Theo Loevendie

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Theo Loevendie
Born	September 17, 1930 (1930-09-17) (age 77), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genre(s)	Contemporary classical music, jazz
Occupation(s)	Composer, Clarinet player
Label(s)	Varajazz, Etcetera
Website	www.theoloevendie.com

Theo Loevendie (born September 17, 1930 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch composer and clarinet player.

Loevendie studied composition and clarinet at the Conservatoire of Amsterdam. Initially he concentrated on jazz music. As off 1968 he also wrote concert music, among which operas, concertos and chamber music. Several of his compositions won prizes.

Starting 1970 Loevendie taught composition at several Dutch conservatoires. Among his many students were Svitlana Azarova, Matthias Kadar, Vanessa Lann, Peter van Onna, Robin de Raaff, and Victor Varela.

As a performer, he participated in the ensembles Consort, Brevisand the Theo Loevendie Quintet.

In 2004, he founded a new group: The "Ziggurat Ensemble" - as he puts it himself: his dream-ensemble. It consists of a mix of western and non-western instruments: Er-hu, Viola da Gamba, Qanun, Voice, Duduk, Bass, Pan Pipes and Percussion. Loevendie is writing practically all the music for this young and enthusiastic team and in the relatively short time of it's existence has celebrated many successes with it. See also [1]

1 Awards
2 Discography
3 Orchestra Ensamble Works
4 Chamber Music Works
5 External links

[edit] Awards

1969 - Edison for a jazz album
1979 - The VPRO/Wessel Ilcken Award
1982 - Edison for De nachtegaal (1979)
1984 - Koussevitzky International Record Award (together with Pierre Boulez)
1986 - Matthijs Vermeulen Award for Naima
1988 - 3M Award

[edit] Discography

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1978 Bart Berman, piano: Vriend, Hekster, Loevendie, De Vries, Kleinbussink ( Golf)
1986 Theo Loevendie Quintet ( Varajazz)
2005 Cello Octet Conjunto Iberico: Four Winds ( Etcetera)
2005 Theo Loevendie meets Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit: bayram (TryTone [2] )

[edit] Orchestra Ensamble Works

2002 Seyir; for 25 European and non-European instruments.
2000 Koraalvariaties “Von der Höhe in der Tiefe”; for 19 instruments.
1998 Esmée-suite: “Ondergang”; for orchestra.
1997 Vueltas; for strings and percussion.
1986 Naima Suite; for orchestra.
1986 Intermezzo; for orchestra, from the opera “Naima” (1985).
1983 In Prison; for orchestra, fragment from the opera “Naima” (1985).
1983 Music for a Strange Wedding; for orchestra, choreographic scene from the opera “Naima” (1985)
1979 Flexio; for orchestra.
1971 Bacchanten; stage music for a theatrical piece by Euripides.
1966 Confluxus; for jazz-orchestra and symphony-orchestra.

[edit] Chamber Music Works

2003 Victoria Regina; for flute, clarinet, violin and violoncello.
2001 Per quanti? III; for alto flute, harp and percussion.
1998 Two Mediterranean Dances; for 8 violoncellos.
1998 Golliwog's other dances; for clarinet, trumpet and bassoon.
1997 Ackermusik; for piano trio.
1997 Sandsandsnaresandsizzles; for 3 percussionists.
1996 ¿Que pasa en la calle?; for 4 trumpets.
1996 Fanfare; for 9 brass instruments and percussion.
1995 Laps; for ensemble.
1994 Two pieces on canons by Guillaume de Machaut; for saxophone quartet.
1994 Amsterdam Tango; for violin, bandoneon, viola, violoncello, double bass and piano.
1993; arr. 1994 Two pieces on canons by Guillaume de Machaut; for mandoline, guitar, harp and bass clarinet resp.clarinet.
1993 Two pieces on canons by Guillaume de Machaut; for flute quartet.
1992 Cycles; for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano.
1992 Lerchen-Trio; for clarinet, violoncello and piano, in memoriam Olivier Messiaen.
1991 Drones, for violin and piano.(Drones, Cycles and the Lerchen-Trio form in this order a trilogy)
1990 Passacaglia alla Turca; (1990) for 8 instruments.
1988 Plus One; for flute, bass clarinet and piano [1981-1988].
1986 Back Bay Bicinium; for 7 instruments.
1981 Venus and Adonis suite; for 5 instruments.
1980 Nonet; for winds, percussion, piano and double bass.
1980 Venus and Adonis; for ensemble, music for a theatre production after a poem by *William Shakespeare.
1979 Voor Jan, Piet en Klaas; for 2 pianos 8-hands.
1974 Prelude; for 6 percussionists.
1974 Timbo; for percussion group (6 players).
1974 The Nightingale; for ensemble, music for a theatre version of the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
1971 Music for bass clarinet and piano.
1968 Tre Pezzi; for piccolo clarinet (in Eb), clarinet (in b) and bass clarinet (in b)
1964 Three Pieces for youth ensemb