Selected musical works by Rozalie Hirs Roseherte (2007-08) for large orchestra and electro-acoustic sounds first performance Nederlandse Muziekdagen, Muziekgebouw aan't IJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2008 - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and Micha Hamel (conductor) instrumentation 3(pic).3(ca).3(bcl).3(cbn)/4.3.3.1/4perc/arp.cel.pf/str(16.14.12.10.8).electro-acoustic sounds commissioned by NPS and Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst duration 15' ca. article 5 (2008) [dolphin, curved time] for solo soprano first performance Wendingen Festival/Kunst op locatie, Bijbels Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 14, 2008 - Irene Maessen (soprano) commissioned by Marja Bon and Wendingen Festival duration 8' ca. Poetry pieces I-III (2008) [heaven bleak, dolphin, family tree] for poet and soundtrack first performance (part I, II) Zaoem Polypoetry Festival, Minardschouwburg, Ghent, Belgium, April 26, 2008 - Rozalie Hirs (voice, soundtrack/laptop) first performance (part III) Versal launch party, Sugar Factory, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 8, 2008 - Rozalie Hirs (voice, soundtrack) duration 8' ca. Hello heaven, hello thunder (2007) for thirteen players first performance Muziek van nu, Muziekgebouw aan't IJ, Netherlands, Amsterdam, February 19, 2009 - Orkest de Volharding instrumentation Fl, 3Sax, Pf, Cor, 3Trp, 3Tb, Cb commissioned by Orkest de Volharding and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst duration 17' ca. Vlinders, gras (2007) for four speakers first performance Tolhuistuin Festial, Tolhuistuin Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands, May 12, 2008 - Jackson Mac Low Band instrumentation 4 male voices duration 5' ca. Zenit, uur nul (2006) for string quartet first performance The soul awakens, Museum De Pont, Tilburg, Netherlands, February 11, 2007 – Zephyrkwartet (string quartet) commissioned by Zephyrkwartet and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst duration 11' ca. Aan de zon, de wereld (2006) for speaking part and soundtrack worldpremiere Ode aan de zon, Summer solstice festival, Phillip Morris Observatorium, Lelystad, Netherlands, June 24, 2006 – Rozalie Hirs (voice, laptop) birdsong recordings Magnus Robb electro-acoustic composition, texts Rozalie Hirs commissioned by Sunsation Festival, Netherlands duration 11' ca. Pulsars (2006) electro-acoustic composition received the distinction 'Recommended work', 11th International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music (IREM/ UNESCO), Lisbon, Portugal, December 2007 worldpremiere Café Sonore, VPRO Radio 747 AM, Netherlands, May 23, 2006; first performance (part IV) Defence of the free word, Festival More than words, De Balie, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 19, 2006 – Rozalie Hirs (voice, laptop) text Rozalie Hirs commissioned by Armeno Alberts, Café Sonore, VPRO Radio, Hilversum, Netherlands duration 28' ca. Source of Blue/ Bron van blauw (2005) for singing pianist first performance Recital Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 15, 2005 – Marcel Worms (piano, voice) commissioned by Marcel Worms and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst duration 5' ca. Van het wonder is woord (2005) for voice and sound track first performance Dicht aan het IJ, Loods 6, KNSM eiland, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 15, 2005 – Rozalie Hirs (voice, laptop) text Rozalie Hirs commissioned by Stichting Perdu and Stichting Kunstwerk Loods 6, Amsterdam, Netherlands duration 3' ca. Platonic ID (2005, 2006 rev.) for chamber orchestra or thirteen instruments first performance Serie Tijdgenoten, Concertgebouw Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam, February 23, 2005 – Asko Ensemble and Bas Wiegers (conductor); first performance version for chamber orchestra Prague Premieres concert series, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic, March 19, 2006 - Prague Philharmonia and Michel Swierczewski (conductor) instrumentation Fl, Picc, Cl, BassCl, Pf 4-hands, 2Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc, Cb, or chamber orchestra Fl, Picc, Cl, BassCl, Pf 4-hands, strings 4-4-4-4-2 commissioned by the Asko Ensemble and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst dedicated to the memory of Jonathan Kramer duration 18' ca. A throwaway coincidence that determined everything (2004) poetry film first screening Schachtofenbatterie Exhibition at Museumspark Rüdersdorf, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany, June 18, 2004 film (digital animation, 16 mm) Paul Leyton text, sound, voice Rozalie Hirs stipend of the 7th International Summeracademy, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany duration 2' ca. Klangtext, Textklang (2004) for voice and electronics first performance Lange Nacht der Jungen Akademie, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany, May 15, 2004 – Rozalie Hirs (voice), James Fei (analog electronics) composition Rozalie Hirs, James Fei text Rozalie Hirs stipend of the Akademie der Künste (Literature department), Berlin, Germany duration 25' ca. program note article 4 (2004) [landkaartje - la carte géographique - map butterfly] for violin solo or violin with electronics for viola solo or viola with electronics first performance Concerten Tot en Met, Bethaniënklooster, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 1, 2004 – Anna McMichael (violin); first performance viola version UK MicroFest 1, riverhouse, Walton-on-Thames, England, October 15, 2005 – Elisabeth Smalt (viola) commissioned by the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst duration 10' ca. program note Ton, luxiert (2003) for electroacoustic tape duration 6' ca. program note In LA (2003) a cocktail party for 6 speaking parts first performance at Aandacht, Fokke Wubbolts, Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 27, 2003 – Rozalie Hirs (voice) instrumentation 6 female voices/ 1 female voice and playback CD In LA, Aandacht, Drukkerij Tielen, Netherlands, 2003 commissioned by Drukkerij Tielen , Fokke Wubbolts design and communication, Netherlands text and sound mixing Rozalie Hirs sound advice: James Fei, Marc Schots duration 17’ ca. program note article 1 to 3 (2003) [the] [aleph] [a] for piano solo first performance Een nieuwe lente, Concertgebouw Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 2, 2003 – Kees Wieringa (piano); first integral performance Concerten Tot en Met, Bethaniënklooster, Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 18, 2003 – Dante Oei (piano) commissioned by Kees Wieringa and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst duration 12’ ca. program note a-book-of-light (2002, 2003 rev.) [incidence] [lightproof] [iris] [lightly] for 11 instruments and live computer sound first performance Kulturzentrum Einstein, Muenchen, Germany, September 25, 2002 – Ensemble piano possibile and Christian Günther (conductor); first performance of revised score Merkin Hall, New York, USA, May 5, 2003 – Ensemble Speculum Musicae and Michael Adelson (conductor) instrumentation Fl, Ob, Cl, Cor, Trp, Pf, Perc, Laptop, Vln, Vla, Vc, Cb commissioned by Ensemble piano possibile and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst duration 17’ ca. program note Hilbert’s Hotel (2002) for four microtonal player pianos unperformed instrumentation player piano (12-tone equally tempered tuning), 3 player pianos (tuned an eigth-tone apart) duration 14’ ca. program note For morton feldman (2002) for electroacoustic tape first performance CMC Festival, Engine 27, New York, USA, April 27, 2002 duration 12’ ca. program note Book of mirrors (2001) for 19 instruments first performance Soundscreen Project, Holland Festival, Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam, June 20, 2001 – Asko Ensemble with Stefan Asbury (conductor), live performance to film #23.2 by Joost Rekveld instrumentation Fl, Ob, Cl, Fg, Cor, Trp, Tb, Arp, El Gt, Pf, 2Perc, 2Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc, Cb commissioned by the Asko Ensemble and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst Boris and Edna Rapaport Prize (first prize for composition), Music Department, Columbia University, New York, May 2002 duration 12’ ca. program note Noise~ (2001) for live electronics (instruments programmed in Max/msp) or electroacoustic tape first performance (#1, stereo version) Mediated Arts Festival, TArt Foundation Amphitheatre,Twente University, Netherlands, October 18, 2001; first performance (#2, quadrophonic version) Listening in the Sound Kitchen, Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University, USA, November 17, 2001 commissioned by TArt Foundation and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst durations 10’ (#1) and 8’ (#2) ca. program note Europealis – Meeting Point (2001) for electroacoustic tape first performance trytone festival, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 13, 2001; co-composition based on an idea of Stevko Busch, in collaboration with Stevko Busch (electronics) and Iris Hoppe (video) et al. commissioned by Gallery of Tones and trytone festival duration 12’ ca. (total duration 1h ca.) program note Dog Making Kit & Puppy (2000) diptych for electroacoustic tape & soprano, piano and cello first performance Non Sequitur Festival, Here, New York, USA, August 21, 2000; first integral performance Philosophy Hall, Columbia University, USA, December 1, 2001 – Haleh Abghari (soprano), Paul de Jong (cello) and Eric Huebner (piano) commissioned by the Non Sequitur Festival text Anne Elliott duration 12’ ca. article 0 (2000) [transarctic buddha] for solo percussion first performance Big Bang festival, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands, January 12, 2000 – Arnold Marinissen (percussion) instrumentation pitched metals and pitched natural stones commissioned by the Big Bang Festival and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst duration 10’ ca. program note The Sea (1999) for voice and electronics first performance Basicelectroacoustics, CMC, New York, USA, December 7, 1999 – Rozalie Hirs (voice, electronics) text Rozalie Hirs duration 2’ ca. Aquarium (1999) soundtrack for video first screening Multimedia festival, Concerten tot en met VIII, Posthoornkerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 13, 1999 – Simone De Jong (mime), Rozalie Hirs (voice, sound processing) text and video Rozalie Hirs camera Onno van Dodewaard duration 5’ ca. Well (1998) for voice, alto saxophone, keyboard, double bass and drums first performance Present recording December 21, 1998; television documentary by Joost van Krieken, NPS, March 28, 1999 – Susanne Ganser (alto saxophone), Ramón Vallé (keyboard), Jürgen Reiter (double bass), Martin Ibarburu (drums), Rozalie Hirs (voice) text Rozalie Hirs duration 10’ ca. Wel gek (1998) for children’s choir and baroque ensemble first perfomance Children’s Choir Festival, Muziekcentrum Enschede, Netherlands, January 31, 1999 – Children’s Choirs of Muziekschool Enschede, Baroque Ensemble of Muziekcentrum Enschede and Kees Stolwijk (conductor) commissioned by Muziekcentrum Enschede, Netherlands text Rozalie Hirs duration 7’ ca. Sacro Monte (1997) for 10 instruments first performance Il Suono dei Parchi, church of Sacro Monte di Varallo Sesia, Piemonte, Italy, October 3, 1997 – Ensemble Antidogma Musica and Raffaele Mascolo (conductor) instrumentation Fl, Cl, Cor, Pf, Perc, 2Vln, Vla, Vc, Cb CD Sacro Monte, recording by Ives Ensemble, Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, November 3, 1998; Present series 950008, NMClassics, Muziekgroep Nederland, 1999 commissioned by Fondazione Nuova Arca and Antidogma Musica, Turin, Italy duration 11’ ca. program note Invisible Self (1996) for six brass instruments, piano and bass guitar first performance Haags Tumult Festival, Arnold Schönberg Hall, Royal Conservatory, The Hague, Netherlands, November 28, 1996 – students of the Royal Conservatory, Hamish McKeich (conductor) instrumentation 3Trp, 3Trb, Pf, BassGt CD Invisible Self, CSTM Center for Technology and Environment, Enschede, Netherlands, 1996 commissioned by University Twente, Netherlands duration 11’ ca. Myth of Er (1996) soundtrack for film first screening KC Festival, Kees van Baaren Hall, Royal Conservatory, The Hague Netherlands, April 19, 1996 – Arthur Neele (violin), Hugh McDowell (cello), Alexander Maczewski (percussion), Patrick Tedjai (tabla), Rozalie Hirs (voice) instrumentation 2Vln, 2Vc, 2Perc, Tabla, Voice text and film Rozalie Hirs camera Martin Putto duration 6’ ca. Song for Cathy (1995) for voice and four cellos first performance Professional Course for Young Choreographers and Composers, Bretton Hall, Huddersfield, England, August 22, 1995 – Hugh McDowell (cellos), Rozalie Hirs (voice); a collaboration with Catherine Marston (choreography) text excerpt from ‘Four Quartets’ by T.S. Eliot duration 2’ ca. Schizofonia (1995) for tape first performance Geaudeamus Muziekweek, IJsbreker, Amsterdam, September 10, 1995 CD Soundscape Amsterdam, co-production CEMstudio, Gaudeamus Foundation, IJsbreker, Amsterdam and NPS Radio, VPRO Radio, Hilversum, Netherlands, Ssccd 001; distribution Staalplaat, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1995 commssioned by CEM (Centre for Electronic Music), Amsterdam, Netherlands duration 7’ ca. Yliaster (1995) for violin and piano first performance IJsbreker, Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 16, 1996 – Anna McMichael (violin), J. Marc Reichow (piano) duration 13’ ca. Slaaplied voor een duivel (1994) for music box and narrator first performance Amstelkerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 12, 1994 – Ron Ford (music box), Thom Hoffman (narrator) CD Music Box – 32 compositions for music box, Eigenwijs EW 9413, VPRO Radio, Hilversum, 1994 text: Rozalie Hirs duration 2’ ca. text Pamwe (1994) for tenor saxophone and two percussionists first performance IJsbreker Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 18, 1995 – Piet Rebel (tenor saxophone), Martin Ansink, Emiel Matthijsse (percussion) duration 12’ ca. Die Parke (1994) for three female singers first performance Kees van Baaren Hall, Royal Conservatory, The Hague, Netherlands, November 15, 1994 – Sonja van Dalen, Serena Jansen (soprano), Stefanie Beekmans (mezzo soprano) instrumentation 2Sop, Mezzosop text Rainer Maria Rilke duration 5’ ca.