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Video by the Duo Ueda Offermans in Japan

• Video | Concert | Duo Ueda Offermans | Japan

Here are two new YouTube videos of the Duo Ueda Offermans with Japanese biwa-player Junko Ueda, from their Oct. 2024 Japan-tour. The first video is of their work Murasaki-no-Ue from the famous Japanese 11th century literature Genji Monogatari (The tale of Genji) recorded live at the Buddhist temple Kôjuku-ji, Nagasaki, Japan on October 25th. The lyric is based on the Genji-Monogatari describing about aristocrat Hikaru Genji’s romantic love stories. The second video is Heike Monogatari (The battle of Dan-no-Ura), a composition-arrangement by the duo, recorded live at the Heishin-do (the former Kazama family residence), Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata, Japan on October 18th.

Tsuru-no-Sugomori Video by Wil Offermans in Japan

• Video | Concert | Japan

A new YouTube video of Wil Offermans performing his flute arrangement of the traditional Japanese shakuhachi piece Tsuru-no-Sugomori (鶴の巣籠り) at a concert in Heishin-do (the former Kazama family residence and an important cultural property of Japan) in Tsuruoka-city, Yamagata, Japan on 18 October 2024. Production was done by Tsuruoka Research Centre of Sustainable Society. This flute arrangement by Wil Offermans intensely integrates extended flute techniques, such as circular breathing, wind tones and bamboo tones, while concentrating on a most fluid and relaxed breathing. He made this arrangement with the support of shakuhachi master Katsuya Yokoyama. See comprehensive information on extended flute techniques at Offermans' website For the Contemporary Flutist Online. This flute-arrangement of Tsuru-no-Sugomori has been published by music publisher Zimmermann, Germany and is available via your local music dealer or get it online at Schott Music.

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.

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.

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.

More YouTube Videos: Luzern

• Video | Flute Day | Switzerland

Here are three new videos of the recent Flute Day concert in Luzern, Switzerland:

  1. Luna y Sierra, performed by Wil Offermans with 65 flute students.
  2. Voices of Nagasaki performed by the Flute Teachers Collective Luzern.
  3. Thumpy Improvisation performed by Wil Offermans and about 25 flute students.

See the Video Gallery for more videos.

New YouTube Video Gallery

• Video | Concert | Japan

A new YouTube video gallery page has been added to this website as an additional source of information concerning the compositions by Offermans. There you will find a selection of performances by Wil Offermans as well as performances of his works with Junko Ueda and various other artists. The selection will be updated whenever new videos will become available.

Flute Day at music school Barneveld, Netherlands

• Video | Concert | Japan

Here are some YouTube videos of the presentation concert of the Flute Day by Wil Offermans for the Music School Barneveld (Muziekschool Barneveld), Holland on 12th March 2011. The event took place at the Schaffelaar Theatre, Barneveld.

  1. Dance with Me is a hip hop inspired dance music composition for flute solo or flute ensemble.
  2. Next is Thumpy Song and improvisation for the Thumpy flute.
  3. The final video is of Kôjô-no-Tsuki, a karaoke version of this famous Japanese song.

See more videos at the Video Gallery page.

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