T he Living Composers Project

Agsteribbe, Frank (b. September 14, 1968, Ghent). Belgian composer of mostly chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere; he is also active as a conductor, harpsichordist and organist.

Mr. Agsteribbe studied organ with Stanislas Deriemaeker, Peter van Dijk and Joris Verdin at the Koninklijk Vlaams Konservatorium in Antwerp from 1986-90 and there also studied music theory with Boudewijn Buckinx and Luc Van Hove from 1986-92 and harpsichord with Jos van Immerseel from 1992-97. He studied composition with Frederic Rzewski at the Conservatoire Royal de Liège from 1991-95. He has studied orchestral conducting privately with David Angus in Belgium since 2003 and attended masterclasses with Diego Masson at Dartington in 2004 and 2005, on the Dartington International Summer School Scholarship and the D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Bursary, respectively.

He has received commissions from numerous ensembles and organizations, including BASF and the Deutsche Oper Berlin, I Cherubini, the Ensor Strijkkwartet, Ex Tempore, the Filharmonisch Jeugdorkest van Vlaanderen, the Noordlimburgs Mannenkoor, I Solisti del Vento, and the Vlaams Radio Orkest, as well as from numerous organizations throughout Belgium. His music has been performed in Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands and has been broadcast throughout Europe and North America.

He is married to the flautist Els Dedecker and has occasionally performed with her as Duo Mosaic since 1989. He has also regularly performed as a harpsichordist and organist with the Huelgas Ensemble since 1999, Anima Eterna since 2000 and La Petite Bande since 2002. He has been increasingly active as a conductor since 1994 and as such has led numerous performances of baroque and classical cantatas, as well as his own works and 20^th-century music, in Belgium and the UK. He has served as artistic director of the period instrument orchestra B'Rock, for the performance of both baroque and contemporary music, in Belgium since 2005.

Lantro Music publishes most of his chamber music.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address: Frank.Agsteribbe@pandora.be

Street address: Mr. Frank Agsteribbe, Aannemersstr. 72, 9040 Ghent, Belgium

Telephone/fax: + 329 238 2566

E-mail address for consulting scores: info@lantromusic.be

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

STAGE: D'Amour piqué d'une mouche à miel (dance suite, texts by Rémi Belleau, Pierre de Ronsard, choreography by Samyrra Bafdel), soprano, countertenor, cello, harpsichord, 1995 (also versions of one section as La mouche à miel, violin, piano; flute, harpsichord); Frôleuse (dance music, choreography by Samyrra Bafdel), violin, 1998

ORCHESTRAL: Sieben Uhr vorbei, string orchestra, 1990; Sonority Coda, flute orchestra (minimum 18 players), 1993; Mars, symphonic band, 1995; Nachtmusik, 2002; Elegiae, large orchestra, 2003

CHAMBER MUSIC: Wiegelied voor Wouter en Hannes, flute, organ, 1987; Die avond en die roze, flute, 1989; Beter 3 duivels in de lucht dan 10 in de hand, flute, 1989; Spring bowing, cello, 1990; Another short story for Michiel, flute, piano, 1990 (also version without piano, 1994); Parafrasen, flute, bassoon, piano, 1990; Ode I, guitar, 1990; Ode II, flute, 1990; Haydn-variaties, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1991; 5 dernières chances pour éviter le modernisme, clarinet, cello, piano, 1991 (also version for clarinet, violin, piano, 1993); Het Optreden, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 1991; Partita per violino solo, 1991; Pas de cis, flute, harpsichord, 1992; It is like a big tree, flute, piano, 1992; Tallis Variations, flute, organ, 1992; 7 Ad Libita, any wind player, 1992; Het kleine, wilde dier, alto recorder (+ soprano recorder), cello, harpsichord, 1993; Dan mocht ik op de beiaard spelen, flute, piano, 1993; De schalmei, 4 flutes, 1993 (version of choral work)

CHAMBER MUSIC: Susanna II, renaissance flute, 1994; Susanna III, flute, harpsichord, 1994; La mouche à miel, violin, piano, 1995 (version of section from D'Amour piqué d'une mouche à miel; also version for flute, harpsichord, 1995); Cantus prius factus, 2 violins, viola, 1997; Durezze e Ligature, string quartet, 1998; Capriccios, violin, 1998; Drie Dansen voor de Lange Wapper, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), guitar, 1998; Geometrica, guitar, 1999; 2 Interludes, alto flute, bass flute, bassoon, marimba, 2001; Ode IV, French horn, 2002; Partita per violoncello solo, cello piccolo, 2002; Till Eulenspiegels Höllische Streiche, flute, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, violin, viola, cello, 2004

CHORAL: With love from Greece (texts by Jean Cocteau, Koen Van Damme, Homer), bass, male chorus, double bass, piano, percussion, 1991; Adieu beauté (text by Eustache Deschamps), mixed chorus, 1991; De schalmei (text by Jan Jacob Slauerhoff), children's chorus, alto recorder, 3 flutes, clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano, 1993 (also version for 4 flutes); In de schoot van de honger (cantata, texts by Herman Verbeek, Roos Maes, Johnson Gnanabaranan, anonymous sources), soprano, speaker, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1993; Cantate Domino (text from an ancient religious source), mixed chorus, 2 harps, 1995; ACV-mis (text from Dutch liturgy), mixed chorus, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, organ, 1996; Tenebrae (text by Plato [translated by Jean de Serrès]), mixed chorus, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1996; Et nova sunt semper (text by Ovid), 8 male voices, 1998

CHORAL: Pervigilium Veneris (concerto, texts from the anonymous Pervigilium Veneris, Janus Secundus), 8 moving male voices (any voice + tam-tam, tubular bells), violin, 2 celli, 2000-01; Domine ne in furore tuo arguas me (text from Psalm 38), mixed chorus, harp, 2 violas, 2 celli, double bass, celesta, 2002; Moeke moe nie ween nie (text by Ludo Ghoos), children's chorus, 2002; Crucifixus (texts from ancient religious sources), 8 mixed voices, 2 tenor recorders ad libitum, 2002; 5 Motets (texts from ancient religious sources), mixed chorus, 2002-03; Ô Glória de mandar (text by Luís Vaz de Camões), male chorus, 2004; Alma minha gentil (text by Luís Vaz de Camões), female chorus, 2004

VOCAL: De profundis, alto, flute, clarinet, guitar, harpsichord, 1989; Drie zegenwensen van vader (text by Mohandas K. Gandhi [translated by Roger Stroobandt]), soprano, flute, clarinet, 1989; Missa ad augmentationem...amoris, soprano, organ, 1991; Erst um die sechste Stunde (text by Franz Kafka), baritone, harp, viola, 1992; Should (text by the composer), speaker, big band, 1993; 3 Songs (texts from ancient Indian sources, Érik Satie), soprano, flute, guitar, 1993; De Hand van Guido (text by Guido Gezelle), soprano, 2 male speakers, violin, cello, double bass, piano, 1995; ...wenn die Blätter treiben (texts by Arthur Rimbaud, Rainer Maria Rilke), bass, flute, cello, 1996; Basium X (text by Janus Secundus [translated by Jacob Westerbaen]), soprano, marimba, 2000; Basium XI (text by Janus Secundus [translated by Jacob Westerbaen]), tenor, cello, 2001; Månskenet strömmar stilla (text by Bo Bergman), 2 sopranos, cello, piano, 2005

PIANO: Nocturne, 1984; Ode III, 1990; Bossuniana, 1990 (longer version of organ work); Sonata No. 1, 1990; Par-Court, 1990; Pavane pour un défunt (both players also speak text by Anton Chekhov), 2 pianos, 1991; Les Demoiselles de Fontainebleau, 1992; Variatio Hieronymo, 1993; 7 Nocturnes, violin ad libitum, piano, 1999

ORGAN: Bossuniana, 1990 (also longer version for piano); Susanna I, 1994; Nacht mit Bach, 2003

DISCOGRAPHY

Another short story for Michiel (original version). Janna van Mechelen, flute; Johan Bossers, piano (Cassa Nova: 950821, 1994)

Another short story for Michiel (original version). Jan Raes, flute; Koen Kessels, piano (Phaedra: 92009, 1995)

Drie Dansen voor de Lange Wapper. I Cherubini (iCP: 1, 1999)

Nachtmusik. Johannes Leertouwer/Filharmonisch Jeugdorkest van Vlaanderen (Filharmonisch Jeugdorkest van Vlaanderen, 2002)

(Last updated on September 24, 2005)