Janco Verduin - composer

agenda

2023 Dec 9 Orgelpark, Amsterdam
two pigeons trying to write a requiem - for ensemble
orkest de ereprijs

2024 Feb 11 Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam
2024 Apr 30 De Link, Tilburg
Mirovoi - for trio
Nieuw Amsterdams Peil

tba
I am a strange loop for percussion & visuals
Orlando Aguilar Velazquez - percussion

past

2023 Oct 22 14:30, De Rode Deur, Almere
Nieuw Amsterdams Peil

2023 Oct 7 ACEC, Apeldoorn
orkest de ereprijs

2023 Feb 05 Splendor, Amsterdam
koi dust - for sextet
mesoproterozoïcum - for piano
Mirovoi - for trio
ghoti ii (fish fingers) - for sextet
Nieuw Amsterdams Peil

2022 June 19, 20, 21, 23, 24
Palais des Papes, Avignon
2022 Sept 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
2022 Oct 1
deSingel, Antwerpen
2022 Nov 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26
Opera, Gent
2022 Dec 21, 22
iTa Rabozaal, Amsterdam
2023 Mar 21
Amare, Den Haag
2023 Mar 25
Festspielhaus, Sankt Polten
2023 Apr 21
De Warande, Turnhout
2023 Apr 26, 27, 28
La Villette, Paris
2023 May 10
Concertgebouw, Brugge
hout karton papier en verf for harpsichord and soundtrack
part of the dance performance Futur Proche by Jan Martens and Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Goska Isphording - harpsichord

2022 Apr 23 Concertgebouw Amsterdam
MASS for piano & orchestra
NTR Zaterdagmatinee
Ralph van Raat - piano
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Karina Canellakis - conductor

audio

bio

In his music, Janco Verduin (1972) draws from concepts from a vast range of sources: software engineering, neurosciences and psychology, nature, physics and biology, visual arts and of course, all music known to us. With everchanging sound constellations he explores the human perception of sound, structures and meaning we give to it.

After his studies in Industrial Product Design, Music Technology and a short career as a 3D software engineer, Verduin studied at the Royal Conservatory The Hague with Louis Andriessen, Martijn Padding, Gillius van Bergeijk, and Richard Ayres. After getting his Master in 2009, he has been working as a freelance composer. He also likes to paint abstracts and create computer animations as visual 'soundtracks' for some of his music.

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He has worked with and written music for Ensemble Modelo62, Nieuw Amsterdams Peil, orkest de ereprijs, Calefax Reed Quintet, the David Kweksilber Big Band, SPECTRA ensemble, Nieuw Ensemble, ASKO ensemble, Cantus Ansambl and the Dutch Student Orchestra amongst others.

Verduin's music is performed regularly in the Netherlands and abroad, at concerts and festivals like the Gaudeamus International Muziekweek , Iordens viooldagen and November Music .
Currently he is working on a new piece for percussion and electronics.

compositions

54 two pigeons trying to write a requiem (2023)

for ensemble 7'30

53 ghoti ii (fish fingers) (2022)

for sextet 12'

52 es dröhnt (2023)

for harpsichord, electronics & visuals 15'

51 I am a strange loop (2022)

for percussion & visuals 8'

50 MASS (2021)

for piano & orchestra (3333.4331.3perc.timp.hrp.pf.str) 25'

49 tar pit (2020-)

for guitar 15'

48 new work (2020-)

for guitar 30'

47 pulse code modulation (2018)

for two computer controlled organs 4'

46 koi dust (2019)
(2021)

for pf, [cl or vln] & [bcl or vlc] 9'
for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion 9'

45 mesoproterozoïcum (2022)

for piano 22'

44 mirovoi (2019, r. 2022)

for violin, violoncello and piano 19'

43 devoon (2018)

for orchestra (2222.222.timp 2perc.hrp.str) 9'

42 ghoti (2014)
(2022)

for violin and prepared piano 7'
for clarinet, violin, cello, prepared piano and percussion 21'

41 la tendre indifférence du monde (2017)

for harpsichord 9'

40 hout karton papier en verf (2021)

for harpsichord 21'

39 distortion (2016)

for hammond organ and ensemble 34'

38 subspace anomaly (2018-)

for electric guitars, percussion and electronics 45'

37 ZENTRALFLUGHAFEN (2016-)

for saxophone, electric guitar, percussion 7'

36 muurverf, papier en karton op paneel (2015)

for reed quintet 7'

35 Jupiter's Pimple (2015)

for big band 15'

34 hikikomori (2014)

for percussion and soundtrack 8'

33 An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (2014)

for recorder and soundtrack 7'

32 kaleidophonia II (2014)

for ensemble and barrel organ 23'

31 bokeh (2014)

for soprano, double bass, soundtrack and video (opt.) 10'

30 88|11 (2013)

for harmonium 3'

29 spin|orbit (2013)

for marimba 20'

28 Ostinatosti. (2019)

for orchestra (3333.4331.timp 3perc.hrp.str) 7'

27 string quartet No.2 (2013)

for various combinations 9'

26 How to recognise different types of trees from quite a long way away. (2012)

for eight percussionists 38'

25 alaskazalm (2012)

for 2fl 2ob 2cl asx tsx bsx 2hrn 2trp 2trb tb pf 12'

24 kaleidophonia I (2012)

for acc (solo) 2fl/picc cl/bcl ssx/asx ssx/brsx hrn trp 2trb tb perc pf egtr bgtr 15'

23 The dead hand of Plato (2012)

for orchestra (5555.8532.2timp 4perc.hrp.str) 12'

22 onze (2011)

for afl/pic cl/bcl perc pf vln vla vcl narrator(opt.) 30'

21 onhandig bloesemend (2011)

for singer, narrator and string ensemble 15'

20 like spinning plates (2011)

for seven trombones 37'

19 de meerval ontraadseld (2012)

for harmonium, two violins and violoncello 15'

18 three hypotheses concerning topology in Hilbert spaces (2010)

for alto flute, bass clarinet and piano 10'

17 Toccatississimo & Hyperfugue (2010)

for 31 tone organ & laptop 7'

16 Eine weitere Äußerung von eine weitere Äußerung von eine kleine Übung in Erscheinungsformen und Zusammenhang (2010)

for fl cl tp perc pf vln vlc db 18'

15 4°K (2010)

for flute, clarinet, percussion, violin & cello 10'

14 nieuwBlauw (2010)

for piano 4'

13 die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus (2010)

for two accordions (or two bajans) 6'

12 portret (2016)

for 2fl, 2cl, 2sx, trp, cimb, hrp, 2gtr, 2perc, db 12'

11 on time dilation and synchronicity I (2010)

for fl cl tp perc pf gtr vln vlc db 6'

10 hammer smashed phase (2010)

for fl bcl tp perc pf egtr vln vlc db 8'

9 pale (2009)

for flute and piano 15'

8 ei, a chamber opera (2009)

for alto/mezzo fl ob bs tp trb perc vln db 25'

7 refraction (2009)

for violin and piano 5'

6 concerto for orchestra (2009)

for orchestra (3333.4331.timp 3perc.hrp.pf.str) 11'

5 pull the plug (2009)

for baroque orchestra 7'

4 eine kleine Übung in Erscheinungsformen und Zusammenhang (2007)

for violin 14'

3 this godless endeavour (2005)

for fl ob cl perc hr mnd gtr pf vln vla vlc db 10'

2 the canary and the crow (2004)

for soprano and alto 4'

1 fysica voor dichters (2003)

for baritone and piano 4'