Bells of Westertoren, Derek Bermel & Friends

Heleen Hulst presents:Together after 30 years: Derek Bermel, Wiek Hijmans, Ned McGowan, Gerard Bouwhuis & Heleen Hulst

A native New Yorker, Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel traveled from Brooklyn to Amsterdam in 1995-96 to study with Louis Andriessen. Three decades later he returns to reunite with friends and musical collaborators and honor Andriessen’s memory with a tribute work. Featuring Gerard Bouwhuis, Wiek Hijmans, Heleen Hulst and Ned McGowan.

Program:
Derek Bermel: Bells of Westertoren, Thracian Sketches , selections from Twin Trio/Paquitology
Wiek Hijmans: Burn, Hong Song, Awful Lot
Ned McGowan: Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2, Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Spinifex
Claude Vivier: Pièce pour clarinette et violon

Clarinet: Derek Bermel
Piano: Gerard Bouwhuis
Electric Guitar: Wiek Hijmans
Violin: Heleen Hulst
Flute: Ned McGowan