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Michel van der Aa, 2018
Michel van der Aa (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmixəl vɑn dər ˈaː] composer of contemporary classical music .[1]
Early years
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Michel van der Aa was born 10 March 1970 in Oss . He trained as a recording engineer at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague , and studied composition with Diderik Wagenaar , Gilius van Bergeijk , and Louis Andriessen .
Career
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The music of van der Aa has been performed by ensembles and orchestras internationally. Those include the Asko|Schönberg ensemble, Freiburger Barockorchester , Ensemble Modern , Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra , Melbourne Symphony Orchestra , Dutch National Opera , Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg , Seattle Chamber Players , Ensemble Nomad Tokyo, musikFabrik , Continuum Ensemble Toronto, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra , Netherlands Radio Orchestras, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra , Sweden, and the Helsinki Avanti! Chamber Orchestra .[2]
He completed a short program in film directing at the New York Film Academy in 2002. He also participated in the Lincoln Center Theater Director's Lab, a short, intensive course in stage direction in 2007.
Michel van der Aa's music theatre works, including the chamber opera One [3] After Life [nl The Book of Disquiet , have received international critical praise.[4] [5]
He directed the television production of One for the Dutch national broadcasting company NPS . Passage (2004), a short film by van der Aa, has been shown at several international festivals and has been aired on Dutch national television.[6]
He has been a featured artist at the Perth Tura New Music Festival and Holland Festival . He has collaborated with choreographers such as Kazuko Hirabayashi , Philippe Blanchard , Ben Wright and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa .[7]
Awards
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Van der Aa was the recipient of the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in 1999. He also received the prestigious Matthijs Vermeulen Award for One in 2004. He received the Siemens Composers' Prize in 2005. He also received the Charlotte Köhler Prize for his directing work and the interdisciplinary character of his oeuvre in the same year. He was awarded the Hindemith Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in 2006.
In November 2012 it was announced that van der Aa would be the recipient of the 2013 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition, for his cello concerto Up-Close , a 'highly innovative fusion of musical and visual art'[8] Sol Gabetta and the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.[9] Mauricio Kagel Music Prize .
Projects
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Van der Aa's 3D film-opera Sunken Garden , a collaboration with David Mitchell , author of Cloud Atlas [10] English National Opera , Barbican Centre , Toronto Luminato Festival, Opéra National de Lyon , and the Holland Festival . It was given its première by English National Opera conducted by André de Ridder at the Barbican Centre , London, on 12 April 2013,[11] Roderick Williams in the role of Toby.
His music is recorded on the Harmonia Mundi , Col Legno, Composers' Voice, BVHaast, and VPRO Eigenwijs labels, as well as his own label Disquiet Media.[6]
Works
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Opera and music theatre
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Vuur (2001), opera , for solo voice, actors, singers, ensemble and soundtrack
One (2002), chamber opera , for soprano, soundtrack and film
After Life [nl opera , for six solo voices, ensemble, soundtrack, and film
The Book of Disquiet (2008), music theatre , for actor, ensemble, soundtrack and film
Sunken Garden (2011–12), opera , for three singers, ensemble, soundtrack, and film [12]
Blank Out (2015–16), chamber opera , for soprano, baritone (film), choir (film) and 3D film
Eight (2018–19), virtual reality installation, for mezzo-soprano, soprano, choir, soundtrack, VR
Upload Bregenzer Festspiele ), music and libretto by van der Aa, for soprano, baritone, small orchestra, film projection, motion capture [5]
The Book of Water (2021–22), chamber music theatre, for two actors, soprano, string quartet, film and soundtrack
Orchestra
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See-Through (2000), for orchestra
Here [to be found] (2001), for soprano, chamber orchestra, and soundtrack
Here [enclosed] (2003), for chamber orchestra and soundtrack
Second Self (2004), for orchestra and soundtrack
Imprint (2005), for Baroque orchestra
Spaces of Blank (2007), song cycle for mezzo-soprano, orchestra and soundtrack
Violin Concerto (2014) for violin and orchestra
Ensemble
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Span (1996), for ensemble and soundtrack
Between (1997), for percussion quartet and soundtrack
Above (1999), for ensemble and soundtrack
Attach (1999–2000), for ensemble and soundtrack
Here [in circles] (2002), for soprano (with small cassette player) and ensemble
Mask (2006), for ensemble and soundtrack
Up-Close (2010), concerto for solo cello, strings ensemble/orchestra, soundtrack and film
Chamber music
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Auburn (1994), for guitar (classical or electric) and soundtrack
Oog (1995), for cello and soundtrack
Double (1997), for violin and piano
Quadrivial (1997), for flute, violin, cello, and prepared piano
Solo (1997), for percussion solo
Wake (1997), for percussion duo
Caprce (1999), for violin solo
Just Before (1999), for piano and soundtrack
Memo (2003), for violin and portable cassette recorder
Transit (2009), for piano and film
Rekindle (2009), for flute and soundtrack
And how are we today? (2012), for mezzo-soprano, piano, and double bass
Miles Away (2012), for mezzo-soprano, violin, piano and double bass
Dance and film
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now [in fragments] (1995), for soprano, clarinet, cello and soundtrack
Staring at the Space (1995–96), for chamber orchestra
Faust (1998), for ensemble and soundtrack
The New Math(s ) (2000), for soprano, traverso , marimba, violin and soundtrack
Solitaire (2003), for violin and soundtrack
Other
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References
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^ Picard, Anna (1 April 2012). "Riccardo Primo, Britten Theatre, London Life Is a Dream, Argyle Works, Birmingham Timberbrit, Bussey Building, London" The Independent Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2013 .
^ Clements, Andrew (25 February 2016). "The Book of Disquiet review – a beautifully crafted Van der Aa theatre piece" . The Guardian . Retrieved 4 January 2019 .
^ a b Joshua Barone (3 October 2021). "Review: In Upload , Do Blockchains Dream of Electric Lizards?" . The New York Times
^ a b Clements, Andrew (22 March 2016). "Van der Aa: Blank Out review – enigmatic but effective and fluent" . The Guardian . Retrieved 7 October 2019 .
^ "Vanderaa.net : Biography" . www.vanderaa.net . Retrieved 16 July 2019 .
^ "Up-close wins music prize for van der Aa" . 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022 .
^ "Vanderaa.net : News : Michel van der Aa wins 2013 Grawemeyer Award" . www.vanderaa.net .
^ "Michel van der Aa – Sunken Garden " , intermusica.co.uk
^ Sunken Garden – Vanderaa.net Michel van der Aa website. Accessed 17 September 2014
^ "Virtual International Philharmonic" . Archived from the original on 26 May 2014.
^ "The Book of Water – Michel van der Aa" . 6 April 2022.
^ The Book of Sand Archived 14 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Holland Festival 2015
^ "Michel van der Aa – Time Falling (feat. Kate Miller-Heidke)" , album details, Disquiet Media
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