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Flute quintet 'Forbidden Valley' published by Zimmermann

• Composition
Forbidden Valley

The flute quintet Forbidden Valley by Wil Offermans has now been published at Musikverlag Zimmermann, Germany. The composition is for: 3 flutes, alto and bass flute, or for the exceptional low flutes quintet: bass flute, bass flute F, contrabass flute, contrabass flute F and double contrabass flute. The score includes part scores for both combinations. Using tongue pizzicati, wind tones and interlocking structures, Forbidden Valley discloses an imaginative sound space and a musical eco-system where each element coexists and interrelates with other elements. Available at your local music store or at the Studio E Online Shop.

'Forbidden Valley' by Quintessenz at Flute Festival Munich

• Concert | Composition | Germany
Quintessenz and Wil Offermans
Quintessenz and Wil Offermans
The new composition Forbidden Valley (3 flutes; alto; bass flute) by Wil Offermans has been premiered by the flute ensemble Quintessenz at the DGfF Flute Festival 2017 on 11th March at the evening concert in the main hall of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. This spring Forbidden Valley will be published by Musikverlag Zimmermann (for: 3 flutes, alto, bass flute; as well as a low flutes quintet: bass flute, bass flute F, contrabass flute, contrabass flute F and double contrabass flute). More information of the event: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flöte e.V. or Quintessenz Flute Ensemble.

Video 'Eternal Winds' Flute Choir Mons Conservatory

• Video | Composition | Belgium

New video of Eternal Winds, a composition by Wil Offermans, performed by the Flute Choir of the Royal Music Conservatory of Mons (Belgium) with flute professors: Marc Grauwels, Gérard Noack and Jean Prévot. This piece includes various extended techniques like wind tones, whisper tones and multiphonics. The piece is published by Musikverlag Zimmermann and suitable for both flute octet as well as flute ensemble.

New Flute Compositions Published

• Composition
Waltz of the Wolves
Eternal Winds

Musikverlag Zimmermann just released two new flute compositions by Wil Offermans:

  • Waltz of the Wolves - for two flutes, a most enjoyable and playful duet. The work was commissioned by the Netherlands Flute Academy for Suzanne Wolff and Emily Beynon. Duration: about 4 minutes. Level: 3-4 (6).
  • Eternal Winds - for 8 flute players, an exciting hymn to the wind and flute sound throughout times. Optionally it can be performed by any (mega) flute ensemble by involving the additional, easy grade Wind Folk part. The work was commissioned by the Netherlands Flute Academy and premièred by a mega flute orchestra of 585 flute players. Duration: about 9 minutes. Level: 3-5 (6).

World-premiere "Eternal Winds" • 585 flutists Mega Orchestra

• Concert | Composition | Netherlands

On 9th Nov. 2014 the world premiere of Eternal Winds by Wil Offermans was performed by a mega-orchestra of 585 flutists - a mixture of orchestral flutists, professionals, flute-students, amateurs and children - in a sold-out TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht (Holland) at the Netherlands Flute Academy 5th anniversary concert (directed by Emily Beynon, 1st flutist of the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam). Offermans conducted the work himself. Other performers in this concert includes: flutist Emily Beynon, soprano Roberta Alexander, all round musician and flutist Thijs van Leer, percussionist Niels van Hoorn and trumpet player Eric Vloeimans. Click the video image above to see the video of the ‘Eternal Winds’. More at www.neflac.nl.

    New Solo CD 'Luna y Sierra' released

    • CD | Composition
    new CD Luna y Sierra
    "The new CD Luna y Sierra arrives after a 10-year residence in Granada, in the heart of Andalusia in southern Spain. Its lively heritage of Moorish history, the world-famous Alhambra, the people and their love and joy for local cuisine, the flamenco, the poems of Federico Garcia Lorca, the sheep and goats strolling the mountainsides, the dynamic climate and nature of the Sierra Nevada… a scenery of pure mystery.
    While the world tends to drift towards a cultural globalization, it is truly fascinating to enjoy culture so near its roots. Evidently, Luna y Sierra is born from a local experience, though with a universal echo." - Wil Offermans

    The CD includes among others Offermans' interpretations of his compositions: Luna y Sierra, Tsuru-no-Sugomori, Dance with Me and the ensemble pieces Bamburia and Forbidden Valley (a unique quintet for bass-flute until double contrabass-flute). The CD is now available online for a special introduction price.

    New website 'For the Contemporary Flutist Online'

    • Composition
    For the Contemporary Flutist Online logo

    Wil Offermans has initiated the new website For the Contemporary Flutist Online which offers extensive information and illustrated exercises related to the extended flute techniques, especially to his etude book For the Contemporary Flutist. The idea was inspired by the twelve articles he wrote last year for the Japanese music magazine Pipers. Each article focused on one etude and its extended technique. Also, the importance of the extended techniques as a modern and effective tool for all flutists is comprehensively explained. The website including some additional audio materials (video will be added later) and is available as a free online source for all flutists. The URL of the website is: www.forthecontemporaryflutist.com.

    New flute ensemble composition 'Bamburia' published

    • Composition
    Bamburia

    Music publishing house Zimmermann, Germany, just released the publication of a new composition by Wil Offermans for flute ensemble titled Bamburia. The piece is for 1 flute solo, 5 flutes and 1 bass flute. Alternatively, the bass flute part can also be performed on a regular flute… A main element in Bamburia is the fascinating spanish flamenco rhythm: the buleria. …in the central part the flutists put their flute aside and perform the buleria-rhythm by clapping the hands… There are a few special techniques used like the 'tongue pizzicato' and the 'breath attack'. The piece is, of course like all the editions of Zimmermann, world-wide available through your local music store, but also online through the artist-run Studio E Online Shop. There you can also see more about the piece, including video and score details.

    Japan Spring 2011 Tour & New compositions

    • Concert | Workshop | Composition | Japan

    Another Japan Tour took place in May 2011 with various events, including:

    • May 15: Obaku-shu concert Duo Ueda Offermans with various monks of Obaku-shu sect, celebrating 350 years of Obaku-shu in Japan at Kyushu National Museum, Fukuoka. New composition: “Ingen’s Dream”.
    • May 19: Obaku-shu concert by Duo Ueda Offermans with various monks of Obaku-shu sect, celebrating 350 years of Obaku-shu in Japan at Kofuku-ji temple, Nagasaki.
    • May 22: concert Wil Offermans and the Bamboo Orchestra Nakagawa at Mirika Roden Concert Hall, Fukuoka. Commissioned a new composition by Offermans titled Bamburia as well as special arrangements of his works Jungle Dance and Dance with Me.
    • May 28: Flute Fitness workshop Tokyo, flute workshop by Wil Offermans from 10:00-17:00 at My Space Aspia hall, Shinjuku, Tokyo.
    Japan Spring 2011 Tour overview
    Japan Spring 2011 Tour overview
    Flute Fitness Tokyo workshop
    Flute Fitness Tokyo workshop
    Bamboo Orchestra Nakagawa
    Bamboo Orchestra Nakagawa

    New composition 'Dance with Me' published

    • Composition
    Dance with Me

    The new composition Dance with Me by Wil Offermans has been published by Zimmermann, Frankfurt. The piece is a 'dance music' which can be performed by any size of flute ensemble, or alternatively also as a flute solo. In Dance with Me the flutists (only C-flutes) not only play the flute, but also perform some synchronized dance movements along the included accompaniment CD, which also includes a movement instruction video. This movement video can be found also on YouTube here. Dance with Me is a most enjoyable piece and a great way to combine body movement and several extended playing styles. The book is expected to be available from October 23 at the Studio E online shop, or via your local music-store.

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