THE ROAD TO HERE is a festive, musical procession through the four seasons for two trumpets, horn, trombone and organ, inspired by ›Die Nelken-Reihe‹ by Pina Bausch

I composed THE ROAD TO HERE in 2018 at the request of brass quartet Ottoni on the occasion of their 25th anniversary. It consists of five short parts: (1) Parade, (2) Spring, (3) Summer, (4) Autumn and (5) Winter. The work has now been performed seven times.

Musicians

Peter Leydekkers and Hans van Eijk, trumpets; Bart Brinksma, horn; Peter van Os, trombone and Wybe Kooijmans, organ

Programme

The programme also includes works by Hendrik Andriessen, Heinrich Biber, Déodat de Séverac and Marius Monnikendam.

Where and when

Saturday 6 October | 15:30, Buiksloterkerk, Amsterdam-Noord
Saturday 19 October | 20:00, Walburgiskerk, Zutphen
Sunday 20 October | 16:00, Mariakerk (Koepelkerk), Bussum

Tags: Ottoni, Pina Bausch

›Winter‹ is the first video I made on my own music, in this case the fifth movement of ›The Road To Here‹, performed here by the Ottoni Quartet and Wybe Kooijmans - organ.
The live recording of the premiere was made by Bert van Dijk in the Orgelpark in Amsterdam.
More about the music: The Road To Here

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The Road To Here will be premiered by Ottoni Quartet and organist Wybe Kooijmans
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The Road To Here (2018) for brass quartet and organ was commissioned by the Ottoni Quartet on the occasion of their 25th anniversary, with financial support by the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Orgelpark Amsterdam and the Ottoni Quartet. Read more about The Road To Here

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