Wil Offermans
Wil Offermans has been awarded with the Kuiper prize 2002 of the Dutch Flute Society. He is founder of the Contemporary European Flute Ensemble eWave for which he composed OnTheMove (2004; commission Gaudeamus). In 2014 he composed Eternal Winds for 500 flutes for the anniversary concert of the Dutch Flute Academy of Emily Beynon.
LOADING
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world-premiere ‘Forbidden Valley’ for five big flutes
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Duo Ueda Offermans
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conducting ‘Eternal Winds’ (585 flutes)
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‘Dance with Me’ in concert
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Cover Story of ‘The Flute’, Japan
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Thumpy Flute Day workshop with kids
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masterclass at Trinity College of Music, London
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European Contemporary Flute Ensemble eWave
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on contrabass flute
He has presented his flute workshops and masterclasses intensively at among others: University of Music, Vienna; Guildhall School of Music, London; RNCM Manchester; Trinity College London; Royal Conservatory The Hague; Hochschule Hamburg; New England Conservatory Boston; Senzoku Music College Tokyo; Shanghai Conservatory and at flute festival in USA, Germany, UK, Holland, Belgium, Swiss, Norway, Spain and Japan. He recorded on E-Records, BVHaast, VDE-Gallo and developed the Thumpy® flute as enjoyable alternative for both flutists and children.
For complete information: wiloffermans.com
Compositions
- For The Contemporary Flutist (ZM29700; ZO 4-11-548321-0; SJ) 12 studies on contemporary flute techniques
- Just A Short Version (ZM29880) flute quartet (pic; 2fl; alto)
- Honami (ZM30730) flute solo
- For The Younger Flutist (ZM30880; ZO 4-11-548322-9) 10 game-pieces
- Jungle Dance (ZM31430) for bottles and flute ensemble
- The Improvisation Calendar (ZM31950) 52 improvisations
- Kotekan (ZM32590) flute ensemble
- Tsuru-no-Sugomori (ZM33720) flute solo
- Itsuki-no-Komori-uta (ZM33850) flute ensemble
- Thumpy Book (ZM34230) thumb flute method
- Drigo's Dream to Desert (ZM34510) flute/piano
- Duo (ZM34671) for (contrabass) flute and stone
- Voices of Nagasaki (ZM 34770) for flute ensemble
- Made In Japan (ZM34950) 6 'karaoke' pieces for flute & CD
- Working Song One (for two flutes) and Working Song Two (for flute and wood-saw) in Flute Update, New Music for Young Flutists (DO35-029)
- Luna y Sierra (ZM35890) for flute solo and one or more accompanying instruments
- Dance with Me (ZM35950) a dance music for flute ensemble
- Bamburia (ZM36030) for flute ensemble
- Waltz of the Wolves (ZM36170) for two flutes
- Eternal Winds (ZM36180) for flute octet or ensemble
- Forbidden Valley (ZM36240) for flute quintet or ensemble
ZM = publication by Zimmermann, Frankfurt
DO = publication by Doblinger, Vienna
ZO = publication by ZenOn, Tokyo
SJ = publication by Sejong Publishers, Seoul
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