Commissioned by
Duration
Toonzetters Project
3':00"
Instrumentation
Premiered by
Percussion, Piano
Ramon van Engelenhoven, Shane van Neerden, Agostinho Sequeira, Arjan Jongsma, Toonzetters Ensemble
Lyrics by
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Soorbâng has been composed for the Toonzetters project.
Toonzetters is a multidisciplinary project in collaboration with twenty Dutch composers, musicians, and a filmmaker. Each composer composed a new music piece for any combination of piano, percussion, and electronics. "Filmmaker Bowie Verschuuren, director Jos van Kan, pianists Ramon van Engelenhoven and Shane van Neerden, and percussionists Agostinho Sequeira and Arjan Jongsma turn the concert into a very special kaleidoscopic experience." The result is a mesmerizing concert experience full of new sounds, new aesthetics, and diverse music in combination with multimedia artworks.
Soorbâng was composed inspired by the folk dances called Choub Bazi (Stick Play) from Torbat-e Jâm, a city in the eastern province of Iran, Khorasan.
Soorbâng has been recorded on Toonzetters album.
Honours & Awards
Nominated for the AHK Eindwerkprijs 2024 (13th edition), in recognition of the composition Soorbâng and the Master's thesis Interweaving Cultures: A Study of Intercultural Engagements with Emphasis on Persian Classical and Folk Music
Read more about "Soorbâng" on "Insider Blog Posts"
List of Musicians
This work has been brought to life by the following remarkable musicians.
