| The hall is adorned | |
| with streamers, as are the walls -- | |
| with shadow-streamers. | |
| De zaal is versierd | Der Saal ist geschmückt |
| met slingers, ook de muren: | mit Girlanden, auch die Wand: |
| met hun schaduwen. | mit ihren Schatten. |
Amsterdam, 2025-10-25
Cormorant 2775 (Jacob Lekkerkerker) - 2025
Composition, performed in the Organpark on October 25th, 2025 by Jacob Lekkerkerker (hyperorgan, piano, synthesizer) and Oene van Geel (viola, percussion)
Collection: org anp ARK
Tribute to: Lekkerkerker, Jacob; Van Geel, Oene
| Well, to celebrate | |
| your birthday with pride you have -- | |
| to be young or old. | |
| Om je verjaardag | Um Geburtstage |
| trots te kunnen vieren moet -- | mit Stolz zu feiern, muss man -- |
| je jong zijn of oud. | jung oder alt sein. |
Amsterdam, 2025-01-23
Don't leave me alone (Renate Dorrestein) - 2008
Essay "Laat me niet alleen", chapter "Step Three: Let's act young"
Collection:
Tribute to: Dorrestein, Renate
| Such a big party, | |
| it rings over and above -- | |
| the crowds and the roofs! | |
| Heel de stad viert feest, | Die Großstadt feiert, |
| het klinkt boven de mensen -- | es hallt über den Menschen -- |
| en de daken uit. | und Dächern hinaus. |
Amsterdam, 2024-10-12
to Make a Joyful Noise (Niko Schroeder) - 2023
Composition for the MIDI-controlled dance organ (barrel organ) The Busy Drone, performed on October 12th, 2024 in the Organpark
Collection: org anp ARK
Composer: Schroeder, Niko
| Come all through the gate | |
| of our wedding: Be welcome -- | |
| to our paradise! | |
| Kom ook door de poort | Kommt, kommt durch das Tor |
| van onze bruiloft: Welkom -- | unsrer Hochzeit: Willkommen -- |
| in ons paradijs! | hier im Paradies! |
Amsterdam, 2023-10-22
Royal power (Arthur Rimbaud / Benjamin Britten) - 1875
Prose poem "Royauté" (collection "Les Illuminations"), set to music in 1938-1939 by Benjamin Britten (opus 18)
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Tribute to: Rimbaud, Arthur
Composer: Britten, Benjamin
| Birthday, big party, | |
| I keep dancing, forever -- | |
| I'll be twenty-two. | |
| Jarig, een groot feest, | Geburtstagsfeier, |
| blijven dansen, voor altijd -- | immer tanzen, für immer -- |
| tweeëntwintig zijn. | zweiundzwanzig sein. |
Amsterdam, 2023-08-21
22 (Taylor Swift) - 2012
Song (created with Max Martin and Shellback, album "Red")
Collection: After the festivities
Tribute to: Swift, Taylor
| We all sing along, | |
| even if it's out of tune -- | |
| Now it's party time! | |
| Iedereen zingt mee, | Alle singen mit, |
| het geeft niet dat het vals klinkt -- | es macht nichts, wenn's verstimmt klingt -- |
| want we vieren feest! | Heute feiern wir! |
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
| Oh my heart, our heart, | |
| the two of us, all of us -- | |
| are celebrating! | |
| O mijn hart, ons hart, | Mein Herz, unser Herz, |
| wij twee en wij allemaal -- | wir zwei, wir alle feiern -- |
| samen vieren feest! | dieses große Fest! |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-24
Concert
Collection: Summer birds
Tribute to: Rieu, André
| Music, we sing all | |
| colours, and it is snowing -- | |
| kisses around me! | |
| Muziek, we zingen | Musik, wir singen |
| alle kleuren, en het sneeuwt -- | alle Farben, und es schneit -- |
| kussen om mij heen! | Küsse rundherum! |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-24
Concert
Collection: Summer birds
Tribute to: Rieu, André
| Party time! Music! | |
| Music! Wonderful, five, six -- | |
| seven farewell songs! | |
| Het is feest! Muziek! | Partyzeit! Musik! |
| Muziek! Heerlijk, zes, zeven -- | Musik! Herrlich, sechs, sieben -- |
| acht afscheidsliedjes! | acht Abschlusslieder! |
Amsterdam, 2022-12-24
Concert
Collection: Summer birds
Tribute to: Rieu, André
| One two, up we go! | |
| Together we go pippop -- | |
| perthepop, hooray! | |
| Eén twee, hopsasa! | Eins zwei, Hopsasa! |
| Samen gaan we hupperhiep -- | Zusammen gehen wir Hüpf -- |
| perdepiep, hoera! | fererpüpf, Hurra! |
Amsterdam, 2022-09-24
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Paul McCartney, The Beatles) - 1968
For Ineke's birthday
Collection: The drama
Tribute to: McCartney, Paul; The Beatles
Dedicated to: Ineke J
| Walk into the night | |
| at parties, just a moment -- | |
| to see the pleasure. | |
| Op een feest altijd | Auf einer Party |
| even de nacht in lopen -- | bloß mal in die Nacht gehen -- |
| en de vreugde zien. | die Freude sehen. |
Amsterdam, 2022-07-15
Personal peculiarities (Elly de Waard) - 2022
Poem "Persoonlijke eigenaardigheden" (collection "Meestal tussen bomen")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: De Waard, Elly
| Daffodils in spring, | |
| Vivaldi's autumn: I dream -- | |
| it is party time. | |
| Narcissen, lente, | Narzissen, Frühling, |
| bij Vivaldi's herfst droom ik -- | Vivaldis Herbst: ich träume -- |
| dat het feest begint. | dass das Fest beginnt. |
Amsterdam, 2022-06-23
Afternoon nap (Astrid Roemer) - 2008
Poem/Song "Middagdut" (album "Omhels mij")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Roemer, Astrid
| Blue lights, pink answers, | |
| tomfoolery all about -- | |
| Feel free to join us! | |
| Blauw licht, rood antwoord, | Blaues Licht, Antwort |
| een en al gekkigheid hier -- | rosa, alles Narrheit hier -- |
| Doe maar mee met ons! | Du kannst mitmachen! |
Amsterdam, 2022-04-08
We are not alone (Frank Zappa) - 1983
Composition (album "The Man From Utopia")
Frank Zappa Tribute band "2000 Motels" (Q-Factory in Amsterdam, April 8th, 2022)
Collection: Greeting from before
Tribute to: Zappa, Frank
Composer: Zappa, Frank
Dedicated to: Valentina Bruno
| Parties everywhere, | |
| in every house there's something -- | |
| worth celebrating. | |
| 's Avonds is het feest | Partys überall, |
| in de huizen, iedereen -- | in alle Häusern gibt es -- |
| heeft iets te vieren. | etwas zu feiern. |
Amsterdam, 2022-02-22
meanwhile in the netherlands (Anne Vegter) - 2017
Poem "ondertussen in nederland" (collections "Wat helpt is een wonder" and "Ik hier jij daar")
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Vegter, Anne
| Small rings in her ears | |
| are festive, and big earrings -- | |
| even more festive. | |
| Kleine oorbellen | Kleine Ohrringe |
| zijn feestelijk, en grote -- | sind feierlich, und große -- |
| nog feestelijker. | sind noch festlicher. |
Amsterdam, 2021-07-25
The Dinner (Herman Koch) - 2009
Novel "Het diner"
Collection: Actively Passive
Tribute to: Koch, Herman
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Cooks in the kitchen, kids in the garden it's a party in the country house eating together and talking at a long table, that's how it should always be we are grateful to life, the sun, and the rain the soft bed of a sweet body beauty around us Only with Uncle Gloom and Auntie Fusspot frustrations break loose about the reality of work and failure, the stinking ingratitude of the world the harshness of existence But the men tell tall tales, laughing at the truth and toasting high on the paradise days that Gloom and Fusspot cannot bear We don't build walls around our party, peace on earth wants to go everywhere |
Amsterdam, 2019-06-26
Collection: Mosaic virus
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The ancient duty |
Amsterdam, 2018-11-29
Collection: The Yellow House Museum
| Wedding in the barn, | |
| dinner on the threshing floor -- | |
| smells of hay and soup. | |
| Bruiloft in de schuur, | Ein Hochzeitsfest auf |
| dineren op de dorsvloer -- | dem Dreschboden, der Geruch -- |
| geur van hooi en soep. | von Heu und Suppe. |
Amsterdam, 2018-11-13
Threshing-floor laden with confetti (Franca Treur) - 2009
Novel "Dorsvloer vol confetti", chapter Threshing-floor laden with confetti
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Treur, Franca
| Together on the | |
| grass, saying: this is heaven -- | |
| a roofless party. | |
| Samen op het gras, | Zusammen im Gras, |
| zeggen: dit is de hemel -- | sagen: das ist der Himmel -- |
| een feest zonder dak. | ein Fest ohne Dach. |
Amsterdam, 2017-08-10
Lowlands (Esther Naomi Perquin) - 2017
Poem in the nrc.next of August 10th, 2017 - About the festival
Collection: SoulSenseSun
Tribute to: Perquin, Ester Naomi
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From the ordinary world |
Amsterdam, 2017-04-07
The Busy Drone (1924, Antwerp), in the Organpark, November 20th 2015
Collection: ORG anp ark
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Talking at public tables |
Amsterdam, 2017-01-22
Collection: Untwisted
| A children's party, | |
| sailing over the river -- | |
| The smell of pancakes. | |
| Een kinderfeestje, | Segelnd auf dem Fluss: |
| varend over de rivier -- | ein fröhliches Kinderfest -- |
| Pannenkoekengeur. | ein Pfannkuchenduft. |
Amsterdam, 2012-04-06
Collection: Local traffic
| Smell the aromas | |
| at my transition party -- | |
| From lots of full pans! | |
| Ruik al de geuren | Rieche die Düfte |
| op mijn overgangsfeestje -- | auf meinem Übergangsfest -- |
| Uit volle pannen! | Von vollen Pfannen! |
Amsterdam, 2012-01-27
Collection: A Home
| A crown on her head | |
| and three candles on the cake -- | |
| cream around her smile. | |
| Een kroon op haar hoofd | Eine Krone und |
| en drie kaarsjes op de taart -- | drei Kerzen auf der Torte -- |
| slagroom om haar lach. | Rahm um ihr Lächeln. |
Amsterdam, 2011-12-18
Collection: Life line
Dance with streamers
Beek (Berg en Dal), 1981-06-09
Ink on paper
Collection: Pencil
Dedicated to: Hans J, Carla B
