Monique Krüs
composer
Scene from Pirate Queen (2024)
Monique Krüs
composer
Scene from Pirate Queen (2024)
Dutch soprano Bauwien van der Meer invited me for a song cycle with quite an unusual orchestration: harp, organ and string quartet as part of her 'From darkness to light' concert series, Je vis, je meurs. I chose 3 sonnets by French feminist Louise Labé who wrote 24 very passionate love sonnets.
Premiere will take place April 30, 2022 in TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. The songs will be recorded at the Orgelpark Amsterdam
In the Theatre Hall of Amare, the brand new music temple in
The Hague, Anne & Zef will be performed April 24th, 2022 in
the original staging by Corina van Eijk.
April 21/22 there are 2 performances each for schools.
With Mireille Bittar as Anne and Benjamin de Wilde as Zef.
The composer will conduct herself.
Tickets: Amare Den Haag
The work of German acclaimed poet Doris Runge somehow is reminiscent of Dutch poet Vasalis, since she is also known for using words sparingly. Three of her poems inspired Krüs to write a song cycle for high voice and string quartet or piano. Two of them will be performed by Eric Reddet, tenor and Abigail Reddet, piano in the opening concert of the Voorhaven Concerten in Edam, North of Amsterdam. Get your tickets here!
The Utrechts Kamerkoor will perform Denkend aan Holland for TTBB, originally written for The Gents men's choir in 2019.
March 25, 2022 in the Pieterskerk in Utrecht.
Check their website!
After some concerts in the fall, now at last we can perform again!
Third Edition of the Utrechts Requiem for which Krüs wrote Chaos and Eindelijk gehoord for SATB and clarinet, harp, violin and violoncello. January 30th, 2022 at 13.30h and 16.00h you can hear the stories of people who had a difficult start in life but turned their experiences into positive energy.
Tickets: TivoliVredenburg
Also check the Utrechts Requiem website.
De Nachtegaal en de Keizer, family show of the famous fairy tale. With Karin Strobos and musicians from the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra.
Check the Speellijst of the Appeltaartconcerten
Singable music for women's choir SMA: Morning Light on a text
by Xandra Knebel.
Pianist Jabiz Hafizi and baritone Michael Wilmering performed Denkend aan Holland (originally written for a capella male choir) in a streamed concert for the Dutch Embassy in Iran, November 2020. It was also an Online Competition Challenge and they won!
De Nachtegaal en de Keizer, a Covid proof version of the fairy tale by Andersen for a singer/narrator, viola, bassoon and piano, was written for the Appeltaartconcerten (Apple Pie Concerts). Music for the elderly and people who can’t come to a concert hall. With Karin Strobos and musicians from the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra.
Denkend aan Holland now arranged for TTBB and a part of the songcycle
Equinox (SSMA). Concert with the Slotkoor in the Nicolaikerk in Utrecht (NL) on July 25, 2020.
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