GERARD BOUWHUIS

Piano, Bass and ViolaGerard: This members' concert is the perfect opportunity to give the 2nd premiere of a great solo piece for piano by Guus Janssen: 14 variations on a concealed theme (I will explain the title at the concert.)It doesn't happen very often that the piano repertoire is enriched by a new masterpiece. Because that's what I think of it. Guus Janssen plays an extremely sophisticated game with the concealed theme (only a foretaste of half of it sounds at the beginning) and after half an hour, after many wanderings and vistas, the (simple) theme sounds is its original form.I recommend you go and listen! Because then you will also hear the piece Dream by john Cage and an early work by Calliope Tsoupaki for the unusual combination of double bass and viola entitled ‘when I was 27’. About it, Calliope writes: "The viola and double bass transform into a giant fantasy instrument similar to a viola da gamba, resulting in a fusion of low viola and high bass-a symbolic self-reflection. There is even a brief birthday moment in the piece, a small gift to myself, since my birthday is on 27 May."Gerard Bouwhuis, pianoDario Calderone, contrabasHeleen Hulst, altvioolMember concertSplendor can only be the independent and free hub that it is, thanks to the members who support us. We pay them back with our specialty: music. Every year, all Splendor musicians play one concert that's free for this crucial group to whom Splendor owes its everyday existence. Combined with many other events, this means that our members have free entrance to about 80 concerts a year for €9,99 p/m (and €4,99 p/m for minima and students!) – and receive a discount for all other concerts. Pretty good deal, right?The members enable Splendor to remain independent, which is the only way to secure real freedom in programming, experimentation, risk-taking and the promotion of young, upcoming artists. If you can think of another place without a central programming, where last-minute concerts can be planned any moment, where there is no backstage and artists and audience are constantly mingling and hanging out at the bar, where mysterious creative outbursts can be presented that are often labeled 'too risky' elsewhere, and that still guarantees high quality by unleashing the best of The Netherlands' music scene in this creative playground – you get a free membership!Would you rather just visit this concert without becoming a member? You're more than welcome! Buy your ticket(s) below.

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