Nieuw Ensemble
The Nieuw Ensemble (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌniu ɑ̃ːˈsɑ̃ːblə]; English: New Ensemble) was a Dutch musical ensemble. Having worked in the field of new music for almost four decades, it had to came to a halt at the end of 2019. The ensemble was founded in 1980 in Amsterdam and it had a unique instrumental structure, using plucked instruments such as mandolin, guitar and harp in combination with wind, string and percussion. Ed Spanjaard has been the principal conductor since 1982. Almost 1000 pieces have been written for the ensemble. The Nieuw Ensemble had dedicated programmes to the works of a single composer, such as Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Elliott Carter, Franco Donatoni, Brian Ferneyhough, Mauricio Kagel, Ton de Leeuw, György Kurtág, Theo Loevendie and Luigi Nono. Since 1991, programmes featuring new works written especially for the ensemble by Chinese composers such as Tan Dun, Qu Xiao-Song, Xu Shuya, Chen Qigang and Guo Wenjing had appeared. In 1997, the group toured China with concerts in Shanghai and Beijing. In 1998 the Nieuw Ensemble and Joël Bons were awarded the prestigious Prince Bernhard Fund Music Prize for the ‘markedly lively and adventurous programming that could be described as crossing borders, both in the literal and figurative sense'. The Nieuw Ensemble has performed at the Venice Biennale. The Nieuw Ensemble also participated in the Atlas Ensemble, a chamber orchestra with musicians from a number of different countries.
Genre: modern-performance
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- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act I, Scene 1: Non, Monsieur, mon mari (Thérèse, Husband)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act I, Scene 4: Avec vous, vieux Lacouf (Lacouf, Presto)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias: Prologue (Director)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act II, Scene 1: Ah, c'est fou les joies de la paternité (Husband, Newborns)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act I, Scene 9: Intermezzo (Townspeople)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act I, Scene 8: Elle sort un bobard (Policeman, Newspaper Woman, Husband, Lacouf, Presto, Townspeople)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act I, Scene 7: Fameux représentant de toute autorité (Husband, Townspeople)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act I, Scene 6: Ah, puisqu'enfin voici un agent (Husband, Policeman, Townspeople)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act I, Scene 5: Ah, chère liberté (Lacouf, Presto, Thérèse, Husband, Townspeople)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act I, Scene 2: Donne-moi du lard, je te dis (Thérèse, Husband)
- Primordia Rerum
- Gingas N2: Peabiru
- Mirror I for twelve players
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act II, Scene 8: Il faut s'aimer ou je succombe (Thérèse, Husband, Newspaper Woman, Policeman, Townspeople)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act II: Chastes citoyens de Zanzibar, me voici (Thérèse, Husband, Policeman)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act II, Scene 6: Il paraît que vous en faites de belles (Husband, Policeman)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act II, Scene 5: Celui-ci n'est pas réussi (Husband, Policeman)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act II, Scene 4: Mon cher papa si vous voulez savoir (Son, Husband)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act II, Scene 3: Eh, oui! C'est simple comme un périscope (Husband)
- Les mamelles de Tirésias, Act II, Scene 2: Hands Up!…Bonjour, Monsieur le mari (Journalist, Husband)
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