Rhapsody
for violin and orchestra (1999)
"Rhapsody for violin and orchestra" is a composition concluding a "tonal period". I composed the work in my first year at the Conservatory. This composition exists of two contrasting movements: a slow introduction, followed by a scherzo of a rhapsody-kind... Read more
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Trio
for clarinet, viola and piano (2000)
"Trio for clarinet, viola and piano" was my first atonal composition. Its style evidently is still influenced by composers from the beginning of the 20th century. The second part (Allegro Robusto) reminds us of the early 20th century composers by applying irregular bars and time signatures... Read more
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Vers 4
for mezzo soprano and 8 instruments (2001)
after a poem with the same name by Paul Van Ostaijen
I don't express an opinion on whether Van Ostaijen's poems have a concrete meaning or not, yet it is obvious that his poetry brims over with energy and sound. His "Vers 4" in "Music Hall" inspired me to create a swirling composition for mezzo soprano and 8 instruments... Read more
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Ricercare
for clarinet and piano (2001-2003)
In this composition "Ricercare" has two meanings: on one side it means the composer "searching" within a twelve tone field because this was my first work being structured in a dodecaphonic system... Read more
Transcription for clarinet, baritone sax and piano (2001-2003) Read more
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Etude
for solo violin (2002)
This etude was written for myself to translate my musical language of that time for my own instrument. Important to know is that – by writing this etude - I could escape a violin exam with etudes from Wieniawski and Paganini, not really being my favourites. Unfortunately studying my own music, it turned out to be much more difficult... Read more
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Sonata
for violin and piano (2003)
The "Sonata for violin and piano" was written for my final exam for violin at the Conservatory of Antwerp. It was programmed together with Alban Berg’s Violin concerto and Bach’s Third Sonata for Solo Violin. My "Sonata" makes a connection between the two compositions... Read more
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273" - Two hundred and seventy three seconds
for 21 instruments (2003)
273" was commissioned by Ars Musica as a comment on Cage's silence (4'33"). In 4'33" (4 minutes and 33 seconds, in total 273 seconds) John Cage paid tribute to various composers. The number 273 has been used by several composers as a structural base for their music... Read more
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Strata
for 2 violins (and baroque violin) (2004)
Strata (Latin: stratum = layer, strata = layers) for two violins deals with two elements: two violins, two movements, two layers. In the first movement different layers are primitively placed next to each other, in the second one the layers sound on top of each other... Read more
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Hidden Facts
for wind quintet (2004)
In my previous composition "Strata for two violins" (2004) I got fascinated by the phenomenon of different, audible layers, evolving independently from each other. In "Hidden Facts" I continued this idea, however for 5 instruments... Read more
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String Quartet
for 2 violins, viola and cello (2004)
Dedicated to the memory of Ludwig van Beethoven
Most important obsession in my compositions of last years lays in the phenomenon of polyphonic stratification. I fell under the spell of different musical layers, put next or on top of each other... Read more
Piano Piece No. 1
(2005)
This piano piece is the first one out of a series of 5 works for piano I will compose for Nikolaas Kende. The intention is to deal with a flexible formal structure: the performer is free to choose the order of the 5 pieces and can even choose to play them separately... Read more
Tetrahedron
for orchestra (2006 / 2007)
Tetrahedron is my first composition for full orchestra. The work may be considered as a one-movement symphony. The composition is the result of a musical reflection and search for my personal "beloved harmonies" during one year, which originated from completely intuitive sounds.. Read more
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