -- | das Schloss so lebhaft und fein -- |
| dat het voor mij staat. | das es vor mir steht. |
Amsterdam, 2024-01-21
The Old Castle (Modest Mussorgski) - 1874
Composition "Pictures at an Exhibition", in an arrangement (2023) by Marc Kaptijn performed in the Organpark by the Amsterdam Wind Quintet and Maarten van der Bijl (organ) on January 21st, 2024
Collection: org ANP ark
Composer: Mussorgski, Modest
| People like to hear | |
| mama sing in church, she is -- | |
| Jesus' Nightingale | |
| Mama zingt zo mooi | In der Kirche singt |
| in de kerk, ze heet dan ook -- | Mama, so schön, sie ist die -- |
| Jezus' Nachtegaal | Nachtigall Jesu |
Amsterdam, 2023-07-25
Oranges are not the only fruit (Jeanette Winterson) - 1985
Novel, part "Exodus"
Collection: No wonder
Tribute to: Winterson, Jeanette
|
Where are the poets |
Amsterdam, 2023-05-10
Collection: The light of words
| I sing to myself | |
| and hear with an orchestra -- | |
| the original. | |
| Ik zing voor me uit | Ich singe vor mich |
| en hoor met orkest en al -- | hin, höre mit Orchester -- |
| het origineel. | das Original. |
Amsterdam, 2023-04-23
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| In the dark night sky | |
| the river sings over stones -- | |
| its bittersweet song. | |
| In het donker zingt | In der Dunkelheit |
| de rivier over stenen -- | singt der Fluss über Steine -- |
| haar bittere lied. | sein bitteres Lied. |
Amsterdam, 2019-02-09
The river awakens (Antonio Machado) - 1924
Poem "El rio despierta" (collection "Nuevas canciones")
Collection: Being my own museum
Tribute to: Machado, Antonio
|
We dance, do sports |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-11
Protest songs by Bob Dylan
Collection: Great Flow
Tribute to: Dylan, Bob
|
It's not celestial music |
Amsterdam, 2016-11-08
Ode on celestial music (Brian Patten) - 1968
Poem (1968, Brian Patten)
Composition (2007, Ad Wammes)
Collection: ORG anp ark
Tribute to: Patten, Brian
Composer: Wammes, Ad
| Songs of happiness | |
| which will last eternally -- | |
| as long as we sing. | |
| Mama zingt met mij | Mama singt mit mir |
| van geluk dat eeuwig duurt -- | von Glück das ewig dauert -- |
| zolang wij zingen. | solang wir singen. |
Amsterdam, 2012-02-11
Collection: The King
| The tones, gracefully | |
| rising to the better one: | |
| my whistling-kettle. | |
| De tonen stijgen | Die Töne steigen |
| sierlijk naar het hoogste lied: | elegant zum höchsten Lied: |
| mijn fluitketeltje. | mein Wasserkessel. |
Amsterdam, 2011-11-20
Crawling - for organs (Samuel Vriezen) - 2011
Composition, performed in the Organpark on November 19th and 20th, 2011, and on October 31st, 2015
Collection: ORG anp ark
Composer: Vriezen, Samuel
