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.
On 25 June 2019 Wil Offermans presented a flute event at the Landesmusikgymnasium Rheinland-Pfalz (web.musikgymnasium.de) in the wonderful city of Montabaur in Germany, just north of Frankfurt. From the morning until dinner time Wil Offermans worked with about 30 students. The students, guided by their flute-teachers Wolfgang Wendel and Karoline Schaeferdiek, had prepared intensively during the year many of Offermans compositions, mostly ensemble works but also solo and duo compositions (click the image on the right to see the photo gallery). Later in the evening they together performed a nearly 90 minutes concerts with on the program:
• Music School Stavanger & Sandnes, Norway
On 29 September 2012 Wil Offermans conducted a Flute Day for the music schools of Stavanger and Sandnes in Norway. The final presentation concert included: Kojo-no-Tsuki, Thumpy, Jungle Dance and Dance with Me. Additionally, on September 28th Offermans gave a masterclass on extended techniques for the advanced students. Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event.
• Music School Biberach, Germany
On 19 & 20 October Wil Offermans was invited at the Bruno-Frey-Musikschule in Biberach, Germany. On the 19th he presented a workshop on extended techniques for advanced flute students. On the second day there was a Flute Day with presentation concert. Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event. Also you can watch three videos of the concert here below: Jungle Dance, Dance with Me and Kojo-no-Tsuki. See more videos at the Video Gallery page.
• Music School Delfzijl, The Netherlands
On 3 November 2012 Wil Offermans conducted a Flute Ensemble Day for the flute students of the IVAK Creative Centre of Delfzijl, The Netherlands. The event took place at the Nova Vita building in the picturesque nearby Middelstum. The final concert program included: Luna y Sierra, Kojo-no-Tsuki, Jungle Dance, Voices of Nagasaki, Bamburia, and Dance with Me (performed together with young dance students of IVAK). Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event. Watch the overview video here below. Visit the Video Gallery page for more videos.
• Music School Lleida, Spain
On 10 November from 11:00 till 19:00, Wil Offermans conducted a Flute Day for the younger flute students of the Conservatori i Escola Municipal de Música de Lleida in Spain. The day was concluded with a presentation concert. The program included: Luna y Sierra, Thumpy, Jungle Dance and Dance with Me. Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event.
• deKunstAcademie, Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18 November Wil Offermans presented a Flute Day for the flute students of the deKunstAcademie in Knokke-Heist, Belgium. The day was concluded with a presentation concert. The program included: Kojo-no-Tsuki, Thumpy, Jungle Dance and Dance with Me. Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event.
• Music School Luzern, Switzerland On 25 November Wil Offermans conducted a Flute Day for the Musikschule Luzern at the Aula Kantonsschule Alpenquai Luzern, Switzerland, with 65 flute-students and 10 flute-teachers. The day was concluded with a concert. The program included: Luna y Sierra, Voices of Nagasaki, Kojo-no-Tsuki, Thumpy, Jungle Dance and Dance with Me. Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event.
• Music Hochschule Luzern, Switzerland
On 24 November Offermans presented a flute masterclass on extended techniques at the Hochschule Musik Luzern. Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event.
On 3 & 4 March 2012, Wil Offermans presented a Flute Day event at the music school of Nesodden, which is located just outside of Oslo and can be comfortably reached by a ferryboat. As a highlight they played the Thumpy flute outside in the snow. Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event.
Wil Offermans presented his concert and workshop at the Dutch Flute Festival of the Dutch Flute Society (Nederlands Fluit Genootschap) on 13 Februari, 2011 at De Muzerij in Den Bosch, Holland. Other invited artists were Peter-Lukas Graf and Felicia van den End. Click here to download the full day program in pdf-format.
Also Wil Offermans will be performing and teaching at the first Norwegian Flute Festival organized by the new Norwegian Flute Society on 24-26 June, 2011 in Tonehein, Hamar near Oslo. Other invited flutists include Wissam Boustany and Andras Adorjan, o.a.
Oct. 28/29: Wil Offermans was international guest artist at the Trinity Laban/British Flute Society Flute Festival at Trinity College of Music, London, presenting workshops/masterclasses and an evening recital at St. Alfege's Church. Click here for a review by Musical Pointers (Peter Grahame Woolf). Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event.
