(b. 22 March 1952, Eeklo).
Belgian composer of mostly chamber, choral and vocal works that have been performed throughout Europe.
Mr. Posman studied at the Hogeschool Gent Conservatorium in Ghent and the Koninklijk Vlaams Conservatorium in Antwerp and received first prizes in composition, counterpoint, fugue, harmony, music history, and music theory. He also studied composition and music theory at the Hogeschool Gent Conservatorium.
Among his honours are the Prijs van de Vlaamse Mediatheek in the competition for chamber music of the Muizelhuisconcerten (1988) and the Muizelhuisprijs voor Kamermuziek (1988).
Mr. Posman is also active in other positions. He founded the European Composers Collective – Regio Gent (ECCG) and has served as its director. In addition, he has served as artistic director of chamber music at the venue De Rode Pomp in Ghent and is a member of the editorial board of the music journal Nieuwe Vlaamse Muziekrevue.
He has taught at the Hogeschool Gent Conservatorium.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
Hercules Haché, the Adventure of a Professor! (chamber opera in 3 acts, libretto by André Posman [translated by Marianne Posman]), 8 soloists, small orchestra (15 players), 1991
ORCHESTRAL:
Symfonie één, whistler, orchestra, 1996
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Vol au Vent, tuba, piano, 1984
X, French horn, 1984
22, cello, 1984
Gamaka, clarinet, 1985
Teth, flute, oboe, double bass, 1985
Trio, violin, cello, piano, 1986
Marsyas' Zwanezang op sax, saxophone, piano, 1988
Wachten op de Molenberg, violin, 1988
De Laatste Hooivracht, flute, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, marimba, 1994
Geen noodt, sapperloodt, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), string quartet, 1997
O! Zon, string quartet, 1997
Quintet, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1998
Op Hol, bassoon, cello, 1999
Erik, Gustav, Maurits, Arnold, Scott, Igor, Charles, Claude en De Dwaze Maagd, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 French horns, 1999
Ébaux, flute, 1999
De Pauw, flute (+ piccolo), clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, 2 pianos, xylophone, 2001
Happy Birthday to LUCIEN, flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, 2001
For 'Gilberto Mendes' (8 + 0 = 80), flute, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2002
CHORAL:
Ode XXXII (text by Horace), soprano, mixed chorus, small orchestra (13 players), 1985 (collaboration with Daniël Gistelinck, Oktaaf Van Geert)
Five Songs of Experience (text by William Blake), mixed chorus, 1988
En als het week-eind is (text by Dirk Pauwels), mixed chorus, symphonic band, 1993
The Elephant (text by Hans Van Heirseele), soprano, mixed chorus, piano, 1994
Vic's vinnig zwaaien, mixed chorus, 1995
Songs of Experience (text by William Blake), mixed chorus, 1996
Kosovo (text by Enes Kišević), mixed chorus, 1999
Welcome Stranger to This Place (Christmas cantata, text by William Blake), soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, mixed chorus, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, piano 4 hands, 1999
To the Evening Star (text by William Blake), mixed chorus, 2000
To Morning (text by William Blake), 3 female voices, 2000
The Book of Los (text by William Blake), soprano, mixed chorus, flute (+ piccolo, alto flute), piano, 2000
Hang your Serious Song (text by William Blake), baritone, mixed chorus, double bass, piano, 2002
VOCAL:
Hitler (text by Jules Deelder), soprano, piano, percussion, 1984
Songs of Experience (text by William Blake), soprano, piano, 1986
Wheel within Wheel... (concerto–cantata, text by William Blake), soprano, trombone, small orchestra (17 players), 1987
Ik treur niet, baritone, small orchestra (14 players), 1988
Five Songs of Experience (text by William Blake), soprano, oboe/clarinet, piano, 1988
Paris (text by Ingeborg Bachmann), soprano, speaker, 1993
De Vermoeienis (text by Dr. Fransen), voice, piano, 1997
Gij Rookers, gij snuivers (text by Guido Gezelle), soprano, piano, 1998
...een gevoel van raam (text by Hubert Courtens), mezzo-soprano, piano, 1999
The Book of Thel (cantata, text by William Blake), mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, marimba, 2001
The Mental Traveller (text by William Blake), soprano, 3 recorders, 2002
PIANO:
12 Dodecaphobic Little Prayers, 1984
Oeioeioeioeioei, 1986
Étude Modeste, 2000
DISCOGRAPHY
Marsyas' Zwanezang op sax. Hans de Jong, saxophone; Paul Hermsen, piano (Cassa Nova Records: CNR 3011, 1990)
De Laatste Hooivracht. Filip Rathé/Spectra Ensemble (René Gailly International Productions: 92 026, 1995)
Oeioeioeioeioei. Iris De Blaere, piano (C + P Muizelhuis-Projecten: WW-IG-09, 1998)
Songs of Experience (10 excerpts). Katrijn Friant/Novecanto (PKP Producties: PKP 012, 1998)
The little girl lost from Songs of Experience. Katrijn Friant/Novecanto (Algemeen Nederlands Zangverbond: ANZ 20.005, c. 1998)
Gij Rookers, gij snuivers. Sylvie De Pauw, soprano; Joost Vanmaele, piano (Globe: GLO 6047, 1999)
Erik, Gustav, Maurits, Arnold, Scott, Igor, Charles, Claude en De Dwaze Maagd. Serenata Forlana (Edition Compusic: EDCO 99-01, 2000)
O! Zon; Songs of Experience; Five Songs of Experience (for soprano, oboe/clarinet, piano); Symfonie één. Victoria Evtodieva, soprano; Mikhail Lukonin, baritone; Dmitry Makhovikov, clarinet; Yuri Serov, piano; Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet; Edward Serov/Saint Petersburg State Capella Symphony Orchestra (Gents Muzikaal Archief, Volume 7, 2000)
Geen noodt, sapperloodt. Arco Baleno (René Gailly International Productions, 2000)
De Pauw. Arco Baleno (Codaex: CX 4003, 2002)
The Book of Los; Songs of Experience (10 excerpts); To Morning; To the Evening Star. Els Crommen, soprano; Marc Legros, piccolo, flute, alto flute; Bart Meynckens, piano; Marc-Michaël De Smet/Goeyvaerts Consort (Cypres Records: CYP 4616, 2002)