Anne van Schothorst
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Anne van Schothorst is a Dutch harpist and composer
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She plays the pedal harp, celtic harp and historical harps as well; an antique Erard harp (double action) and a Schwieso Grosjean (single action).
The Canadian composer Jean Chatillon
has dedicated to her a composition for harp solo. Van Schothorst composed her first music piece, Still life at age 15. The composition is originally written for harp and flute and later arranged for harp solo.
Van Schothorst is producing CDs and DVDs for her indy label Harp and Soul Productions. She is also responsible for the compositions and film recordings of these productions. She has been assigned also for composition projects.
The composition Streetlife has been selected from many submissions for the 60x60
project 2006-2007 of composer and musician Robert Voisey
.
Several compositions could be heard on (inter)national radio stations and podcasts. Radio Indy has honored Van Schothorst with the Gold Artist award for the CD I am a dreamer.
She participates with poets, musicians and composers. With the Swedish composer Goran Jonasson, the English singer Sharon Selman, the American flutist Cathy Feldman and Swedish pianist Morgan Martinsson she is creating the CD Pink Anacondas. They work and participate together via internet/ myspace
.
and Yann Tiersen
can be heard in her work.
The compositions of the CD Aarden (2007) can be characterised as meditative and even mystical and are being compared with a mantra
. The music is acoustical and instrumental.
Her improvisation
techniques (CD I am a dreamer, 2008) are influenced by jazz music, classical music
and the celtic music
tradition.
The addition of soundscapes and spoken poetry to her recordings are a part of her work method too.
Van Schothorst adds also film as an addition to her compositions. The artistic images are photografical taken or post processed with filters.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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She plays the pedal harp, celtic harp and historical harps as well; an antique Erard harp (double action) and a Schwieso Grosjean (single action).
The Canadian composer Jean Chatillon
Jean Chatillon
Jean Chatillon is a Canadian composer.Chatillon was born of a family of musicians, in 1937, in Nicolet, Quebec. In 1951 he began to play piano and to compose. At first self-taught, then he undertook serious musical studies with the master Conrad Letendre in Montreal...
has dedicated to her a composition for harp solo. Van Schothorst composed her first music piece, Still life at age 15. The composition is originally written for harp and flute and later arranged for harp solo.
Van Schothorst is producing CDs and DVDs for her indy label Harp and Soul Productions. She is also responsible for the compositions and film recordings of these productions. She has been assigned also for composition projects.
The composition Streetlife has been selected from many submissions for the 60x60
60x60
60x60 is a collection of 60 electroacoustic or acousmatic works from 60 different composers/artists, each work 60 seconds or less in duration. 60x60 project showcases sixty new works, each sixty seconds or less, by sixty composers in a continuous sixty minute concert, for a one-hour cross-section...
project 2006-2007 of composer and musician Robert Voisey
Robert Voisey
Robert Voisey is a composer and producer of electroacoustic and chamber music. He founded Vox Novus in 2000 to promote the music of contemporary American composers and in 2001 created The American Composer Timeline, the first in-depth listing of American composers, spanning from 1690 to the...
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Several compositions could be heard on (inter)national radio stations and podcasts. Radio Indy has honored Van Schothorst with the Gold Artist award for the CD I am a dreamer.
She participates with poets, musicians and composers. With the Swedish composer Goran Jonasson, the English singer Sharon Selman, the American flutist Cathy Feldman and Swedish pianist Morgan Martinsson she is creating the CD Pink Anacondas. They work and participate together via internet/ myspace
Myspace
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Style
The compositions are related to minimal music; influences of composers as Philip GlassPhilip Glass
Philip Glass is an American composer. He is considered to be one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who has brought art music to the public .His music is often described as minimalist, along with...
and Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen is a musician from France. His musical career is split between studio albums, collaborations and film soundtracks with a distinctive sound that is always involved...
can be heard in her work.
The compositions of the CD Aarden (2007) can be characterised as meditative and even mystical and are being compared with a mantra
Mantra
A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation"...
. The music is acoustical and instrumental.
Her improvisation
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
techniques (CD I am a dreamer, 2008) are influenced by jazz music, classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
and the celtic music
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
tradition.
The addition of soundscapes and spoken poetry to her recordings are a part of her work method too.
Van Schothorst adds also film as an addition to her compositions. The artistic images are photografical taken or post processed with filters.
Discography
- 'CD Aarden' - Meditative music for harp solo (H&S Productions 2007)
- 'CD I am a dreamer' - Improvisations, harp solo (H&S Productions 2008)
- 'EP De huizen van Dordrecht' - Harp music and spoken poetry; poems by well known Dutch poet Jan Eijkelboom. (H&S Productions 2008)
- 'CD 60x60 2006-2007' - Electronic music, composition Streetlife has been selected for international edition, initiater Robert VoiseyRobert VoiseyRobert Voisey is a composer and producer of electroacoustic and chamber music. He founded Vox Novus in 2000 to promote the music of contemporary American composers and in 2001 created The American Composer Timeline, the first in-depth listing of American composers, spanning from 1690 to the...
(Vox NovusVox NovusVox Novus is an organization promoting contemporary composers. Founded by Robert Voisey in 2000 This organization was created for the purposes of expanding the presence of contemporary music in the public's vision, empowering composers and contemporary musicians to create, produce, and promote...
2008)