William (Laurence) Bergsma

Sun 12 Feb: IN DEEP SILENCE II Kasteel Cortewalle, Beveren, België

Tue 14 Feb: MEDEA for music theatre Stadsschouwburg, Leidseplein 26, Amsterdam, Nederland

Thu 16 Feb: MEDEA for music theatre NTGent, Sint Baafsplein 17, Gent, België

Sat 18 Feb: Centenary celebration Yvre l'Eveque, Le Mans, France

Sat 18 Feb: 2012 Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition Carnegie Hall 881 7th Ave New York

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(1785) Wolfgang Amadeus [Amadé] Mozart: Premiere of piano concerto in d minor KV 466, in Vienna, Austria, with Mozart at the piano.

(1840) Gaetano Donizetti: Premiere of La Figlia del Regimento, in Paris, France, with Donizetti conducting.

(1879) Franz von Suppé: Premiere of Boccaccio, in Vienna, Austria.

(1903) Anton Bruckner: Premiere of Symphony no. 9 in d minor, in Vienna, Austria.

(1999) Peter Wallin: First performances of "-Uropførelser", "Junk contra Funk", "Allegro con Tanto" & "Bebsophone Concerto No. 1", in Esbjerg, Denmark.

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[details ←] Contemporary Songs in English-Medium Low, piano, vocal,

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[details ←] Fantastic Variations on a Theme from Tristan, viola, piano,

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[details ←] Concerto for Woodwind Quintet (Parts), clarinet, horn, oboe, woodwind quintet, flute, bassoon,

[details ←] Quintet for Flute and Strings (Score), flute,

[details ←] Answer: The Cow (No. 3 from ’Riddle Me This’), vocal, , choral, vocal,

[details ←] Answer: The Egg (No. 2 from ’Riddle Me This’), vocal, , choral, vocal,

[details ←] Answer: The Snow (No. 1 from ’Riddle Me This’), vocal, , choral, vocal,

[details ←] Bethsabe Bathing, piano, vocal,

[details ←] Blatant Hypotheses, trombone, percussion,

[details ←] Cantilena (from ’In Space’), piano, vocal,

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[details ←] Changes for Seven (Score and parts), clarinet, horn, piano, harpsichord, oboe, percussion, flute, bassoon,

[details ←] Clandestine Dialogues, percussion, cello,

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[details ←] Concerto for Woodwind Quintet (Score), clarinet, horn, oboe, woodwind quintet, flute, bassoon,

[details ←] Confrontation from the, Book of Job, vocal, , choral, vocal,

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Music

List of compositions at Netherlands Radio Music Library.

Selected compositions

Symphony no. 1 (1949)
Tangents (1951), piano
String Quartet no. 3 (1953)
A Carol on Twelfth Night (1954), orchestra
The Wife of Martin Guerre (1956), opera
March with Trumpets (1956), band
Concerto for wind quintet (1958)
Chameleon Variations (1960) orchestra
Fantastic Variations on a Theme from Tristan and Isolde (1961), viola and piano
In Celebration, (1963), orchestra
The Murder of Comrade Sharik (1973), opera
Symphony no. 2, “Voyages” (1976), solo violin, chorus, and orchestra
The Voice of Coelacanth (1981), horn, violin, and piano
Variations (1984), piano
Violin concerto

Life

The American composer William Bergsma was also a teacher (he was Philip Glass’s teacher at Juilliard).

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