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Niet menselijk (2023)

2023
For voice, vib & drumtape 4'

Dedicated to InanInan

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Rastapasta (Spectra version) (1986-2023)

2023
For fl, bass clar, vib, pno, vln, vla, vlc. 4'

Dedicated to Spectra

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Après tout ceci (2010-23)

2023
An excerpt of the chamber opera 'Middle East'
for mez.sop, fl, clar, vib, pno, vln, vla, vcl. 4'

Lyrics (in French) by Philippe Blasband.
Dedicated to Spectra Ensemble

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Dans les hauts bois

2023
for 2 oboes and English horn 9'

Commissioned by Piet Van Bockstal
Dedicated to Jean-Marie & Janneke Bytebier

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High tide shuffle

2023
for Tenor sax, marimba and drums 3'15"

Composed for Tripple Tread: Frank Nuyts, Frank Debruyne and Ronald Dhaene

PREVIEW
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60 is just a number

2023
for oboe solo 2'30"

Commissioned by Kristien Ceuppens,
Dedicated to Piet Van Bockstal.

PREVIEW
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Brushing off the dust

2023
for sopraansax, marimba and drums (3'30")

Composed for Tripple Tread: Frank Nuyts, Frank Debruyne and Ronald Dhaene

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Ontbreekwoorden

2023
for speaker, fl(ad lib same person),mar, pno,db. ± 23'

Commissioned by Les nièces de Diderot

Dedicated to Saskia Goethals.

PREVIEW
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(30 years)Out on a limb

2023
for fl,b.cl,mar.solo,pno,vl,vla,vlc. 11'-12'

Commissioned by Filip Rathé

Dedicated to Spectra Ensemble for its 30th birthday.

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Prompts and happenstances

2023
for reed quintet (oboe,clarinet,alt sax,bass clar,bassoon).10'

dedicated to Andy Dhondt and Jef Neve

composed for 'Breathe'

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Rastapasta

2022
for quintet (vibraphone,violoncello doublebass,harp & piano).3'33"

arrangement for Extended Music Collective

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Hunting the opposites

2022
for two timbales (Cuban drums).6'

Dedicated to Jeff Nuyttens

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Lawless lowness

2022
for woodwind quartet (clar,bass clarinet,bassoon,contrabassoon.10'30"

subtitle: sputtering heights

Commissioned by HaftCraft
Dedicated to Régis Dragonetti

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Hondje is moe

2022
for sop - fl - hrp
3'30"

Lyrics: Frank Nuyts

Composed for Liesbeth Devos, Femke Van Leuven & Leen Van der Roost

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Schakering

2022
for sop - fl - harp
3'30"

Lyrics: Jana Arns

Composed for Liesbeth Devos, Femke Van Leuven & Leen Van der Roost

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Smaart

2022
for sop - fl - harp
3'30"

Lyrics: Frank Nuyts

Composed for Liesbeth Devos, Femke Van Leuven & Leen Van der Roost

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Drawing up

2022
for sop - pno
7'30"

Adapted from a song from Carbon Fixation

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Nuanced gravity

2022
Lyrics by Laurence Servaes
for sop - pno 5'30"

Commissioned by Laurence Servaes

Dedicated to Pieter Lembrechts

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I call you ocean

2022
for sop - b clar -theorbe
6'30"'

Commissioned by Xanadu

Dedicated to Piet Van Bockstal

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Count us in

2022
for sax-mar-ebass-drums&multi pad
5'

Composed for Beat Love Oracle

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Bar foot

2022
for pno-tsax-mar-ebass-drums
5'

Composed for Beat Love Oracle and Liang-yu Wang

Dedicated to Erik Desimpelaere

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(a)Mid-time

2022
for oboe and jingles
6'10"

Commissioned by Piet Van Bockstal

Dedicated to Kristien Ceuppens

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This ain't fake

2022
for harp solo
15'

Commissioned by Stef Van Vynckt

Dedicated to Jean-Pierre Vanhee and Martine de Groote

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Two dolphins crashing a beach party

2022
for 2 marimbas
6'30"

An arrangement of 'Two whales crashing a beach party' for 2 electric basses

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Une fille comme Anne

2022
for soprano, flute and harp
3'45"

Commissioned by Claire Edwardes (Aus)

This piece is an arrangement of an aria from the chamber opera 'Paternel'by the same authors

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Ten minste houdbaar tot

2022
Flute, marimba and piano
30'

Dedicated to Yves Knockaert

Composed for 'Les nièces de Diderot'

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Suite Paternelle (red marimba)

2022
Marimba, piano 
13'

This piece is based on arias of the chamber opera 'Paternel'

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Mark the beat!

2022
Marimba, piano & timpani
1'20

Composed for Marc Van Praet

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Aesthetics for survival

2021
Flute, violoncello & harp
8'

Composed for Stef Van Vynckt, Nina Vanhoenacker and Nathalie Van Meirvenne (EMC)

Dedicated to Jana Arns

Hammer abandon

2021
Pno, tsax&synth, mar&synth, el.bass, drums+Multipad
9'

Composed for Beat Love Oracle

Satellite delight

2021
Ssax&synth, mar&synth, el;bass, drums+Multipad
6'

Composed for Beat Love Oracle

Eden drill

2021
Tsax&synth, mar&synth, el.bass, drums+Multipad
6'

Composed for Beat Love Oracle

Sunset squabbles

2021
Tsax, mar&synth, el.bass, drums+Multipad
6'

Composed for Beat Love Oracle

Radical Risk (2nd Piano concerto)

2021
Pno solo, tsax&ssax&synth, mar&synth, el.bass, drums + Multipad 25'

Composed for Beat Love Oracle

Dedicated to Rafa Dorado

Lichaamsvreemd II

2021
For reciter, marimba and piano
25'

Poems by Jana Arns

First performance scheduled in Limerick Bookshop.

Dedicated to Soetkin Rigole

21 Drawings for Tree score Book3

2021
Based on 'De (nieuwe) avonturen van Pim Pernukkel' by Jelle Meander

See also Tree Score Book 3 for marimba solo composed in 2020

Double, double, toil and trouble

2021
2 oboe players (also Oboe d'amore & English Horn
25'

Composed for Piet Van Bockstal & Kristien Ceuppens

Dedicated to Luc Zeebroek and Kathy Van Geuchte

Canto Catártico

2021
Contrabass flute
9'

Commissioned by and dedicated to Ned McGowan

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Adam und Arnold mit Frank

2021
Clarinet/bass clarinet-s/t/bar saxophone-organ
15'

Commissioned by Frank Debruyne

(extended version of Adam und Arnold of 2005)

A whistleblower’s tale

2021
Flute - harp
8’30"

Composed for Stef Van Vynckt and Nathalie Van Meirvenne Dedicated to Arielle Valibouse

2020-2016
2020-2016

Two whales crashing a beach party

2020
2 electric basses
8’

Composed for Stijn Deldaele

Dedicated to Robert Groslot.

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Niet menselijk

2020
vocals–guitar–bass-drums
3'30"

Composed for Maï Nuyts and Jan Vanhoutteghem

Raven en de reus

2020
piano
4'

Commissioned by Jeff Nuyttens Dedicated to Raven Nuyttens
(published by HRDSCR Editions)

Lichaamsvreemd

2020
speaker-marimba-piano
55'

Poems by Jana Arns (temporary withdrawn, see Lichaamsvreemd II) 2021
First performance scheduled in Limerick Bookshop Ghent

Dedicated to Soetkin Rigole

Heute ist unser

2020
Three Tenor Consort Recorders
16'

Commissioned by Apsara with financial aid City of Ghent

Dedicated to Birgit Van Cleemput

Tree score book 3

2020
Marimba 
20-23'

Dedicated to Noah and Anouk

Published by HRDSCR Editions

City Rounds

2020
2 oboes, clarinet, bass clarinet, trompet, 6 percussionists, vibraphone, marimba, harp, piano, bass guitar, strings (without viola) - 23'

(Based on 'Low-key music' and 1 fragment of 'Double Takes')

Commissioned by Stedelijke Academie voor Muziek Woord en Dans van Vilvoorde on the occasion of iets 100th anniversary (1922-2022)

Dedicated to Kristien Ceuppens.

Covid-19 arrangements

2020
Marimba and piano

Bella ciao (Italian traditional, Corona Waltz (F. Nuyts), Danse Rituale de feu (De Falla), Don't stand so close to me, Every breath you take, Every little thing she does is magic, Walking on the moon (Sting), I wish you haven (Prince)

Tarmac row

2020
Tenor saxophone+synthesizer-mariba+synthesizer-electric bass-drums+Multipad
2'

Composed for Beat Love Oracle
Dedicated to Jan Van Houtteghem and Elsie Poulyn

Barefoot on thin ice

2020
Tenor saxophone+synthesizer-marimba+synthesizer-electric bass-drums+Multipad
5'

composed for Beat Love Oracle

Dedicated to Jan Van Houtteghem and Elsie Poulyn

Sticky stomp (at the crack of dawn)

2020
Tenor saxophone+synthesizer-marimba+synthesizer-electric bass-drums+Multipad
7'

composed for Beat Love Oracle

Dedicated to Jan Van Houtteghem and Elsie Poulyn

SOSpresso

2020
Tenor saxophone+synthesizer-marimba+synthesizer-electric bass-drums+Multipad
5'30"

composed for Beat Love Oracle

Dedicated to Jan Van Houtteghem and Elsie Poulyn

Shaky balance

2020
Soprano saxophone-marimba+synthesizer-electric bass-drums+Multipad
6'

composed for Beat Love Oracle

Dedicated to Jan Van Houtteghem and Elsie Poulyn

Dangerous liquids

2020
Tenor saxophone-marimba+synthesizer-electric bass-drums
6'

composed for Beat Love Oracle

Dedicated to Jan Van Houtteghem and Elsie Poulyn

Code Buster (an optimist's game)
2019
For oboe slo
25'

Commissioned by and composed for Piet Van Bockstal

Dedicated to Darius Blasband

Taking Till's measure(s)
2019
Clarinet-bassoon-horn-violin-double bass
17-18'

Commissioned by and dedicated to Oxalys

Totu su mundo est paesu.
2019
Clarinet solo
20'

Commissioned by Raf De Keninck

Dedicated to Daniel Gazon

Tube mates
2019
For 2 trompet (Bes) and piano
2'15"

Dedicated to Paul Clinck

Last round 
2019
Piano solo
7'

Commissioned by Peter Thomas for Stephan De Jonghe Stichting vzw

Dedicated to Maarten Van Ingelgem

Tree score (book 2)
2019
Marimba solo 
20-23'

Dedicated to Mark Janse

Published by HRDSCR Editions

Tree score (book 1)
2019
Marimba solo 
20-22'

Dedicated to Luc Leybaert

Published by HRDSCR Editions

The shadow twins
2019
Harp and piano
14'

Commissioned by Stef Van Vynckt

Dedicated to Annemieke Elst and Joris Blanckaert

T.a.n.s.t.a.a.f.l.
2019
oboe-2recorders-clarinet-2violin-viola-cello-doublebass-vibraphone-marimba-harp-2trombone-bass trombone - 40'

contains fragments of Code buster-tote su mound-Säulen der Stille-Comeback (quartet-Yearning yarn).

Commissioned by Veerle Simoens for Flanders Festival Ghent, First performance 14 September 2019, Casco Phil conducted by Benjamin Haemhouts.

Visions of an outcome
2019
Piano-violin-cello
13'.          LISTEN

Commissioned by Khaldei (rework of Hmm)

Dedicated to Dirk Ooms and Tine Wyns

24th Sonata for piano solo

2018
subtitle: where the trail becomes a trace.
24'

Commissioned by Barbara Baltussen

Dedicated to Olav Grondelaers

Available on CD: Hardscore Records Sonata 22, 23 and 24, 2019003

23rd Sonata for piano solo

2018
subtitle: three chords rebellion
19'-20'

Commissioned by Luc Van Loo

Dedicated to Annabelle Van Esser

Available on CD: Hardscore Records Sonata 22,23 and 24, 2019003

Impossible

2018
For voice and piano
3'

Text: Cesàrio Verde

Dedicated to Marleen Denayer

Neat beats always need hits

2018
Tenor saxophone+synthesizer-marimba+synthesizer-5string electric bass(EADGB)-drums
9'

Dedicated to Gabi Sultana and Koen Tryssoone
Composed for Beat Love Oracle

LP: 'Who's Counting?' CD:Don't Count On Us!áMARXE D.L.:M-29299-2020

What beat Watts?

2018
Tenor saxophone+synthesizer-marimba+synthesizer-5string electric bass(EADGB)-drums
14'-15'

Dedicated to Nadja Delbarre

Composed for Beat love Oracle

LP: 'Who's Counting?'Hardscore Records 2020_01 CD: Don't Count On Us! áMARXE D.L.:M-29299-2020

Them tunes really don't come easily

2018
Tenor saxophone-marimba-double bass 
3'

Dedicated to Jan Van Houtteghem, Elsie Pouleyn & Julia
CD: Fingerprints #3

Trip the light fantastic

2018
Marimba solo&2flute,2oboe,clarinet,bass clarinet,3horn,2trompet,3trombone,timpani,2percussion,
strings. 7'

Also on marimba and piano reduction

Commissioned by and dedicated to Acorde Kade Deinze.

A Walk with a friend

2018
For marimba & electronic piano (or piano)
13'

Dedicated to Petra Deltour & Joost Van Damme

(Candle) Light Music

2018
recorder(s) & harpsichord
17'

Commissioned by Tomma Wessel & guy Penson.

Dedicated to Geert Riem

About-face

2018
Tenor saxophone-marimba-electric bass+vocal-drums
5'

Dedicated to Jonathan Bonny
Composed for Beat Love Oracle

CD:Don't Count On Us!áMARXE D.L.:M-29299-2020

Moody Walks in a city park

2018
Piano 4 hands
14'

Commissioned by Luc Van Loo

Partial transcription of 'Sacha'

Säulen der Stille

2018
2 tenor recorders
11'

Dedicated to Bart Vanreusel and Erica Van de Reyde

Composed and commissioned for/by Apsara duo

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They could see no shadow

2018
Cello and piano
25'

Commissioned by and composed for Tom Landschoot & Liang-yu Wang.
Dedicated to Joris Van Vinckenroye

22nd Sonata for piano solo

2017
subtitle: '...a momentary gain of sharing
19'

Composed for and commissioned by Keiko Shichijo.
Dedicated tot Patrick Steyaert.
Available on cd: Hardscore records, Sonata 22,23 and 24, 2019003

Comeback Quartet

2017
for string quartet
19'-20'

Commissioned by and dedicated to headliner for Voorwaarts Maart Festival 2018. NOTE/ the actual performance of this piece must be delayed until 2033

Hmm...

2017
Sopraan&(piano)keyboard
17'

Hmm, Sing, Laygh, Sigh, Dance.
Lyrics: Frank Nuyts

Dedicated to Tine Wyns and Dirk Ooms

No quiro que os separéis

2017
(suite from Cambio), flute, oboe&ca, piano
11'

Commissioned by Triotique

Dedicated to Simon Bauwens

Available on cd: Triotique 3D, etcetera KTC1628

Beat Love Oracle

2017
S/T/B Saxophone, marimba, electric bass, drums
60'-65'

Dedicated to dr.Robert Hoogewijs. Please don't come (any closer),LP:Hardscore records 2020-01.These are nog downbeats, Let's dig our heels into this tile,Your feet make me sob,Them tunes will surely end poorly,Ready to cross against the light.

Beat Love Oracle

2016
S/T/B Saxophone, marimba, electric bass, drums
60'-65'

Dedicated to dr.Robert Hoogewijs. Don't count on us,Too early,Bird!,Get your foot in the bar,Just thumb luck,Don't bump your head against the Cloud,Shift!We're lost! LP, Hardscore records 2020_01.

Four songs from Middle East

2016
High Soprano and piano
15'

Text: Philippe Blasband

Dedicated to Els Cooman and Paul Van Os

Four Middle East Songs (English version)

2016
bass and piano
15'

Text: Philippe Blasband

Dedicated to Els Cooman and Paul Van Os

First performance Canberra International Music Festival. Clive Birch (bass)Roland Peelman (piano)

21th Sonata for piano solo

2016
Subtitle: Atlantis renascent
19'

Composed for and commissioned by Gabi Sultana.
Dedicated to Stan Monstrey and the team of Burns Unit Ghent.

Available on cd: Hardscore Records, Sonata 19,20 and 21,2019002

20th Sonata for piano solo

2016
Subtitle: radical risk
19'

Composed for and commissioned by Roland Peelman for Canberra International Music festival 2017.
Dedicated to Els Huyghelen and Dirk zoete
Available on cd: Hardscore Records Sonata 19,20 and 21,2019002

19th Sonata for piano solo

2016
Subtitle: (when close to the heart) nothing is enough.
18'

Dedicated to Daan Bauwens

Composed for and commissioned by Liang-yu Wang

Available on cd: Hardscore Records Sonata 19,20 and 21, 2019002

2015-2011

Carbon fixation ensemble

2015
3 synths, pno, S/A/TSax, voc, mar, vib, bass, drums), all amplified - 74'

1.Road Feel,2.Vehicles of love,3.Wheels in weeds,4.Convertible superstar,5.Jaunt with a beetle,6.Calling names,7.A better plan,8.Yearning yarn,9.Hate to love, 10.Drawing up.

Bare Beats​

2015

Etude for Snare drum & Piano
3'

Dedicated to Wim Konink

Smaart

2015

For voce and pop band 3'30"
Text and music by Frank Nuyts

Available on CD: Côté Koer, a 'Muziekcentrum De Bijloke' production, Côté koer1#

Tumbleweed Concerto

2015

A concerto for cello and orchestra 20'
2 flute-oboe-english horn-clarinet-bass clarinet-2bassoon-4horns-2trompet-trombone-bass trombone-tuba-timpani-2percussonists-piano-cello solo and strings

Commissioned by Tom Landschoot and SOV (Symfonie orkest Vlaanderen)
Dedicated to Tom Landschoot

'Chut!'

2015

A melodrama, (prequel to 'Paternel')15'

Soprano-2mezzo-sopranos, actrice, flute, double bass & vibraphone

A vzw Hardscore production and Muziekcentrum De Bijloke

Dedicated to Veerle Simoens & Ben Haemhouts

Double takes

2015

text by Frank Nuyts, photographs by Ronny Lauwers.

60'

For Soprano,Mezzo-soprano,b.t.a.s.s.recorder (1player),cello, electric keyboard(with electric piano sound & a slow synthesizer sound),marimba.

Sonata 1B

2015

subtitle 'Bruna Husky' 

19'

Commissioned by Katerina Konstantourou
Dedicated to Machteld Timmermans
Available on CD: Hardscore Records Sonata 1B,2 and 9, 2019001

Seventy B's Falling from Seven Apple Trees

2014

For piano solo 

2'

Dedicated to Boudewijn Buckinx for his 70th birthday

Composed for Daan Vandewalle

Between the treasure and the sun

2014

2 synthesizer, piano & drums

4'15

Replaces former Hard Score Book 2 song.

Composed for headliner (Bonny, Coutigny, Quintyn)

Dedicated to headliner

Scrolling ME

2014

Scrolling ME

pianotrio (violin, cello, piano) 11'

Suite based on Middel East

Commissioned by Ruben De Gheselle (The New What Now)

Dedicated to Rosa Montero

Cambio madre por moto

2014

A chamber opera (2sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bariton, bass bariton, clarinet, cello, piano, haren 2 percussionists) 60'

Original libretto Rosa Montero. Originally commissioned by Simon Bauwens for Gerard Mortier and Teatro real.

Dedicated to Simon Bauwens
Cancelled due to on religious grounds

Suite Paternel

2014

for English Horn & Sinfonietta (without trombone & percussie)

13'

(Also version for oboe and sinfonietta.
Suite based on Paternel
Commissioned by Acorde

Suite Paternel

2014

reduction for English Horn and piano

13'

Also version for oboe and sinfonietta

Paternel a chamber opera

2013

Libretto by Philippe Blasband. Soprano, 2 mezzo-sopranos, actrice, flute, 3 harps, double bass

45'

Commissioned by vzw HardScore

Dedicated to Wim De Temmerman

Festive piece for Lier

2013

For string ensemble

2'

Commissioned by Kortjakje

Iks Iks

2013

String orchestra with two added young student parts

4'30"

Commissioned by Kortjakje

Hard Scores revisited

2013

13 pieces for ensemble, 1u30'
Synth,piano,amplified voice, sax,marimba,vibraphone,e-bass,drums.

New version of several pieces from Hard Score Book 3,4,5,6. These versions replace the former ones.1.Eat that gravity,2.Indian Prodioux,3.Iron Leaves,4.Kite Control,5.BSKRZ,6.The creep from the Deep,7.No surf, no wind, only desire,8.Tabuba rasa,9.Bound for a Braun,10.Hideaway,11.A beacon in the sky,12.Pan the Satyrist,13.13 Seconds of Bonobo sex.

Sur d'almes cadences

2013

Textes: 3 poèmes de 'Fêtes Galantes' de Verlaine.
12'
Soprano, cello, harp

Commissioned by Leen Van der Roost

Réconciliation et amour

2013

For high voice and piano

3'20

Vocalise, adaptée d'un Aria de l'opera de chambre (Middle East)
Dedicated to Laurence Servaes

Second version of part 2 of the 18th Sonata

2013

Piano solo

4'30"

Commissioned by Roland Peelman

18th Sonata for piano solo

2012

Subtitle: 'Orchard's rim East: Gothic concretion

16'30"

Commissioned by Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent
Composed for Roland Peelman. Dedicated to Anne Rosenblath and Charles Berberian
Published by HRDSCR Editions. Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent' 

17th Sonata for piano solo

2012

subtitle: 'Orchard's rim South: White Aisle

17'30

Commissioned by Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent
Composed for Vitaly Samoshko, Dedicated to Ronny Lauwers
Published by HRDSCR Editions. Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent'

16th Sonata for piano solo

2012

Subtitle: 'Orchard's rim West: cubed Sky'

18

Commissioned by Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent.
Composed for Jan Michiels. Dedicated to Alain Craens.
Published by HRDSCR Editions. Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent'

15th Sonata for piano solo

2012

Subtitle: 'Orchard's rim North: Brick Wall'

22'

Commissioned by Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Gent and Johan Duijck.
Dedicated to Walter Hus. Published by HRDSCR Editions.
Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent'.

Leaving (from Bekket)

2012

Arrangement for flute and piano

5'45"

Commissioned by Frederik Martens.
Dedicated to Birgit Van Cleemput.

Up to scratch

2012

Arrangement for flute and piano

6'15"

Commissioned by Frederik Martens

Dedicated to Daan Janssens

Noite inquieta a monodrama

2012

Text: Pessoa 'Livro do desassossego'
libretto: Frank Nuyts

for mezzo soprano and string orchestra. 45'

Commissioned by Veerle Van Gorp and Wim Meuris for the string ensemble Amadeus.
Dedicated to Gerda Dendooven.

14th sonata for piano solo

2011

subtitle: 'plea not play'

21'

Composed for Ralph Van Raath. Dedicated to Frank Pauwels

Published by HRDSCR Editions.
Also live records in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent'

Divérance

2011

Trio for flute-viola da gamba(tenor viool,GCFADB tuning) and piano

2'15

Commissioned by Hans Roels for his doctoral project.
Dedicated to Joris Blanckaert and Annemieke Elst

Tongval a chamber opera

2011

lyrics (in Dutch) by Frank Nuyts

Soprano-mezzo soprano-clarinet-vibraphone-piano-harp-violin-double bass - 25'

Dedicated to Johan Dhollander.
A vzw HardScore Production.

D&C

2011

an arrangement of two fragments from Daphnis et Chloé de Ravel

Flute (also piccolo) and 6 harps

5'30

Commissioned by Arielle Valibouse and Voorwaarts Maart/En avant Mars.

Tribal Triads

2011

3rd suite of Bekket
2flute-oboe-2clarinet-bassoon-altsax-tenorsax-horn-2trompet-2trombone-tuba-piano

14'

Commissioned by Utrecht Blazers Ensemble.
Composed for Katerina Konstantourou (piano) and Nikos Ioakeim

13th Sonata for piano solo

2011

Subtitle: 'Straddling the gaps'

19'

Composed for Keiko Shichijo. Dedicated to Iris De Blaere
Published by HRDSCR Editions. Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent'

2010-2006

Sacha

2010
For ensemble and slides. Text and drawings by Charles Berberian.12'30"

Clarinet & s/a/t saxophone-s/t/b trombone-piano-percussie-electric bass & keynote slides.
Commissioned by Mark Delaere & Festival Vlaanderen Vlaams-Brabant vzw.
Composed for 
Ensemble Klang (Netherlands)
Dedicated to Leah Hausman

Sacha

2010
Version for piano 4hands (and slides ad lib)`12'30"

Composed for Tae Yoshioka and Marc Masson.
Text and drawings by Charles Berberian.
Dedicated to Leah Hausman

Stained Staves

2010
For mixed choir
3'

For Gilbert and George

Text Jelle Meander
Choir 6 voices

Middle East a chamber opera

2010
Soprano actor and ensemble 60'

Soprano,actor,flute,clarinet,1percussion,piano, violin,viola,cello.
Commissioned by LOD

Dedicated to Hans Bruneel

Air Victorieux

2010
for mixed choir (4 voices) and 2 trumpets
2'

Text by Frank Nuyts
Commissioned by 
Peter Dejans for the Musa Horta choir

Up to scratch

2009
5 pieces for violin and piano (1989-2009)
12'

Commissioned by Claudia Ibarra

Dedicated to Daan Janssens

M.A.Blast

2009
For Organ
7'30"

Commissioned by Johan Nuyts for Musica Antiqua competition organ Brugge

Dedicated to Boudewijn Buckinx

12th Sonata for piano solio

2009
Subtitle: 'ni poids ni loi'
18'30"

Commissioned by Ivo Delaere
dedicated to Liesbeth de Voogdt

Published by HRDSCR Editions

Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziekcentrum Gent

11th Sonata for piano solo

2009
subtitle 'be(LL)loved'
11'30"

Commissioned by Tae Yoshioka

Dedicated to Hendrik Storme and Eleonora Loontjens
Published by HRDSCR Editions

Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziekcentrum Gent'

10th Sonata for piano solo

2009
subtitle: Second (to none)
20'

Commissioned by Luc Van Loo

Dedicated to Dorothée Van Esser

Published by HRDSCR Editions

Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziekcentrum Gent'

9th sonata for piano solo

2009
Subtitle: 'Terra firma'
20'

Commissioned by Erwin Deleux

Dedicated to Raf De Keninck
Published by HRDSCR Editions
Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziekcentrum Gent'
Available on cd: Hardscore Records Sonata 1B,2 and 9, 2019001

8th Sonata for piano solo

2009
subtitle: '...a way, a lone, a long, a last...'
18'

Commissioned by Elisa Medinilla

Dedicated to Eddy Becquart

Published by HRDSCR Editions

Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziekcentrum Gent'

5th Symphony 'fetish'

2009
for chamber ensemble'll-ob-cl-bsn-trp-trb-perc-hrp-voice-2vl-vla-vcl-db'- 30'

Commissioned by Raf De Keninck for Ensemble Emanon

Dedicated to Anthony Fiumara

Available on cd: Fetish, Vanderkrieken Classics, VDKCL13001 

De Vlaamse Leeuw(bewerking)

2009
K. Miry bewerking Frank Nuyts
Violen, altviolen, celli, 2vibra en 2 piano's

Commissioned by HoGent

De Brabançonne (bewerking)

2009
F.Van Campenhout (bewerking Frank Nuyts)
Violen, altviolen, celli, 2 vibra en 2 piano's

Commissioned by HoGent

Slow and sure & Fast and sure

2009
for piano solo 12'
Revision of 'De Ladder zat'

Separately published by HRDSCR Editions

Arabische nacht

2009
For narrator and piano 
Total duration 75'

Text: R. Schimmelpfennig
Commissioned by Dirk Opstaele for Ensemble Leporello

De Trouw van Mira and Miro 

2009
Een straatopera Libretto (dutch) Frank Nuyts
mezzo-soprano,baritone,viool,clarinet,bassoon   13'

Commissioned by Mira and Miro vzw Ghent.

De tous biens playne

2008
For marimba solo
16'

Published by HRDSCR Editions

Ver weg herfst

2008
For mezzo sopraan and piano, integrated in the 5th Symphony
3'30"

Text: Boudewijn Buckinx

Dedicated to Anthony Fiumara

X-Raying my Radio 'the Volharding version'

2008
Arrangement of 'Mock-up Rock' for piano solo
Fl-3sax-1hrn-3trp-3trb-pno-(e)bass - 12'

Commissioned for 'De Volharding' by Anthony Fiumara

see also Cross-over ensembles

Innocence in admiration

2008
A concerto for piano and ensemble.
ob-bsn-hrn-perc-pno solo-vl-vla-vcl-db 20'

Commissioned by ensemble Emanon and Conservatory Ghent. 

Dedicated to Daan Bauwens

Available on CD: Fetish, Vanderkrieken Classics, VDKC13001

De wijdere Wereld van Water

2008
The Wider World of Water, a recitativo accompagnato (for narrator and pno) 25'

Commissioned by Ensemble Leporello

Cold Calypso

2007
Fl-clar/bclar-trp-trb-perc(1o2)-pno-db
5'

Commissioned bu Philip Rathé for Spectra Ensemble

Dedicated to Filip Rathé

Revised in 2019

7th Sonata for piano solo

2007
piano
21'

Commissioned by Iris De Blaere and Katerina Konstantourou

Dedicated to Roland Peelman

Published by HRDSCR Editions

Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent'

...where the wind goes...

2007
for wind ensemble and tape (ad lib)
ob-clar-bcl-bsn-trp-hrn-trb).  18'

Commissioned by Francis Pollet for I Solisti del Vento

Dedicated to Geurt Grosfeld

Bekket 3 pieces

2007
For piano solo 15'

Dedicated to Geert & Fien Dhondt-Dhont

Published by HRDSCR Editions

Bekket 3 songs

2007
for high voice and piano
10'

Published by HRDSCR Editions.

Two quarter tone pieces don't make a half one

2007
for mechanical quarter tone organ
9'15

Commissioned by Logos

arrangement of Quadarmania

XXX Songs

2007
6 voices SSATBB 18'

Lyrics by Jelle Meander

Commissioned by Roland Peelman for The Spngcompany

Dedicated to Bart Demuyt

Au départ

2007
For piano solo 1'30"

Commissioned by Daan Vandewalle

Dedicated to Lieve Verschraegen

Integrated in 'Innocence in admiration'

Bekket 2nd suite

2007
cl-vlc-pno-mar&perc(1player) 7'30"

Dedicated to Táman Trio

Available on cd: Bajadillas, Kokopelli projects, FERM 0901

1'28" Noise for ensemble

2007
fl-cl-pno-perc-vl-vla-vlc
1'18"

Commissioned by Spectra and Comav

Dedicated to Lucien Posman

On cd: Fingerprints, SABAM FMC 2010/02

The Accidental Martyr

2007
For mixed choir.
Text Tom Robbins 8'

Commissioned by Musa Horta

Dedicated to Jelle Direickx & Maja Jantar

The Trances for percussion quartet

2006
For percussion quartet 14'

Commissioned by and dedicated to Marc Delaere for Transit Leuven
Published by HRDSCR Editions. 

Old Airs for 6 voices

2006
For 6 voices SMATBB
8'

Commissioned by Roland Peelman for the Songcompany Australia

Dedicated to Yves Rosseel

6th Sonata for piano solo

2006
subtitle: 'outlaw's exit'
20'

Commissioned by Benjamin Van Esser
Dedicated to Johan Huys

Published by HRDSCR Editions.
Available on cd: '
Thoughts about stacking, stomping and starting out' Etcetera,KTC 1377

Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent'

Low-key Quartet

2006
For percussion quartet 10'

Published by HRDSCR Editions

1st Sonata for piano solo

2006
Revised version, subtitle:'rule of thumb' 16'

Dedicated to Daan Vandewalle
Commissioned by Anastasia Koshushko

Published by HRDSCR Editions
Also live recorded in 'Bijloke Muziek Centrum Gent'

The Abduction of the East

2006
For Bas-Baritone and ensemble 35'
fl-clar/Bclar-hrn-harp-pno-vl-vla-vcl-db

Text: various authors and Philippe Blasband

Commissioned by Spectra Ensemble
Published by Music Production Hoeflich
Dedicated to Philippe Blasband

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