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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.

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Upcoming Flute Events Wil Offermans in Japan

• Flute Day | Japan
  • 9 October 2024, 18:00-21:00: workshop for Yamanashi flutists in preparation for the 13 Oct. concert. Location at the Kofu library in front of Kofu station, Yamanashi, Japan.
  • 13 October 2024, 14:30-16:30: concert with Yamanashi flutists (organised by Taku Suzuki) and Junko Ueda (biwa & voice) at Seisen-ryo Main Hall, Kiyosato - Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan. Performance includes: Tsuru-no-Sugomori, Danno-Ura, Nasori, Dance with Me, Jungle Dance and Waltz of the Wolves a.o.
  • 18 October 2024: Duo Ueda Offermans concert at Heishin-do (Former Kazama family residence, Important cultural property of Japan), Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan.
  • 25 October 2024, 18:30: Concert Wil Offermans, Junko Ueda and shomyo chant by Obaku-shu monks celebrating the 370 years anniversary of Ingen at Kofuku-ji Temple in Nagasaki, Japan.
Hokuto concert, Yamanashi, Japan
Hokuto concert, Yamanashi, Japan
Kofuku-ji concert, Nagasaki, Japan
Kofuku-ji concert, Nagasaki, Japan

Flute Day Mallorca, Spain in May 2024

• Flute Day | Spain
Santanyi, Mallorca

On 12 May 2024 Wil Offermans presented a Flute Day event for the 5. Trobada des Flautes at the Escola Municipal de Música de Santanyí in Mallorca, Spain. He presented workshops for the 82 registered flute-students from all over Mallorca and the flute-teachers Cati Roig, Joana Moragues, Laura Bibiloni, Toni Lacasa, Eva Reina and Marta Córdoba. They worked on his pieces, which were presented in a most special concert in the street of Santanyí village. The program: (1) Luna y Sierra, (2) Kojo-no-Tsuki (Made in Japan), (3) Bamburia, (4) Kurokami Love (Made in Japan), (5) Dance with Me and (6) Jungle Dance. Click here to see the full photo gallery of this event.

Students at the Flute Day by Wil Offermans in Santanyí, Mallorca
Students at the Flute Day by Wil Offermans in Santanyí, Mallorca
Poster of Flute Day by Wil Offermans in Santanyí, Mallorca
Poster of Flute Day by Wil Offermans in Santanyí, Mallorca

Wil Offermans at Flöte!2.0 in Mönchengladbach, Germany

• Flute Day | Germany

The flute ensemble piece Jungle Dance by Wil Offermans has been on the program of the flute project Flöte!2.0 of this year. This flute event with over 100 participants is a fantastic collaboration between the music schools of Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf and Moers. Besides many rehearsals it included this year a masterclass day with Wil Offermans on April 27, where he worked extensively on Jungle Dance, as well as circular breathing and Luna y Sierra a.o. Wil Offermans was also present at the first concert on May 1, where he conducted Jungle Dance and played the solo part of Luna y Sierra together with the participants. Here is an overview of the concerts:
- April 27: full day masterclass Wil Offermans with all students at the Musikschule Mönchengladbach
- May 1: concert at Carl-Orff-Saal of the Musikschule Mönchengladbach
- May 3: concert at Clara-Schumann-Musikschule Düsseldorf
- May 12: concert at Carl-Orff-Saal of the Musikschule Mönchengladbach

Floete!2.0 at music school Mönchengladbach, Germany
Floete!2.0 at music school Mönchengladbach, Germany
Flöte!2.0 poster of flute event by Wil Offermans in Mönchengladbach, Germany
Flöte!2.0 poster of flute event by Wil Offermans in Mönchengladbach, Germany

Videos of Flute Days with Wil Offermans in Stavanger, Norway

• Video | Flute Day | Norway
Here below are six YouTube videos of the Flute Days for the Rogaland Fløyteforum at the Eikenes Hall, Faculty of Performing Arts in Stavanger, Norway, which took place on February 10-11, 2024. All videos are from the presentation concert on Febr. 11. You can see: a Summary video and the compositions Luna y Sierra, The Conductor, Bamburia, Thumpy Book, Dance with Me, Kurokami Love (Made in Japan) and Jungle Dance.

Flute Days in Febr. 2024

• Flute Day | Norway | Spain
In February 2024 Wil Offermans presented his Flute Day project in Stavanger, Norway and in Cádiz, Spain. Both days were 2-day events. Click on an image below to open the photo gallery of that event.
Stavanger
Cadiz

Austria Tour of Flute Events Jan. 2024

• Flute Day | Workshop | Austria
In January 2024 Wil Offermans was touring in Austria with five Flute Days and Teachers Workshops in: Gols, Burgenland; Simmering, Wien; Voitsberg, Styria and Graz, Styria. Click on an image below to open the photo gallery of that event.
Burgenland Gols
Vienna
Simmering-Wien
Styria-Voitsberg
Graz
  • 27 Jan.: Flute Day for Musikschulservicestelle Steiermark at Stadtsäle Voitsberg, Austria, 10:00-17:00
  • 28 Jan.: Teachers Workshop for Musikschulservicestelle Steiermark at the Konservatorium Graz, Austria, 09:30-12:30

Japan Tour in December 2023

• Japan | Concert | Workshop
In the post-corona/covid time, it was great that Wil Offermans could finally return to his beloved Japan to present his concert and workshop. Here is an overview of this short tour. More concert in Japan are expected for 2024.

• Peace Concert in Tsuruoka, Japan on December 1: Wil Offermans played a solo concert "X'mas Peace Concert" at the Tsuruoka Art Forum in Tsuruoka, Yamagata prefecture. On the program where his pieces: Tsuru-no-Sugomori; some compositions from 'Made in Japan' (Akatombo; Yume-Kaze; Kojo-no-Tsuki and Kurokami Love), Luna y Sierra (together with Shinichi Kusajima-san on didgeridoo), Thumpy and the Japanese song Yuki-no-Furumachi-o. The concert was organised by Tsuruoka Sustainable Society Research Centre.
Xmas Peace Concert Tsuruoka
Xmas Peace Concert Tsuruoka
Wil performing
Wil performing "Made in Japan"
• Flute Workshop in Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan on December 3: Wil Offermans presented a flute workshop for Japanese flutists working on some improvisation, flute-techniques and his pieces Dance with Me and Luna y Sierra. The workshop was organised by Taku Suzuki-san and took place in the Hokuto-shi Akeno Hall, a most wonderful location just north of the famous Fuji mountain.
Flute Workshop Nirasaki
Flute Workshop Nirasaki
Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji

Flute Day Warendorf, Germany in Oct 2023

• Flute Day | Germany
Warendorf

Great news is that the first Flute Day with Wil Offermans in the post-covid period could took place. On 28 October 2023 Wil presented his project for the Schule für Musik Warendorf in Warendorf (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany. The participants where the students of the flute teachers Amelia Deuchert-Kappe, Michaela Heitkamp, Tatjana Konegen, Anja Loddenkemper, Claudia Mertens, Uta Rathmer-Schumacher and Daniel Tillkorn. They worked on For the Younger Flutist, Made in Japan, Thumpy, Luna y Sierra, ethnic flutes story and Jungle Dance. All these pieces where presented in the final concert. Click the image to see the photo gallery of this event.

Poster Flute Day Wil Offermans in Warendorf
Poster Flute Day Wil Offermans in Warendorf

New Videos on YouTube / FaceBook

• Video | Dance with Me
While we are in the middle of a hot summer, we have noticed that various nice videos of compositions by Wil Offermans have appeared on YouTube and FaceBook recently. On FaceBook there is one quite special video of Dance with Me, which I like to bring to your attention. In this Dance with Me performance the 3 flutists are dancing together with an additional group of 6 dancers. The video is from the Conservatoire de Musique Redon, France by flute-students of Virginie Zanni. Very well down. See the video here below or at their FaceBook page.

Duo Ueda Offermans concert Rietberg Museum, Zurich, Switzerland

• Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | Switzerland
On the 3 November 2021, Duo Ueda Offermans performs at Rietberg Museum in Zurich on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Japanese medieval narrations depicted in the arts’, with subtitling by musicologist Mr. Heinz-Dieter Reese. The program included: Atsumori, Dan-no-Ura arranged for biwa/voice and flute, Yoshitsune, and Murasaki-no-Ue from Tale of Genji (composed by Junko Ueda for biwa, voice and flute). It is the first concert by Wil Offermans after his recovery. See more info at the Rietberg Museum, Zurich.
Duo Ueda Offermans
Duo Ueda Offermans

I am reborn and back in good health!

YES!I am back:) After an unexpected pancreas operation in the summer of 2021, my 10 years of difficult health condition (with hundreds of unexplainable seizures) have ended. I am totally recovered and I feel like reborn! For all who have supported me through the crowdfunding action or otherwise: MANY THANKS! I already played a first concert and now look very much forward to more performances. Let's take care and hope to see you somewhere soon!

Flute Day Delémont, Switzerland in Sept 2019

• Flute Day | Switzerland
Delémont

On 21 and 22 September 2019 Wil Offermans presented a two-day Flute Day event at the Ecole Jurassienne et Conservatoire de Musique in Delémont, Switzerland. For two days he presented workshops for the flute-students of the flute-teachers Laure Franssen, Aurora Pajón Fernández, Cécile Moser and Silvie Devincenti. They worked on many of his pieces, including Labyrinth, Dance with Me, Jungle Dance, Thumpy, ethnic flutes, Honami and Kojo-no Tsuki. All these pieces where presented in the final concert. Click the image to see the photo gallery of this event.

Flute Day Montabaur, Germany in June 2019

• Workshop | Flute Day | Concert | Sweden | Norway
Montabaur

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:

  • Luna y Sierra (Wil Offermans solo with all)
  • Working Song 1 (two students)
  • Working Song 2 (one student)
  • Thumpy Improvisation (Wil Offermans solo)
  • Eternal Winds (all)
  • Yume-Kaze from Made in Japan (one student)
  • Honami (Wil Offermans solo)
  • Jungle Dance (all)
  • Dance with Me (all)

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