Nicholas Lens

Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens in 2007
Born	1957 Ypres, Belgium
Occupation	Composer
Website
www.nicholaslens.com

Nicholas Lens (born 1957) is a Belgian composer of contemporary music, particularly known for his operas.^[1][2] His work is published by Schott Music International (Mainz/New York)^[3] and Mute Song (London) and distributed by Sony BMG International.

Works

• Slow Man, ^{[4] [5]} opera with libretto by John M. Coetzee based on his novel Slow Man, ^[6] world premiere on 5 July 2012 at the Malta Festival, Grand Theatre, Poznań^{[7][8][9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

• The film (22 min.) Love Is the Only Master I'll Serve, premiered at the Brooklyn International Film Festival New York, June 2006^[14]

• The Puppet Designer for baritone and chamber orchestra, published by Schott Music International 2006^[15]

• Wired, theatrical chamber music for harp and soprano, premiered at Beijing, China on 5 December 2006. ^[16]

• The trilogy The Accacha Chronicles (2005), ^{[17] [18]} for soprano, tenor, counter, mezzo soprano, baritone, bass, male actor, small choir, mixed choir and chamber orchestra, Sony BMG 82876 66239 2, published by Schott Music International ^[19]
  • part I: Flamma Flamma – The Fire Requiem (1994), Sony Classical SK 66293 ^[20][21]
  • part II: Terra Terra – The Aquarius Era (1999), BMG Classics 74321 697182
  • part III: Amor Aeternus – Hymns of Love (2005), Sony BMG 82876 66238 2

• The soundtrack of Mein erstes Wunder, a film by Anne Wild, premiered at Berlin, 2003 ^[22]

• Orrori dell'Amore (1995) for soprano, baritone, counter tenor and chamber orchestra, CD release on Sony Classical (SK 62016), published by Schott Music International ^[23]

References

External links

• Official website
• Schott Music International: Nicholas Lens
• Internet Movie Data Base: Nicholas Lens
• Compact Discoveries: Review of Flamma Flamma (The Fire Requiem)