(The composer has recordings of the works marked with an asterisk (*). Please contact him for more information or a copy).

Splinters for soprano and symphony orchestra  (2009) on a poem of Alissa Valles; commissioned by Charlotte Riedijk and Holland Symfonia. This piece is an abbreviated version (for symphony orchestra) of Fragments-20. The first performance is planned for september 2010 at the Gaudeamus Festival.

Fragments-20 for soprano and ensemble (2009) on a poem of Alissa Valles; commissioned by soprano Charlotte Riedijk and the Valerius Ensemble. A staged performance is in preparation with video artist Huub Laurens and stage director Machteld van Bronkhorst.

Lamentos  for flute and cimbalon (2009). Commissioned by Marieke Schneeman (flute) and Michiel Weidner (cimbalom).

Windkracht Acht (Beaufort Eight) for eight flutes (2009). Commissioned by Flute-octet Blow-up.

The darkling thrushsong cycle for mezzo-soprano (or contralto) and wind quintet (2008).

Commissioned by the Ruah Wind Quintet and Cécile van de Sant. Song cycle set to texts by English poets (Sir Edward Dyer, Walt Whitman, Robinson Jeffers and Thomas Hardy); common theme of the poems: animals.

 

Four pieces for flute, violin and double bass (2008).

Commissioned by Rick Stotijn. Première planned for the February 2010 concert series Jonge Nederlanders in the Concertgebouw by Peter Verduyn Lunel - flute, Cecilia Bernardini - violin and Rick Stotijn – double bass.

Farewell (dance, little sisters) (2007) - for piano solo (*).
Music inspired by a sculpture by Sjef Voets. First performance by
Paolo Giacometti, May 24, 2009 in Museum de Pont, Tilburg.

Calmovivo (2007) - for string orchestra.
Commissioned by Amsterdam Sinfonietta with financial support from the Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst. Performed March 2008 by Amsterdam Sinfonietta in the Amsterdam Muziekgebouw aan het Y.

Wagner's Dreams (2007) - song for baritone, violin, viola, cello and piano on a poem by Alissa Valles (*)
Commissioned by the Chamber Music Festival Haaglanden. Performed September 2007 at the Haaglanden Festival in the Hague by Matthijs van de Woerd (baritone) and the Cristofori Quartet (Eva Stegeman - violin, Johannes Erkes - viola, Eric de Wit - cello and Paolo Giacometti - piano).

Juliana's (2006) - a theatrical piece for soprano and harp on an original text of Olaf Mulder.
Commissioned by Musica del Cuore (Caroline Erkelens - soprano and Anne Nydam-Koene - harp). Performed by Caroline Erkelens and Anne Nydam-Koene February 2007 in the Concertgebouw.

Ourrichar Gangridge (2006) for female choir on poems by Anneke Brassinga.
Commissioned by the Netherlands Youth Choir.

Clairobscure (2006) - for solo string quartet and string orchestra. Performed by the Zoroaster String Ensemble (dir. by Herman Draaisma) June 2008.

Tehilim (2006) for baritone and large wind ensemble (*).
Commissioned by Arne Visser. Performed by Ken Gould (solo) and an ad-hoc ensemble of wind players from the The Hague Conservatory with Arne Visser as conductor (June 2006).

Songs of Love and Merriment - Six Elisabethan Songs (2005) for female voice and harp.
Commissioned by Musica del Cuore (Caroline Erkelens - soprano and Anne Nydam-Koene - harp).

Murmurs and cries (2005) for flute and bassclarinet.
Commissioned by Ainoa Miranda - bassclarinet and Melkorka Olafsdottir - flute. Premiered by them December 2005 in the Badcuyp in Amsterdam (concert series of the Karnatic Lab).

Regardantécoutant ... (Looking … hearing ...) (2004) – song cycle on poems by Philippe Jaccottet (*).
Commissioned by Valérie Guilloritsoprano, Jacobien Rozemondviolin, Doris Hochscheid - cello and Frans van Ruth – piano. These musicians gave two performances of this piece: March 2006 at the Chateau de Grignan (in Southern France) in the presence of M.Jaccottet himself and June 2006 in the Bethaniënklooster in Amsterdam.

Het Ware Geweld (The True Violence) (2002/2004) – Opera on an original libretto of Olaf Mulder. (*)
For promotional purposes a CD has been made (November 2003) of several fragments from the opera with a condensed instrumental ensemble. Participants in this CD-production were: Jan-Willem Baljetbaritone, Marcel Beekman – tenor, Ken Gouldbass/baritone, Julia Bronkhorstsoprano, Myra Kroesemezzo-soprano, Jeroen Sarphati and David Bollen – piano I and II, Raymond Honing – flute, Jacob Goud – percussion. Recording by Jan Maarten van den Boom.

Twee psalmen (Two Psalms) (1990/2001) for baritone, three horns and tuba. (*)
Performed by Ken Gould (baritone) and four brass players in the synagogue (LJG) in The Hague on November 2001 and May 2002.

Leeggelopen Zee, Versplinterd Glas (Emptied Sea, Shattered Glass) (2001) – song without words for viola and piano on a poem by Yorgos Seferis. (*)
Commissioned by Elisabeth Smalt – viola. Performed by her in October 2003 with Frans van Ruth – piano in the concert series of the Leo Smit Foundation.

Blues? Hin da mit! (2001) for piano.
Commissioned by Marcel Worms. Performed by him in De Ysbreker in November 2001.

B.G. & Co. (2000) for clarinet, cello and piano. (*)
Commissioned by Marlies Klumpenaar, clarinet; performed several times by her with Daniela Bock – cello and Sibylle Wolf and Frans van Ruth – piano, amongst others at the occasion of her final exam (Sweelinck Conservatory, Amsterdam, April/May 2001).

Elef Lajla We-lajla (1001 Nights) (2000) for solo-violin (and voice and foot-bells). (*)
Commissioned by Jacobien Rozemond. Performed by her numerous times in the period 2001 – 2004; première: May 2001 in the concert series of the Leo Smit Foundation; CD release on Sol Classics (refer to Web-page CD's).

Sonata for cello and piano (1999) (*).
Commissioned by Doris Hochscheid - cello and Frans van Ruth – piano; performed by them several times; first performance: February 2000 in the concert series of the Leo Smit Foundation; CD release on Sol Classics (refer to Web-page CD's).

Drie madrigalen (Three Madrigals) (1998/1999) – song cycle on poems by Petrarca, Montale and Lucebert for soprano, clarinet and piano.
Performance: April 2001 in Alkmaar by Karin Ten Cate – soprano, Jos Ruiters – clarinet and Marianne Habets – piano.

Tegen de tijd (Against Time) (1997) – song cycle on poems by Rutger Kopland for baritone, clarinet and piano. (*)
Performance: June 1998 by Ken Gould - baritone, Ivar Berix - clarinet and Frans van Ruth – piano.

To Yodl or not to (1996) for piano.
Performed several times by Ruth Rose in 1997.

Herinneringen aan een gedroomd eiland (Memories of an Imagined Island) (1995/1996) – large work for speaker, choir, piano and percussion on poems by Yorgos Seferis and Willem van Toorn.

Episoden (Episodes) (1994) for two pianos tuned in quarter tones. (*)
Performance: November 2001 in De Ysbreker by Sara Crombach and Ruth Rose.

In Limine (On the Threshold) (1994/1995) – song cycle on poems by Eugenio Montale for mezzo-soprano, flute, violin, cello and piano. (*)
First performance: June 1998 by Myra Kroese - mezzo, Raymond Honing - flute, Jacobien Rozemondviolin, Doris Hochscheid - cello and Frans van Ruth - piano; CD release on Sol Classics (refer to Web-page CD's).

De Vervalsing (The Falsification) (1993/1994) – comical opera. (*)
Performance: June 1994 in the Korzo Theatre in The Hague by an ad-hoc opera company under the direction of Nora Tours; choreography: Hanna Samson.

Piano Trio (1992) for piano, violin and cello. (*)
Performance: June 1998 by Frans van Ruth - piano, Jacobien Rozemond - violin and Doris Hochscheid - cello.