Opgenomen op zaterdag 1 februari 2025 in Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

Met zijn project, Interweaving Cultures, onderzocht Ramin Amin Tafreshi hoe je muziek kunt maken die verschillende culturen samenbrengt, met speciale aandacht voor Perzische volks- en traditionele muziek. Over de prijs De AHK Eindwerkprijs is dé prijs voor de beste afstudeerwerken en wordt jaarlijks uitgereikt aan twee studenten in de categorieën bachelor en master, en een publieksprijs voor de publieksfavoriet. De jury maakt op donderdag 23 januari 2025 de winnaars bekend.

Deze compositie is onderdeel van Toonzetters, een concertvoorstelling rond 20 jonge Nederlandse componisten. Voor meer info over de tour en het album, zie http://www.toonzetters.nl Compositie: Ramin Amin Tafreshi Piano: Ramon van Engelenhoven & Shane van Neerden Slagwerk: Arjan Jongsma & Agostinho Sequeira Film (schermen): Bowie Verschuuren Regie-advies: Jos van Kan Artistieke leiding: Primo Ish-Hurwitz Audio opgenomen door Frerik de Jong / 7 Mountain Records in het Muziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum

CLAIR DE LUNE (FROM SUITE BERGAMASQUE) Claude Debussy Composed by Claude Debussy in 1890 and reworked and released in 1905, the third movement of Suite bergamasque is a four-movement piano piece. In contrast to the lively second and fourth movements of the suite, the delicate "Clair de Lune" creates a sophisticated contrast. It is one of the first pieces by Debussy and the most instantly identifiable part of his body of work. There are three sections to the building. In the beginning, there is a softly whispered melody that develops into rich, serene harmonies and rhapsodic triplets. In the middle, there is a new melody with that distinctive yearning triad notes over rippling accompaniment. The music builds to a gentle climax and then gently fades into the return of the first theme, which is high in the treble register. A brief coda recalls the middle part, and the work concludes with the same upward-gazing contemplation that it started with. The meditative and contemplative mood is heightened by the melody of Clair de Lune. The melody takes the listener on a journey through their own emotions; the original title, "Promenade Sentimentale" (meaning "sentimental walk"), further emphasizes this point. In contrast, the title doesn't dictate an emotional reaction from the composer but rather invites the listeners to think on their own lives and come to their own conclusions. Ramin Amin Tafreshi's subsequent arrangement endeavors to identify the delicate spotlight that exists between Debussy's expressiveness's rich harmonical texture and his straightforward - yet potent leading voice. With its warm timbre and pensive tone, cor anglais evokes nostalgic and contemplative feeling of the past through Debussy's Clair De Lune; inviting one to move upstream one's memory and reminiscence past moments - and move forward once again. Hence "avenoir". “Your soul is a choice landscape, in which there roam charming maskers and bergamaskers, playing the lute and dancing, as if sad beneath their fantastical disguises.” - Paul Verlaine in ‘Clair De Lune’ -------------- Performing: Duo Avenoir - Matej Lacković (classical guitar) - Peter Lacković (english horn) Arrangement: Ramin Amin Tafreshi Video Recording: Grycko Films Production Audio Recording: TRPTK Location: Het Concertgebouw ---------------- Instruments: - guitar (Manuel Adallid, model 65 Años; double top and Green ebony back and sides, 2022) - english horn (Gebrüder Mönnig, model 180) ----------------- Follow us on social platforms: https://www.instagram.com/duoavenoir/ https://www.facebook.com/duoavenoir/ Click here to visit our website: https://www.duoavenoir.com/

Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet performing live in TivoliVredenburg performed on 10.03.2023

Componist Ramin Amin Tafreshi vertelt over zijn nieuwe stuk voor het Nymphéas Trombone Quartet, getiteld Axe. Nymphéas presenteert: Matricale Concerten 19/08 Grachtenfestival, Amsterdam (try-out) 09/09 Kunst aan de Vaart, Assen (voorpremière) 17/09 Nieuwe Noten, Amsterdam (première) 03/12 Rosa Spierhuis, Laren 25/01 Leidse Salon, Leiden 26/01 Abdijconcerten Aduard 28/01 Grote Kerk Cultureel Emmen 25/02 Abcoude Concerten 9-14/03 Schiermonnikoog Festival 02/06 St. Aegtenkapel, Amersfoort NB: meer data volgen! Info & tickets: https://nympheastrombonequartet.nl/concerten/ Nymphéas Trombone Quartet Arjan Linker Niels Jacobs Tim Ouwejan Wilco Kamminga Visuals: Lisa Derksen Castillo / Sea the Sound Video: Lommer Camera: Flip Kwakkel Montage: Dexter Kerr Locatie: The Other Side Nieuwe muziek van: Apollonio Maiello Arjan Linker Primo Ish-Hurwitz Ramin Amin Tafreshi Met steun van: Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst Provincie Drenthe Gemeente Amersfoort Gravin van Bylandt

Event Horizon (the point of no return) Ramin Amin Tafreshi Electronics by Soheil Shayesteh Event Horizon (the point of no return) for harp and electronics, was created through a close collaboration between composer Ramin Amin Tafreshi and electronic musician Soheil Shayesteh. The piece has been created at the request of the harpist Joost Willemze for Dutch Classical Talent 2023 and is part of a larger program centered around the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. The piece takes its name from the astronomical term "event horizon", which refers to the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape, and which events cannot affect an observer. In the story of Orpheus, this concept is depicted when Orpheus realizes that Eurydice will be forever trapped in the realm of Hades in the underworld, serving as a metaphor for the event horizon. Such narration is achieved in the piece through a reflection of the psychological states of both Eurydice and Orpheus. While the harp narrates the story of Orpheus, the electronics portray the dark and haunting realm of the underworld and the emotional turmoil of Eurydice. Live performance on 23 March 2023 in TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht (NL) Video production: Grycko Films Audio recording: Trptk

'Intersections' of cultures – Debut CD of the Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet. Who we are: 'The Dokwerk Saxophone Quartet are four young energetic high-flyers from the saxophone class at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. From four different corners of the world these four energetic saxophonists came to Amsterdam, where they named their quartet Dokwerk and indulge in all kinds of adventurous repertoire.'- Schiermonnikoog Festival (2023). Hi there, nice to meet you! We are Lisa (DE), Jen-Hong (TWN), Ileana (IT) and Pedro (PT) ☺ Through combining our individual cultures and backgrounds, we find an endless richness and variety of musical possibilities and choices. At times light-hearted, other times energetic, we strive to establish a constant place for the classical saxophone in the music of today and tomorrow!