Pulse Collective Percussion Concert
Newly formed percussion trio with Keith Ng, Yifan Du and Tim Waizenegger will present an exciting and diverse program, from fun arrangement of Gershwin to dreamy - like music from takemitsu!
Pulse Percussion Collective
Keith Ng percussion
Yifan Du percussion
Tim Waizenegger percussion
Program to be determined
Porträt Helmut Lachenmann
Portrait of Helmut Lachenmann
on his 90th birthday
The motto of the workshop concerts – "Happy New Ears" – is borrowed from a New Year's wish from John Cage. Cage, along with Luigi Nono, whose student he was, and Karlheinz Stockhausen, is one of the important influences that shaped Helmut Lachenmann. On November 27, he turns 90; an occasion to honor one of the most important composers of the 20th and 21st centuries with a portrait concert. For almost 70 years, with his sophisticated sound world and his consistently socially challenging concept of art, he has stood for broadening horizons on many levels. "Art is not an expression of what shapes the times, but of what it lacks," says Lachenmann. And, with reference to Beethoven, he formulates: "The refraction of magical, familiar experience through the spiritually charged, creative will." This also describes what he is concerned with.
Since his beginnings, Lachenmann has developed an alternative world of sound. He explored how sound emerges from noise. In doing so, he follows the principle that every acoustic event can be shaped into music. Inspired by the "musique concrète" that emerged in the 1950s, which used electronic means to capture everyday sounds and transform them into music, he developed what he called "musique concrète instrumentale." Lachenmann does not work with electronic means, but rather with the classical instruments of Western music, occasionally supplementing them with instruments from other cultures. This has resulted in an expansion of playing techniques, especially for wind instruments and strings, but also percussion, for which Lachenmann has developed his own notation that has now become a kind of canon. His opera Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (1997), which was also performed at the Frankfurt Opera in 2015, can be considered an epoch-making work.
The composition Mouvement (- before the rigidity) was commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain in 1983/84 and performed by the Ensemble Modern almost simultaneously with its premiere. In a commentary on the work, the composer wrote: "A music of dead movements, quasi final twitches, whose pseudo-activity ... itself indicates the inner rigidity that precedes the outer one." But the "virtuosity of crossed-out virtuosity," as Lachenmann's friend and fellow composer Wolfgang Rihm called it, seemed almost to undo the critical impulse. Lachenmann: "With all due respect, I felt this piece, of all pieces, to be a relapse into the all too familiar musical style and actually wanted to withdraw it." The Ensemble Modern's interpretation prevented this. In the meantime, it has been performed over a hundred times worldwide. Reason enough to approach the work again over 40 years later.
Ensemble Modern
Enno Poppe conductor, moderation
Mouvement – vor der Erstarrung (1983/84) - Helmut Lachenmann
Paths of Miracles
In his seventeen-part masterpiece , Path of Miracles, English composer Joby Talbot creates a musical pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Each movement of this impressive choral work captures the essence of the journey: the diverse landscapes, the physical challenges, and the spiritual insights the pilgrims gain along the way.
In Paradisum
Solitary - David Lang
Path of Miracles - Joby Talbot
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss conductor
Keith Ng percussion
Paths of Miracles
In his seventeen-part masterpiece , Path of Miracles, English composer Joby Talbot creates a musical pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Each movement of this impressive choral work captures the essence of the journey: the diverse landscapes, the physical challenges, and the spiritual insights the pilgrims gain along the way.
Path of Miracles - Joby Talbot
Cappella Amsterdam
Krista Audere conductor
Keith Ng percussion
Paths of Miracles
In his seventeen-part masterpiece , Path of Miracles, English composer Joby Talbot creates a musical pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Each movement of this impressive choral work captures the essence of the journey: the diverse landscapes, the physical challenges, and the spiritual insights the pilgrims gain along the way.
Path of Miracles - Joby Talbot
Cappella Amsterdam
Krista Audere conductor
Keith Ng percussion
Paths of Miracles
In his seventeen-part masterpiece , Path of Miracles, English composer Joby Talbot creates a musical pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Each movement of this impressive choral work captures the essence of the journey: the diverse landscapes, the physical challenges, and the spiritual insights the pilgrims gain along the way.
Path of Miracles - Joby Talbot
Cappella Amsterdam
Krista Audere conductor
Keith Ng percussion
Path of Miracles
In his seventeen-part masterpiece , Path of Miracles, English composer Joby Talbot creates a musical pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Each movement of this impressive choral work captures the essence of the journey: the diverse landscapes, the physical challenges, and the spiritual insights the pilgrims gain along the way.
Path of Miracles - Joby Talbot
Cappella Amsterdam
Krista Audere conductor
Keith Ng percussion
Final Master Reital
For me, percussion has always been more than just a rhythmic engine — it’s a medium for crafting a sound world unlike any other, one that can move hearts even through the softest resonance.
A ritual of sound
A centerpiece of this program is Dust (2018) by acclaimed British composer Rebecca Saunders — a 30-minute work for multi-percussion setup that redefines how we perceive sound. From Timpani ASMR to resonating microtonal aluminum bars and to self - made metal instrument, this piece explores sonic textures that are rarely heard, imbuing them with new emotional weight. The result is a haunting, intimate journey into an otherworldly soundscape.
This recital is more than a performance — it's a reflection. Through solo and group improvisation, virtuosic marimba pieces, and complex setups, I explore my artistic identity, question the fundamentals of music-making, and challenge the framework of traditional conservatory training. It’s a culmination of my thoughts, experiences, and growth over the past two years.
I’d be truly honored to share this moment with you.
Programme:
Last (1997) – Philippe Manoury (1952 - )
Marimbology (1993) – Gunther Schuller (1925 – 2015)
Group Improvisation
Please (2025) – Antek Cholewiński (1998 - ) *world premier
Dust (2018) – Rebecca Saunders (1967 - )
Free Entrance
TICAx: Exploration of Sounds & GBA Percussion Showcase
TICAx platform has emerged as a dynamic hub for facilitating cross-cultural music collaborations, showcasing Hong Kong’s vibrant talent on the global stage. Amsterdam-based Hong Kong percussionist Keith Ng, winner of the prestigious TROMP International Percussion Competition, will start the session with an educational workshop as part of the Toolbox Percussion Platform’s educational series.
It will then be followed by a specially curated joint showcase co-directed by Minh-Tâm Nguyen (LPS) and Louis Siu (TBP), bringing together youth percussion ensembles from Macao (U of Macao Symphonic Band Perucssion Ensemble), Shenzhen (Shengdungjixi Percussion), and Hong Kong (Ying Wa Primary School Percussion Ensemble). This dynamic gathering celebrates the music exchange between China and France, as young artists unite to captivate audiences with their virtuosic performances.
TICAFEST: 100 CYMBALS / Ryoji Ikeda
Created in 2019 at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, in the sumptuous hall designed by architect Frank Gehry, 100 cymbals is as much a stage performance as an audiovisual installation. Ryoji Ikeda highlights the rich potential of cymbals by following the thin line between noise and harmonic resonance. The seemingly rudimentary instrument, a convex disc made of an alloy of copper, brass or bronze, which is more commonly used to accentuate certain times of the measure, is transformed into a powerful polyphonic resource. The different modes of playing, more or less conventional, maintain a fusional – almost choral – sound and allow harmonic strata and other acoustic results to emerge within a process that a simple line could represent: an infinite crescendo, leading from an almost imperceptible murmur to the brilliance of the final fortississimo.
100 Cymbals - Ryoji Ikeda
TICAFEST: 100 CYMBALS / Ryoji Ikeda
Created in 2019 at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, in the sumptuous hall designed by architect Frank Gehry, 100 cymbals is as much a stage performance as an audiovisual installation. Ryoji Ikeda highlights the rich potential of cymbals by following the thin line between noise and harmonic resonance. The seemingly rudimentary instrument, a convex disc made of an alloy of copper, brass or bronze, which is more commonly used to accentuate certain times of the measure, is transformed into a powerful polyphonic resource. The different modes of playing, more or less conventional, maintain a fusional – almost choral – sound and allow harmonic strata and other acoustic results to emerge within a process that a simple line could represent: an infinite crescendo, leading from an almost imperceptible murmur to the brilliance of the final fortississimo.
100 Cymbals - Ryoji Ikeda
Mizmorim Kids: Umarmung - Mizmorim Kammermusik Festival
It is a disproven prejudice that children are overwhelmed by new music. On the contrary, they are often more open than adults to learning new things.
Actress Lilian Naef and the percussion ensemble from the Basel Music Academy encourage children to discover in music an opportunity for magical togetherness - a musical embrace, so to speak.
Innere und äussere Heimkehr - Mizmorim Kammermusik Festival
A late night concert presented by the ensemble of Musik Academie Basel
Georges Aperghis (geb. 1945)
Auszüge aus Retrouvailles. Performance for Two Percussionists (2013)
Inti Figgis-Vizueta (geb. 1993)
to give you form and breath für Schlagzeug-Trio (2019)
John Cage (1912–1992)
Living Room Music. Percussion and Speech Quartet (1940)
Final Concours - TROMP 2024
Watch the sensational finale of the TROMP International Percussion Competition live on this very last day of the TROMP Festival, and be the first to know about the winner of the 2024 edition! The afternoon will be concluded with a spectacular performance by 100 drummers, performing the brand new composition Sphinx by film composer Arend Bruijn. After this dazzling concert, you are welcome to enjoy the cooling down party together, which will take place in Muziekgebouw Eindhoven.
Wanna Haircut - TROMP 2024
The best cuts of music in sharp looking location? We've got you covered! In this snappy mini-concert, Hong-Kong percussionist Keith Ng will show you that rhythm is all around us by playing a small percussion set up with one of the edgiest instruments of our time: the comb.
Aphasia - Mark Applebaum
Counting Five - Tom Johnson
Well - groomed - Viet Cuong
Electronic Night - TROMP 2024
Enter a magnificent soundscape with Tristan Perich's Parallels for tuned triangles, hi-hats and 4-channel 1-bit electronics. Music that draws you in with a minimal blend of rhythm and nostalgia, brought to you this evening by the percussion duo Keith Ng and Jason Chen. Both award-winning percussionists have an impressive track record of festival and event performances.
Parallels - Tristan Perich
Echoes of Snow - TROMP 2024 Opening Concert
Echoes of Snow unveils a world where innocence and injustice dramatically collide. Lyrical cellist Ella van Poucke blends with four percussionists to create a unique soundscape. The centrepiece of the evening is Snow in June by Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun. Surrounding this centrepiece will be an echo of its depth: the abstract textures of John Cage, followed by the grooving rhythms of Andy Akiho, the stillness of Toru Takemitsu’s melodies and the serene sounds of Kaija Saariaho. Van Poucke will be joined on stage this evening by collaborating artists Agostinho Sequeira, Keith Ng, Jason Chen, Galdric Subirana, Michael Burritt and DOMNIQ.
John Cage – Third Construction
Andy Akiho – 21
Toru Takemitsu – Rain Tree
Kaija Saariaho – Six Japanese Gardens
Tan Dun – Snow in June
Openingsconcert:Nymphéas Trombone Quartet & Amswave Percussion Trio
Amswave Trio is going to open the prestigious Grachten Festival this year, together with Nymphéas Trombone Quartet.
Jong Talent Route
Together with Jason Chen, the 2022 TROMP prize winners will play in a short but special concert during the Jong Talent Route where you will be guided by a festival supervisor to visit 3 others concerts played by prize winners in other major competitions.
Master 1 Transition Exam
Marcel Wheatley - Marimba/ Vibraphone
Aarón Ormaza Vera - Piano
Silence Greets the Dawn - Ross Harris
Argoru VII - Alvin Singleton
Piano Sonata - Gideon Klein (Adpt. Klein Duo)
Marimba Concerto - Kevin Puts
King of Denmark - Morton Feldman
Lunchtime Concert - Why Patterns
A lunchtime concert perfect for a stress getaway with music by Morton Feldman
Why Patterns? - Morton Feldman
Keith Ng, Glockenspiel
Seen Tung Lee, Piano
Francisco Ramírez, Flute
Percussion & Friends Festival & Academy
A unique festival for young percussionists with workshops and concerts!
Presenting solo marimba work as the prize winner of TROMP 2022
Koffieconcert - Marimba Solo
A casual Sunday morning concert presenting diverse works for Solo Marimba
Atlas Première
Atlas Ensemble in Oranjewoud Festival
Joël Bons – New work for winds and percussion (2024, world premiere)
Winter Words
Bang Percussion Trio presents their latest arrangement on 2 song cycles by Benjamin Britten and Francis Poulenc
Jara van Dam's Master Final Recital
Playing “And the legion will rise” by Kevin Puts, with Jara van Dam (Clarinet) and Elisa Dijkstra (Violin)
CVA Score Collective
CVA New Music Ensemble - Score Collective plays a program consists of American Music in the 20th and 21st century.