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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Accordeon & Mondharmonica (NOVAM)
President: Mr. Joop van Strien CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: +31528 – 232068 NOVAM - Frans P. de BIE
E-mail: voorzitter@novam.net P.O. Box 1012, NL - 1780 EA DEN HELDER
NETHERLANDS
Secretary: H. van Holland-Jongkind
Phone: +31172-416160
e-mail: aholland@cistron.nl
Treasurer: Mr. Leen Hoffman
Phone: +31104500768
E-mail: penningmeester@novam.net
Public Relations: Frans De Bie
Phone: +31223-642 667 E-mail: novam@quicknet.nl
News from the Netherlands…
NOVAM Works for Accordion Orchestra: The
following works are works for Accordion Orchestra
from recent years. All these Works are performed by
Alphen Opus 2 (pictured below), one of the best
Dutch accordion orchestras (also guest artists at the
2008 Coupe Mondiale in Glasgow), a special
Accordion Orchestra of NOVAM:
Departure (2007) by Jense Meek: In ‘Departure’ one
is leaving the city. As the city changes to countryside,
the memory of its bustle does not yet leave you.
‘Departure’ is a collage, an abstract reproduction of
the city as it can exist in the memory of a traveler.
Spirits of the
Palace (2006)
for accordion
ensemble and
male choir by
Harry de Wit:
The issue at
stake in this
Russian fairytale
is life and
death. The
players and
singers use
instruments, a
sound tape but
also common
objects like
scissors and
stopping knifes, devised and built by the composer.
For this project we did cooperate with the male choir
the Kapella Slava Cultura, consisting of singers from
several Byzantine and Cossack-choirs in the
Netherlands. Part 1: 'Good Spirits', Part 2: 'The
Caught Death', Part 3: `Spirits of the Palace'.
Fantasia for Accordion Orchestra (2004) by Gijs van
Dijk: The piece starts with a variation in the bass on
the three opening bars of a well known Russian folksong.
and used these three chords to recall a sphere.
Using timpani and a wide choice of percussion
instruments each accordion plays an entirely
independent part.
Shades in the Cathedral
(2006) by Lorre Lynn
Trytten: The large church
in Veere is an enormous,
very old, basilica with an
impressive past serving
firstly as Catholic then
Protestant Church, and
later a hospital (for
Napoleon’s soldiers) then
a covered market-place.
After centuries of neglect the building was recently
transformed to a concert location. The rebuilding
while machinery worked and anonymous human
remains were discovered was accompanied each
day with improvised violin music, of which prerecordings
served as basis for the piece.
Tango Fugitativo & Milonga Feliz (2006) by Gerie
Daanen: The first part is characterized by its fugue
like setting in a rythmic context within a 8/8 rythm,
mostly in 3/3/2, but also 3/2/3. In the andante
misterioso, timbre plays an important role. After a
contrast-full 3rd part, the 4th part takes over this
figure in a somewhat springy way. The allegro con
fuoco may be approached as the culmination,
containing a comtemplative middle part which refers
to the 2nd part. In the tango restlessness and
excitement mark the seek for inner rest. The milonga
is the light counterpart of it, has a traditional musical
form and may just swing.