Egmont Swaan

Central performing artist and composing force within the 'Prof. Russolo & His Noise Intoners' concept. Projects (selection) interactive CD-Rom for Primary Schools, Commissioned by the LOKV, teaching children to compose in a basic and playful way. Courses and lectures on many musicological and arthistorical subjects, e.g. 20th Century Music and the Visual Arts, Shakespeare and Music, Music and Alchemy. Series of articles on music and rhetorics. Compositions (selection) 2006 Taming of the Bull. Allegorical recital for soprano, piano and mime artist. 2003 De Toverfioele. Een volksverhaal op muziek (The Magical Violin. A Folk Story on Music), Commissioned by the Frysk Wind Ensemble 2000 Annus-Rota, for carillon (First Prize of the Millennium Competition of the Dutch Carillon Society) 1999 Pange lingua (in memoriam Marinus van den Heuvel), for tenor/piano/violin 1998 Abodamfoh droben enan, for recorder quartet 1997 Yoomaka, music to a shadow play 1996 De zucht van Marib en de metalen tuin (Marib's Sigh and the Metallic Garden), solo for piccolo trumpet 1992 Spiegelmis (Mirror Mass), for 12 singers and double bass Specialties: Skills : Music History, Renaissance and Baroque Counterpoint, Harmony, Analysis, Solfège, General Musicology, Accompaniment, Instrumentation, Arrangement, Orchestration and Composition. Instruments : Violin, Piano, Keyboards, (electric) Guitar, Bassguitar, Drums, Percussion, Recorder, Harmonica.