Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The PVV and music - no real issue.

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The Freedom Party (PVV - Geert Wilders' 2-issue-party), department of Groningen, organizes a poll in which you can vote which government...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Social Sound - Art About Music

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I am invited to be the guest on a radio programme (Friday, February 1, 2013, 20.00 hrs; www.zeilsteenradio.nl) which is linked to the art ex...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

A Scandalous Call: Play De Bondt!

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Cornelis de Bondt, Dutch composer, protested against the current Dutch cultural climate (read: budget cuts). He set free a helium balloon wi...
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

The Honing Dilemma: Playing in Israel - or Not?

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My newspaper reported that jazz saxophone player Yuri Honing plans to perform at the Red Sea Jazz Festival  at Eilat, Israel; but that he is...
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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Why Nynke de Jong Likes the Top 2000

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Just before the new year somebody asked if I already had written in my blog about the Top 2000 - the hitparade put together on the basis of ...
Monday, December 24, 2012

Learning to love Dutch Hawaii music - or The Great Mystery of Music.

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When long ago I started to study at the conservatoire in order to become a music teacher, I had to do teaching practice as part of my study....
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Music makes you smarter - but so what?

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My newspaper featured an article on the closing down of municipal music schools. It also featured, on the same page and meant as a 'besi...