Why We Programme Women Composers – And How
A follow-up of my blog post on why we continue to programme Russian music – and how, below are some thoughts on programming women composers. Rooted in my work as music librarian for the Domcantorij (the…
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The Cross-Eyed Pianist Interview
This interview for The Cross-Eyed Pianist was recorded a little over a year ago. Reading it now feels like opening a time capsule, a reflection on music, neurodiversity, curiosity, and the quiet joy of seeing…
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Why We Continue to Programme Russian Music – And How
As you may know, I serve as music librarian for the Domcantorij (the choir & orchestra of the Dom church in Utrecht). It’s wonderfully varied work. One week I’m writing in Japanese to a choir…
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From Hilversum to Lincoln: the Domcantorij, Muziekschatten, and a living musical heritage
On the website of the Royal Society for the History of Dutch Music, I had the pleasure of offering readers a glimpse behind the scenes of the Domcantorij.
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Singing as the Foundation of All Things
Singing has always been one of the golden threads running through my life. From my childhood days with Kinderen voor Kinderen to standing on the grand stages of the Dutch National Opera, my voice has…
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Synaesthesia – an essay on the adjacency of the sense of hearing and the other senses
During my Master’s degree in musicology at Utrecht University, I took the course “A History of Modern Listening”. This blog post is based on an essay I wrote for that course, and published in response…
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A Ludomusicologist goes to the museum…
From September 2018 to February 2019, the famous Victoria and Albert Museum in London hosted ‘Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt’, a major exhibition on contemporary video game design and culture. Announced as “a unique insight into the design…