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Branding

Commissioned by the Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat
Withdrawn.
On september 11th 2007 my piece for woodwind ensemble (three flutes, alto flute, oboe (doubling english horn), two clarinets, two bass clarinets, two bassoons and double bassoon) Branding had its world premiere at the Kurhaus in Scheveningen. It was a commission by the 'Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat' (Ministry for Traffic and Water affairs) and opened a day where the government presented their new vision on watermanagement for the country. The ensemble was conducted by Ezequiel Menalled.

In the piece I explored typical waterlike movements like waves and streams. 'Branding' is the dutch word for the shoreline where the waves hit the land. Since the sea can be observed as both an entity in constant motion as well as a static whole I tried to represent this in my piece. Because the waves keep on coming, regardless of the human world I tried to create a more or less timeless atmosphere.

From November 2007 to february 2008 I revised 'Branding' for I had the idea it was rushed at the time and I could get more out of it. Some sections did stay the same but the form has had an overhaul as well as the content. It is much more consistent now and I am looking forward to the new premiere.

2012 - update: even the 2010 version wasn't the way I wanted it to be, so I rewrote it once more, renamed it to Alaskazalm and withdrew all previous version of Branding.