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The Concertzender in July: jazz and world music in abundanceThe unusual protest recently on 27th June, in which jazz musicians in The Hague and Hilversum protested against the “structural lack of jazz and world music at the NPO”, once again makes it clear what role the Concertzender plays within the Dutch media landscape and how important it is to bring this to the attention of listeners.
Anyway, lots of beautiful stuff in July on the Concertzender! Take the new programme Ratatouille, every work day from 16:00 to 17:00 CET with a pleasant mix of classical, jazz and world music and everything in between. Also Co de Kloet who was present at INJAZZ 2023 and reports on it in a number of theme broadcasts, or Hannes Minnaar in Concertzender Live, with a number of modern works from native soil. In Organ Work we travel to the German Neuenfelde where famous organ builder Arp Schnitger (also called the Stradivarius of organ builders), lived, worked and eventually died. In The great American Songbook we cover another celebrity: Henry Mancini, best known for the music theme from the film The Pink Panther.
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Monday July 3Theme: Contemporary Music |
Dutch Glory at November Music in Concertzender LiveOn Monday 3rd July, we're broadcasting the seventh broadcast of Concertzender Live with exclusive recordings of the Festival November Music edition 2022. The broadcast is entirely devoted to two concerts in the WillemTwee Toonzaal.
In addition the Dudok Quartet plays two recent works by Dutch composers: Introduction and Dances for String Quartet by Theo Loevendie and String Quartet No. 4 What Remains by festival composer Joey Roukens. To complete the programme, the 2nd String Quartet by the Hungarian composer György Ligeti . There are many more November Music recordings available on the Concertzender: about 350 hours of music in almost 200 broadcasts with recordings from November 2000. All can be found via the search function on our website, but also listened to non-stop via the theme channel November Music. Listen: Concertzender Live, Monday July 3, 20:00 - 22:00 CET. |
On demandTheme: Cultural interfacesGenre: Chansons |
New theme channel ChansonsThe Concertzender is launching a new theme channel dedicated to the French chanson. The new channel offers a non-stop selection from the programmes made by Sylvester Hoogmoed that are broadcast every Saturday afternoon at 13:00 CET.
Chansons from every period Hoogmoed regularly features the timeless repertoire of the greats such as Trenet, Brassens, Brel, Béart, Barbara, Ferré, Aznavour, Gainsbourg, Renaud and Cabrel. In addition, he also plays a lot of unknown work from the past hundred years that is rarely heard on the radio, even in France. The many young Dutch artists who have devoted themselves to chanson in recent years are not forgotten either. They have often taken part in the Concours de la Chanson, and the Concertzender broadcast the final of this competition for decades. |
Thursday July 13 and Tuesday July 25Theme: Early Music |
Organ Work in Neuenfelde
Hilger Kespohl, the current organist of the church, plays the organ with works by Johann Adam Reincken. This originally Dutch organist/composer became one of the greatest baroque organ composers in Germany. You will hear, among other things, the beautiful choral fantasy based on the song An Wasserflüssen Babylon. In the June broadcast we also played the organ in Neuenfelde, then with works by Heinrich Scheidemann. The programme Organ Work is about authentic music on historic organs. At the moment we're covering unknown organs in northern Germany. Earlier in the series we covered unknown organs in Groningen. Listen: Organ Work, Thursday July 13, 20:00 - 21:00 CET / repeat broadcast Tuesday July 25, 11:00 - 12:00 CET. Compiled by Hans Beek. |
Every SaturdayTheme: Jazz |
Co Live! theme month INJAZZ 2023
Co de Kloet presented a large number of showcases, made interviews and collected material from the national and international musicians who were present. This material and the unique recordings of the showcases has been made available by Buma Cultuur and forms the basis of all Co Live! programmes in July. Listen every Saturday evening in July (1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 July) at 21:00 CET. The programme on 1 July also includes an interview with Mark van Schaick from Buma Cultuur, the driving force behind this event. For more information: send a mail to co@concertzender.nl Listen: Co Live!, Saturday July 1, 21:00 - 22:00 CET. Compiled, produced & presented by Co de Kloet |
Saturday July 22Theme: Jazz |
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Saturday July 22Theme: Jazz |
Buddy - ‘King of the One-Nighter Circuit’ - and Ella Johnson
Inside it is dark and sparsely furnished. On the dresser is a cover of an EP. That's all that reminds her of the time when she toured and recorded with the orchestra of her brother, the pianist and composer Buddy Johnson. Buddy was called the 'King of the One-Nighter Circuit' by concert organizers and ballroom owners. His big band was the most popular with black audiences in the South during the 1940s. Forget Lionel Hampton, forget Count Basie, forget Erskine Hawkins. Our programme The Big Sound on July 22 features a tribute to the Buddy Johnson Orchestra performed by the Planet D Nonet, a group from Detroit led by drummer R.J. Spangler. Listen: The Big Sound, Saturday July 22, 17:00 - 18:00 CET. Compiled by Eddy Determeyer |
Theme: World Music |
Nello Allocca
With great enthusiasm and expertise, he came up with varied and special Italian music every month, from folk and tarantella to obscure prog rock and avant-garde from the 1970s. At the end of last year, Nello was forced to stop his programme for personal reasons. Now the curtain has finally fallen for him. We will miss this amiable and special programme maker. |
Wednesday July 12Theme: Contemporary Music |
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According to State Secretary for Culture & Media Gunay Uslu, the protests stem from “the feeling that there is not enough jazz and world music to be heard in the musical landscape in the Netherlands.” Has our Secretary of State ever heard of the Concertzender? 
On Thursday 10th November, Dutch pianist Hannes Minnaar made his November Music debut. The Dutch composer Rob Zuidam wrote five nocturnes in 2020 under the collective title NOX especially for him. The fourth part is very special: Farewell to Reinbert on Zorgvlied is a memorial for conductor, pianist and composer Reinbert de Leeuw, who passed away in February 2020. 
The Tour de France is approaching again and this channel offers you a great opportunity to get into the mood. 
On Thursday 13th July, the organ programme Organ Work goes to the German town of Neuenfelde, just as in June. We hear the beautiful Schnitger organ from 1688 which enriches this town. Neuenfelde is also the place where the organ builder Arp Schnitger worked, built an organ in the St. Pankratius-Kirche and was eventually buried.
The Concertzender was present on 22 and 23 June at the most important Dutch Jazz Network Event: INJAZZ (an initiative of Buma Cultuur).
The Great American Songbook: the music of Henry Mancini
It is Monday, March 16, 1981. At the appointed time, between two and two thirty, I am standing in the lobby of 672 St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem. This is where Ella Johnson lives, one of my favorite singers.
We recently received the sad news that our programme maker Nello Allocca had passed away. Nello was the creator of the Disco Volante programme in which he highlighted the richness of Italian music.
Roadburn: Redefining heaviness
