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ROZALIE HIRS
Composer
COMPLETE CATALOGUE
Venus: evening star ; invisible ; morning star, (2010)
For percussion sextet and electronic sounds.
Premiered at the Holland Festival, Bach Pavilion (architecture: Zaha Hadid), Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam,
Netherlands, June 8, 2010, 16:00 and 20:30 – Percussion Group The Hague
Commissioned by Percussion Group The Hague and Holland Festival with financial support of the Eduard van
Beinum Foundation
duration 20' ca.
Zenit (2010)
For string quartet.
Premiered at Les espaces acoustiques and beyond: new music after Gérard Grisey, REDCAT, Roy and Edna
Disney/CalArts Theatre, Los Angeles, United States, May 1, 2010 – The Formalist Quartet
Written upon invitation by The Formalist Quartet with the support of a travel fellowship from the Netherlands
Performing Arts Fund.
Dedicated to Mark Menzies and The Formalist Quartet in friendship and admiration
Duration 22' ca.
zichtbaar als zichzelf (2010)
For two speakers.
Premiered at Finissage, Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 18, 2010, 16:00 - Rozalie Hirs (voice),
Henk van der Waal (voice).
Co-composition Rozalie Hirs, Henk van der Waal.
Text Henk van der Waal, zelf worden, Querido, Amsterdam, 2010
Duration 17' ca.
Little whale and the ice/ Kleine walvis en het ijs (2010)
For fourteen instruments.
First performance De Gigant, Apeldoorn, Netherlands, February 14, 2010, 16:00 - Orchestra De Ereprijs and Wim
Boerman (conductor).
Instrumentation 2fl(alto fl), cl(bcl), sop sax(alto sax), alto sax(sop/bar sax), cor, trp, 2trb, tba, perc, pf, gt, bgt,
commissioned by Orchestra De Ereprijs with financial support of NFPK+.
Dedicated to Orchestra De Ereprijs.
Duration 13' ca.
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Bridge of Babel (2009, 2010 rev.)
Electroacoustic composition.
First performance Android, sound installation by Roel van Timmeren (with electro-acoustic compositions by Gerda
Geertens, Huba de Graaff, Mayke Nas, and Rozalie Hirs), Kinker bridge, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 27 June 2009;
first live performance Babel festival, festival for contemporary music theatre, Restaurant Babylon/Ostadetheater,
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5 November, 2010 - Rozalie Hirs (voice, soundtrack).
Based on the collage poem Bridge of Babel by Rozalie Hirs, made of objects trouvés, short excerpts from poems by
Adonis, Anna Luísa Amaral, Yehuda Amichai, Antonella Anedda, Casimiro de Brito, Toeti Heraty, Marianne Larsen,
Zia Movahed, Les Murray, Titos Patríkios, Tom Petsinis, Martin Reints, Raoul Schrott, Tomas Tranströmer, Ben
Zwaal, Miek Zwamborn, and others. The rights for each of the poetry citations remain with the respective author.
Commissioned by Roel van Timmeren/ILAP.
Duration 7' ca.
Curved space/ Gekromde ruimte (2009)
For voice, instrumental improvisers, and live processing.
Premiered at Pianolab: WortMusik, Goethe Institut, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 5, 2009 - Ned McGowan (flute),
Tobias Klein (clarinet/contrabass clarinet), Joost Buis (trombone, lapsteel guitar), Stevko Busch (piano), Robert van
Heumen (computer, controllers), Arnold Dooyeweerd (double bass), and Rozalie Hirs (voice).
Text ('Gekromde ruimte', from: Geluksbrenger, Querido, Netherlands, 2008) Rozalie Hirs
Commissioned by Galerie der Töne/WortMusik and Stevko Busch.
With financial support of the Prins Bernhardcultuurfonds/ Alida Beekhuisfonds.
Duration 27' ca.
Roseherte (2007-08)
For large orchestra and electronic sounds.
Premiered at the 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).electronic sounds
Commissioned by NPS and Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst
Duration 15' ca.
Article 5: dolphin, curved time (2008)
For solo soprano
Premiered at the Wendingen Festival/Kunst op locatie, Bijbels Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 14, 2008 -
Irene Maessen (soprano).
Text Rozalie Hirs.
Commissioned by Marja Bon and Wendingen Festival.
Duration 9' ca.
Poetry pieces I-III: heaven bleak ; dolphin ; family tree (2008)
For poet and soundtrack
Premiere (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.
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Vlinders, gras (2007)
For four speakers
Premiered at the Tolhuistuin Festial, Tolhuistuin Amsterdam-Noord, Netherlands, May 12, 2008 - Jackson Mac Low
Band.
Instrumentation 4 male voices
Duration 5' ca.
Zenit, uur nul (2007)
For string quartet.
First performance The soul awakens, Museum De Pont, Tilburg, Netherlands, February 11, 2007 – Zephyrkwartet
(string quartet)
This composition is replaced by Zenit (2010).
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.
World premiere 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, 2007 rev.)
Electro-acoustic composition.
Received the distinction 'Recommended work', 11th International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music (IREM/
UNESCO), Lisbon, Portugal, December 2007.
World premiere 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,
soundtrack).
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.
Premiered 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.
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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.
article 4: landkaartje ; la carte géographique ; map butterfly (2004)
For violin solo & viola solo
Premiered at 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.
Ton, luxiert (2003)
For electroacoustic tape
Duration 6' ca.
In LA (2003, 2010 English version)
A cocktail party for 6 speaking parts
Premiere at Performance Notes, Perdu, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 27, 2005, 20:30 - Rozalie Hirs (voice); first
performance of the Engish version Agit Prop reading series, San Diego, United States, May 8, 2010 - Rozalie Hirs
(voice)
Instrumentation 6 female voices/ 1 female voice and soundtrack (pre-recorded voices)
CD In LA, Aandacht, Drukkerij Tielen, Netherlands, 2003
Commissioned by Drukkerij Tielen , Fokke Wubbolts design and communication, Netherlands
Text and english translation Rozalie Hirs
Editor to the english text James Helgeson
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Duration 18' ca. (Dutch version), 19' ca. (English version)
article 1 to 3: the ; aleph ; a (2003)
For piano solo
Premiere 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.
a-book-of-light: incidence ; lightproof ; iris ; lightly (2002, 2003 rev.)
For eleven instruments and electronic sounds
Premiere 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, Vln, Vla, Vc, Cb, and electronic sounds
Commissioned by Ensemble piano possibile and the Dutch Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst
Duration 17' ca.
For morton feldman (2002)
For electroacoustic tape
Premiere CMC Festival, Engine 27, New York, USA, April 27, 2002
Duration 12’ ca.
Book of mirrors (2001)
For 19 instruments
Premiere 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.
Noise~ (2001)
For live electronics (instruments programmed in Max/msp) or electroacoustic tape
Premiere (#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
Duration 10’ (#1) and 8’ (#2) ca.
Europealis – Meeting Point (2001)
For electroacoustic tape
Premiere 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.)
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Dog Making Kit & Puppy (2000)
Diptych for electroacoustic tape & soprano, piano and cello
Premiere 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: transarctic buddha (2000)
For solo percussion
Premiere 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.
The Sea (1999)
For voice and electronics
Premiere Basicelectroacoustics, CMC, New York, USA, December 7, 1999 – Rozalie Hirs (voice, electronics)
Text Rozalie Hirs
Duration 2’ ca.
Aquarium (1999)
Soundtrack for video
Premiere 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
Premiere 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 8’ ca.
Wel gek (1998)
For children’s choir and baroque ensemble
Premiere 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
Permiere Il Suono dei Parchi, church of Sacro Monte di Varallo Sesia, Piemonte, Italy, October 3, 1997 – Ensemble
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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.
Invisible Self (1996)
For six brass instruments, piano and bass guitar
Permiere 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
Permiere 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
Permiere 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
Commissioned by CEM (Centre for Electronic Music), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration 7’ ca.
Yliaster (1995)
For violin and piano
Premiere 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
Premiere Amstelkerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 12, 1994 – Ron Ford (music box), Thom Hoffman (narrator)
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CD Music Box – 32 compositions for music box, Eigenwijs EW 9413, VPRO Radio, Hilversum, 1994
Text : Rozalie Hirs
Duration 2’ ca.
Pamwe (1994)
For tenor saxophone and two percussionists
Premiere 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
Premiere 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
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