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Musical “hART” [in preparation] (2012)

Premiere: April 27 2012 in Cultural Centre “De Wildeman”, Herent  (Belgium)
Commissioned by Cultural Centre “De Wildeman”, Herent.

NEW STAIRS (2011)

Premiere: May 25 2011, by Spectra Ensemble, with architect Johan Van Den Berghe in Concertgebouw Bruges (Belgium), in the context of the artistic research project New Feet for 5 Years a Minute, in collaboration with the University of Leuven Association and Concertgebouw Bruges (Belgium)

SHADOWS  (2011)

Premiere: May 5 2011 by Zefiro Torna with live calligraphy by Brody Neuenschwander, text artist.
Commissioned by Festival of Flanders, Mechelen (Belgium)

TRUMPET CONCERTO (2010)

Premiere: [date to be determined]
Commissioned by Limburgs Symfonie Orkest, Maastricht (The Netherlands)

ELEGIE for trumpet and piano (2010)

Premiere: November 2010, as the required piece during the “Dexia Classics” Competition for young brass players
Commissioned by “Dexia Classics” Competition (Belgium)

VUERPEIRT for choir, violin, carillon, accordion, wind band and rock group (based on the old Flemish folk song “Ros Beiaard”)

Premiere: May 12 2010, CC Belgica, Dendermonde (Belgium)
Commissioned by CC Belgica, Dendermonde

MEDIA VIA IN MORTE SUMUS (2009) for mixed vocal ensemble, 3 solo sopranos, Baroque harp, viola da gamba, lute and actor   

Premiere: October 22 2009 by Ensemble Polyfoon & Zefiro Torna in “CC ‘t Getouw”, Bornem (Belgium).
Commissioned by Ensemble Polyfoon.

WEKKERING (2009) for carillon solo  

Premiere: August 28 2009 by Carl Van Eyndhoven, Mol (Belgium).
Commissioned by Beiaardcomité Mol.

CHANGE RINGING (2009), a composition/soundscape (with a libretto by Brody Neuenschwander) for mezzo-soprano, ensemble and electronics

First performance March 21 2009, Sint-Roumbouts Cathedral, Mechelen.
Commissioned by the City of Mechelen (Belgium).

SKIN (2007) for mezzo-soprano and guitar, for a 'soundscape calligraphy' (audiovisual installation) by Brody Neuenschwander

Presentations: August 2007, Hospitaalmuseum, Bruges (Belgium) and March 2008, Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo (Japan).
Commissioned by Brody Neuenschwander.

WIJ ZIJN WIJ (2006), an oratorio for soprano, tenor, child soprano, children's choir, mixed choir and orchestra, on the occasion of the "175th Anniversary of Belgium" celebrations in Leuven (2006)

First performance September 8, 2006, Lemmensinstituut, Leuven, Dirk Vermeulen (cond.).
Commissioned by the City of Leuven (Belgium), in collaboration with the author Saskia De Coster and the Flemish Radio Orchestra.

Orchestration of Samuel Barber's "HERMIT SONGS" (2006) for soprano and orchestra

First performance September 15, 2006, Maastricht (The Netherlands), Limburgs Symfonie Orkest, Ed Spanjaard (cond.).
Commissioned by the Musica Sacra Maastricht Festival (The Netherlands).

PETIT CONCERT… DU DIABLE (2006) for violin, clarinet, horn and four-hand piano

First performance October 20, 2006, Heist-op-den-Berg, by Frescamente and Jan Michiels (piano).
Commissioned by Jeugd & Muziek Vlaanderen (Belgium).

SYMPHONY No. 1 "OPEN" (2005) for orchestra and solo soprano

First performance November 18, 2005, Flagey, Brussels (Belgium) by the Flemish Radio Orchestra, Yoel Levi (cond.) and Catherine Vandevelde (soprano).
Commissioned by the Flemish Radio Orchestra.

CONCEDIDO (2005) for four-part female choir

First performance April 29, 2005, Leuven (Belgium) by Concinite, Peter Dejans (cond.).
Commissioned by Concinite, Belgium.

LES IDEES (2005) for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet

First performance April 30, 2005, Dendermonde (Belgium) by Oxalys.
Commissioned by Oxalys, Belgium.

TOCCATAS (2003) for Flute, Cello and Piano

First performance December 7 and 9, 2003, Toronto and Montreal (Canada) by the Phoenix Trio.
Commissioned by the Phoenix Trio.

TOCCATA-SCHERZO (2002) for Piano

First performance during the semi-finals of the International Queen Elisabeth Competition for Piano on May 19-25, 2003, Brussels, Belgium.
Winning composition of the National Composition Competition of the Queen Elisabeth Competition 2003.

VISIONS (2002) for Mixed Chorus and String Quartet

First performance August 1, 2002 by the Goeyvaerts Consort, the Danel String Quartet, and Marc Michael De Smet (cond.) during the opening ceremony of the International Musicological Society (IMS) Congress 2002, Leuven (Belgium).
Commissioned by the Alamire Foundation.

SCHERZO (2002) for Sinfonietta Ensemble

First performance April 16, 2002 by the New Juilliard Ensemble.
Commissioned by the New Juilliard Ensemble, New York.

FESTIVAL ANTHEM (2001)

First performance November 10, 2001 by the Flemish Radio Orchestra, Bjärte Engeset (cond.).
Commissioned by the Flemish Radio Orchestra.

VIOLIN CONCERTO (2000)

First performance June 10, 2000 by the Flemish Radio Orchestra, Bjärte Engeset (cond.), with Otto Derolez (violin) in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.
Commissioned by the Flemish Radio Orchestra.

WAVES FOR OBOE AND PIANO (1999)

First performance April 25, 1999 by Eric Speller (oboe) and Edoardo Torbianelli (piano).
Commissioned for the Chamber Music Series of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders.

WAVECHAIN FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA (1999)

First performance April 6, 2001, by the Juilliard Symphony Orchestra, Jeffrey Milarsky (cond.), with Eric Huebner (piano).
Winning composition of the Juilliard Composers' Competition 2001, New York.

CUMMINGS SONGS FOR SOPRANO, VIOLIN, PIANO AND ORCHESTRA  (1998)

First performance June 25, 1998 by Collegium Instrumentale Brugensis, Patrick Peire (cond.), with Catherine Vandevelde (sopr.), Véronique Bogaerts (vln), and Jan Michiels (pno).
Commissioned by Collegium Instrumentale Brugensis.

TRANCIRCLE FOR ORCHESTRA (1996)

First performance December 14, 1996 by the Beethoven Academie, Walter Boeykens (cond.).
Commissioned by the Beethoven Academie.

ADAGIO FOR OBOE SEXTET (ob, 2 vlns, vla, vcl., db.) (1996)

First performance April 3, 1996.
Commissioned by Piacevole.

PARTITA FOR RECORDER QUARTET (1995)

First performance September 30, 1995, by the Flanders' Recorder Quartet.
Commissioned by the Flanders' Recorder Quartet.

FOUR YEATS SONGS FOR SOPRANO AND ORCHESTRA (1995)

First performance January 15, 1995 by The Ensemble of New Music of The Lemmens Institute, Paul Beelaerts (cond.), with Ann Willems (sopr.).

PIANO SUITE N°1 (1995)

First performance June 14, 1995 by Katrien Derde at The Lemmens Institute.