Here you can read about news of concerts, workshops, compositions, etc. by Wil Offermans. The blog posts are all in English and sorted by the date. Use the search field to search for something specific or click on a category below the news title to see similar events.
This February 6th, 7th and 8th, Wil Offermans was in the Saint Omer and Calais area in northern France, for three days of flute events at various locations. Organizing institutions included the La Comédie de L'Aa, Conservatoire á Rayonnement Départemental Musique, Saint Omer, Conservatoire de Calais, L'École Notre Dame Griffon. The final presentation concert was on Sunday 8th Febr. at 16:00 in Salle Emile Zola, Wizernes/Saint Omer and included Offermans' pieces like: Luna y Sierra, Kojo-no-Tsuki, Thumpy, Honami, Tsuru-no-Sugomori, Bamburia, Itsuki-no-Komoriuta and Dance with Me.
Here below find the videos of Dance with Me, Bamburia, Thumpy and Itsuki-no-Komori-Uta and see the photo gallery or click the image on the right.
On August 7th the Duo Ueda Offermans (Junko Ueda: biwa and voice; Wil Offermans: flutes) performed a duo concert for the Academie Internationale d'Ete de Nice at the Conservatoire de Musique, Nice. They shared the stage with flutist Sophie Cherrier. (photo with: Junko Ueda; Wil Offermans; Sophie Cherrier; Olivier Gardon; Gerard Kurdjian).
On August 24th the Duo Ueda Offermans presented a their acoustic duo concert at Chapelle Notre Dame de Riquer, Catllar near Prades (France). The event was part of the 8ème Festival Les Troubadours Chantent l'Art Roman en Languedoc-Roussillon. The duo - by Japanese satsuma-biwa player Junko Ueda and Wil Offermans on flutes - performed a program of their works as well as some traditional Japanese pieces, including Heike Monogatari, Genji Monogatari and Tsuru-no-Sugomori. The origin of the Chapelle Notre Dame de Riquer dates back more than 1000 years.
