THE LIVING COMPOSERS PROJECT  

Jos Zwaanenburg

(b. 1958, Bovenkarspel).

Dutch composer of mostly chamber and vocal works that have been performed in Europe and North America; he is also active as a flutist.

Mr. Zwaanenburg studied composition with Wim de Ruiter and flute with Joost Tromp at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he graduated with distinction in 1985.

As a flutist, he has performed contemporary music throughout the Americas and Europe. He has undertaken research into extended techniques for the flute, which led to the development of the open-hole alto flute in collaboration with Eva Kingma and Dirk Kuiper in 1986–87. He later founded the experimental-rock band KXTAHPAPH in 1995 and collaborated regularly with the ensemble for contemporary music the Barton Workshop in Amsterdam.

He has lectured at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and as a guest at Oxford Brookes University, where he is also a research associate. He has given lectures, masterclasses and workshops throughout the world.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address: zwaanenburg@open.net

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

STAGE:

Songs, actors, any 3 winds, 1985

Paraphrasen über Grass, 4 actors–voices, 1986

a day in a life (incidental music), flute, live electronics, 1994–95

(Y)our House (incidental music), flute, live electronics, 1996–97

CHAMBER MUSIC:

Ohnomono, flute, 1983

Solo, prepared flute, 1984

HA, amplified viola, 1984

Texts for nothing, 4 amplified flutes, fixed media, live electronics, 1985

tr–, flute, 1985

Seven Pieces, flute, 1986

Electric Temperaments, flute, alto flute, 2 bass flutes, fixed media, live electronics, 1987

Sol (concerto), open-hole alto flute, 15 players, 1987

Minimalphonics and Phonicalmimics, 4 flutes, 1988

Manamanamania I, open-hole alto flute, live electronics, 1991

Manamanamania II, open-hole alto flute, live electronics, 1991

Maybe Tomorrow, amplified tenor saxophone, 1991

35 Whirlpools, 10 amplified players, 1991

Cherubs' Chirrup, open-hole alto flute, 31-tone organ, fixed media, live electronics, 1992

Some people do it No. 1, open-hole alto flute, 1993

Some people do it No. 2, open-hole alto flute, live electronics, 1993

Frank and Pierre, 5 players, 1993

An Authentic G-String for All Instruments, flute, trumpet, cello, 2 percussion, 1997

Rubber Duck, flute, live electronics, 1997

Under Dirndl Skirts, 3 soprano saxophones, baritone saxophone, 1997

An obstreperous silencer, flute, live electronics, 1998

Dichter im Puffer, flute, sampler, 1999

How deep is your throat, amplified flute, 3 percussion, 2000

When kerfuffle comes..., flute, sampler, 2000

Tight as spiced sphincters, 4 electric 5-string violins, 2001

The Flight of the Led Balloon, flute, live electronics, 2002

CHORAL:

Trekkend, aan het kortste eind, mixed chorus, 2000

VOCAL:

Don't touch the dial, voice, melodica, alto flute, trombone, fixed media, live electronics, 1991

Voice without a mouth, voice, flute, fixed media, live electronics, 1992

Disentango I, voice, flute, live electronics, 1994

The inflatable Dolphin from Biosphere 5, voice, 5 players, 1994

Oh, Elsie!, voice, 5 players, 1994

The Sick Rose, voice, electronic keyboard, percussion, 1995

Disentango II, voice, 5 players, 1996

An African Elegy, voice, 7 players, 2001

The longest mauvais quart d'heure, voice, 2 recorders, 2 flutes, 2 electronic keyboards, live electronics, 2002

ORGAN:

A Prelude to the Wife of Bath's Prologue, amplified organ, 1989

à Aphonie, 1990

DISCOGRAPHY (as performer)

Finals of the competition of the Internationale Gaudeamus Muziekweek, 1984 (Franco Donatoni, Jos Zwaanenburg). (Audio Art Gallery/Stichting Gaudeamus, 1984)

The Barton Workshop Plays John Cage. James Fulkerson/Barton Workshop (Etcetera Records: KTC 3002, 1998)

The Ecstasy of the Moment (Morton Feldman). James Fulkerson/Barton Workshop (Etcetera Records: KTC 3003, 1998)

Finding Refuge in the Remains (Frank Denyer). James Fulkerson/Barton Workshop (Etcetera Records: KTC 1221, 1999)

I Like to Think of Harriet Tubman (Christian Wolff). James Fulkerson/Barton Workshop (Mode Records: mode 69, 1999)

The Fives (x) (John Cage). James Fulkerson/Barton Workshop (Megadisc Classics: MDC 7815, 2002)

Morton Feldman: Voices & Instruments. James Fulkerson/Barton Workshop (Mode Records: mode 107, 2002)

Vlug (Stephen Montague). (FMR Records: FMRCD316, 2011)

Hard Age (Jos Zwaanenburg, Robert-Jan Stips, Frank Denyer, Maarten Helsloot). KXTAHPAPH (Anserine Music: ZJ001)

Todd Brief. (Composers Recordings, Inc.: CRI 534)

Sound Lux and Heaven's Gate. (Eksakt: 035)

La Zététique (Leigh Landy, Jos Zwaanenburg). (Erasmus: WVH 083)

Tibia Quartet Amsterdam: Flutes and Voices (Jacques Bank, Jos Zwaanenburg, Theo Loevendie, Roger Marsh). (Erasmus: WVH 154)

50 Jaar Stichting HuygensFokker (Peter Schat, Henk Badings, Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Rafael Reina, Jos Zwaanenburg). (Huygens: 9901)

Tibia Quartet Amsterdam (Friedrich Kuhlau, Luigi Gianella, Raymond Chevreuille, Joseph Jongen). (Technosonic: MC002)

Fired City (Frank Denyer). (Tzadik Records: TZ 7082)

Pascali's Island (Loek Dikker). (Virgin: CDV 2557)