News & Projects
This week, on Friday April 4th, the debut album of the young Dutch harpist Marleen de Bakker will be released, which also includes my work "The Story of the Dragonfly" from 2013, a composition in two parts inspired by the four elements. Elements are substances or forces to which, according to ancient religions, everything on earth can be traced back: earth, water, air and fire. In this piece they form the backdrop of the (short) life of a dragonfly.
The sheet music is now also available from Donemus Publishing. Click here for more information about the album.Worldpremiere of ‘Chorus of invisible Angels’ in the program Écoutez tous with Nederlands Gregoriaans Festival and Stichting Maurice Pirenne by Kamerkoor NEXT, with conductor Fokko Oldenhuis.
In the programme Écoutez tous! the Utrecht Chamber Choir NEXT conducted by Fokko Oldenhuis sings music from the Middle Ages to the present, about creation and destruction, about beginning and end, about accusation and grace. Where in the brand-new work by Rieteke Hölscher the creation and the fall of man are sung by angels, in the impressive Elégie pour les villes détruites by Ton de Leeuw the biblical destruction of Jerusalem and the similarly tragic fate of cities such as Berlin, Nagasaki and Rotterdam can be heard. Timeless Gregorian melodies, a source of inspiration for composers such as the Dutch Maurice Pirenne and namesake Duruflé, appear throughout the programme and connect ancient visions to new, polyphonic visions of the future.Program
Gregorian chants | Maurice Pirenne five motets | Gregorio Allegri Miserere mei, Deus | Rieteke Hölscher Chorus of invisible angels (world premiere) | Maurice Duruflé Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens | Ton de Leeuw Elégie pour les villes détruites
May 18, 2025, 3:30 PM, Church Ruinerwold, Blijdenstein 3, 7961 LH Ruinerwold, Netherlands
June 13, 2025, 8:00 PM, Grote Kerk Den Bosch, Kerkstraat 20, 5211 KG 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
June 14, 2025, 8:15 PM, Pieterskerk Utrecht, Pieterskerkhof 5, 3512 JR Utrecht, Netherlands
Click here for more information and tickets.
Currently I am working on a new Piano Method for beginners, for more information please contact me.
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Recent projects
Broadcast of my piano works ‘Eigen-wijsjes’ no.1, 2 & 4, ‘Piano-etude’ no.4 and ‘Online Socializing’ on Radio Monalisa in the program of Sunday October 13th, 2024.
Reprise of Travel for female choir, performed by L’Ensemble Féminin (L’EF) conducted by Ellen Verburgt on Sunday September 1st : Texel, Doopsgezinde Kerk - Den Burg.
On Sunday, June 16 - in the ERC church, Begijnhof, Amsterdam (starting at 3:15 PM) I will perform piano works during a concert with the theme Poetic Voices. More info & tickets.
Dutch Composer’s Day / Dag van de Componist 2024: Saturday June, 15: more info at New Music Now.
On Sunday June 2, 2024 female choir L'EF with conductor Ellen Verburgt will perform my piece Travel once more: 16:00-17:00 Ontmoetingskerk, Parkstraat 10, 1787 AC Julianadorp ( in the north of North Holland).
New Music NOW NL will broadcast an episode with several of my compositions next Sunday May 12th at 3:30 PM on TV Ons. I feel most grateful to be surrounded by such wonderful musicians!
March 14, 2024: the wonderful violin-piano duo Noé Inui and Vassilis Varvaresos will perform my brand new piece Curtevenne in the concert series of Kunst aan de Dijk at 8:15 PM in Kortenhoef.
January 9, 2024: almost a year ago, I had the privilege of recording a video with three of my latest compositions, with support of the Buma Investment Fund. With 'Compassion', 'Tantalizing' and 'Sospirando', I aimed to create emphatic music that reflect on the world around us. The trailer of New Adventures is now published on the website of Cultuur Explosie.
January 2024, just published by Donemus: Eigen-wijsje No. 4 - Life Lessons for piano solo, dedicated to my first piano teacher Hans Ponten (on the occasion of the 90th birthday in 2020).
Friday - 15 december 2023, ‘Kerstafette’ at the Hervormde Kerk in 's Graveland: performance with students and short preview of my upcoming solo piano album ‘ Shadows’. Also listen to the trailer on YouTube.
Sunday September 24th: Ridderzaal Kasteel Helmond world premiere of ‘Prelude to a Tune’, by Kirsti Apajalahti en Eva Euwe.
In season 2023 -2024 Duo Kirsti Apajalahti (violin) and Eva Euwe (double bass) will perform among others my new compositions Tantalizing and Prelude to a Tune in their wonderful program 'A Sentimental Hedgehog and other Natural Events' - September 3rd, 2023: Lelystad Uitgastfestival and on Sunday September 24th in Ridderzaal at Kasteel Helmond.
Dutch Composer’s Day / Dag van de Componist 2023:
June 17th, 2023 - Chamber music concert of Composers Collective Amsterdam - Ramses Shaffyhuis
A recording session on 25 january 2023 "Gray clouds but colorful vibes." with Kirsti Apajalahti, Eva Euwe and José Sogorb
Song for U for piano solo (extract)
Dutch Composer’s Day / Dag van de Componist 2022
June 18th, 2022 Duo Double Dutch performs Heleen Verleur en Rieteke Hölscher in Splendor - Amsterdam
October, 31st, 2021 - premiere of Flarden / Fragments for 16 bassoon-players at Festival Bassoons for Future, Maastricht
Saturday November 20th, 2021 Gaudeamus Sessions #25 Keystones (part one - Creation)
Travel for female choir - performance Groot Omroepkoor
April 4th, 2019 - premiere Disturbing Light - KuuB Concert, Utrecht
2018 - Il Cibo per la Musica - a commission for Youth Orchestra Bloembollenstreek
for the 6th edition of the National Competition for Youth Symphony Orchestras