
CALENDAR
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Listed below are the upcoming scheduled concert dates for the next twelve months. If you are interested in checking Marcel's previous concert dates or would like to check out possible future dates, please refer to the calendar above.
Also you can view the complete calendar for a year for the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
| Tue 06 Apr | Utrecht, Theater Kikker | 7:45 PM Martijn Buser, music programmer of Theater Kikker, talks with Marcel Worms and with some of the composers about his project 'New Blues for Piano' |
| Tue 06 Apr | Utrecht, Theater Kikker | 8:30 PM 'New Blues for Piano' - works from the repertory of this project 1996 - 2009 and new dutch and foreign contributions from 2009 and 2010 world premiers of new works by Roderik de Man, Jacques Bank, Janco Verduin, Morris Kliphuis, Bram Kortekaas and Paul van Brugge (all from the Netherlands); dutch premiers of works by Joey Roukens, Sylvia Maessen, Holger de Bruin, Geert Schoonbeek de Vlaming, Claudia Rumondor, René Uijlenhoet (all from the Netherlands, Mohammed Ali Kammoun (Tunesia), Sergio Mesa (Colombia), Lawrence Semanda (Uganda) and Kamal Yusif (Sudan) www.theaterkikker.nl Ganzenmarkt 14# 3512 GD Utrecht 030 2319666 www.theaterkikker.nl This concert will be registered by the NPS (Dutch national radio) to be broadcasted later this year |
| Sun 11 Apr | Culemborg, Theater de Blauwe Schuur (Theatre the Blue Barn) | 2:30 PM unpublished works for piano by Federico Mompou, discovered in Barcelona in 2008 www.theaterdeblauweschuur.nl Adress: Havendijk 15, 4101 AA Culemborg Reservations by phone only: 0345-531711 Painter Raymond Boekelder shows some of his paintings inspired by Mompou's music |
| Mon 12 Apr | Hooghalen (province of Drenthe), Memorial Center Westerbork | 1:30 PM musical contribution to the commemoration of the liberation of concentration camp Westerbork (1945) www.westerbork.nl/ Gerrit van Weezel - Une fable, with Nienke van Rijn (violin) / Dick Kattenburg - Tempo de Blues. Both composers were transported from Westerbork to Auschwitz The commemoration can also be watched live at dutch television (NPS) |
| Thu 15 Apr | Amsterdam, Apollofirst Theater | 8:30 PM Tangoconcert with the Argentinean singer Omar Mollo Adress: Apollofirst Theater (in the Apollofirst Hotel) Apollolaan 123 1077 AP Amsterdam Voor reserveringen: +31 (0)20 679 79 71 ticket@apollofirst.nl Website Omar Mollo: www.omarmollotango.com.ar/ |
| Mon 19 Apr | Amsterdam, Uilenburger Synagogue | 8:15 PM PARIJS -BERLIN Works from Paris by composers belonging to the 'Groupe des Six' (songs by Francis Poulenc and Germaine Tailleferre) and works from Berlin by Berthold Brecht, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill ; songs by Leo Smit for two voices and piano, Henriëtte Bosmans - Copla for two female voices and piano; Tailleferre - 'Pastorale' and 'Forlane' for flute and piano; Rita hijmans - songs for soprano, flute and piano; Irene Maessen-soprano, José Scholte - mezzosoprano, Eleonore Pameijer-flute, Marcel Worms-piano |
| Tue 20 Apr | Amsterdam, Uilenburger Synagogue | 11:15 AM-1:30 PM 2 short concerts for schools in the neighbourhood of the Uilenburger Synagogue ('De Witte Olifant', 'De Parel' and the 'Dr. E. Boekmanschool'), with Eleonore Pameijer (flute) and Irene Maessen (soprano), works by Dick Kattenburg, Leo Smit, Jeff Hamburg, Henriëtte Bosmans and Rosy Wertheim |
| Tue 20 Apr | Amsterdam, Pianola Museum | 8:30 PM concert with the Argentinean tangosinger Omar Mollo Pianola Museum Westerstraat 106 1015 MN Amsterdam phone:+ 31 (0)20-6279624 Email: info@pianola.nl www.pianola.nl |
| Sat 24 Apr--Tue 27 Apr | Ouagadougou, Jazzfestival 'Jazz à Ouaga' | workshops for students and jamsessions with particpants of the Jazzfestival |
| Tue 27 Apr | Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), 'Jazz à Ouaga', French Cultural Centre CCF-Georges Méliès | 8:30 PM concert - first half will be solo: 'New Blues for Piano', bluespieces composed for the project 'New Blues for Piano' from a.o. the Netherlands and Africa / second half: performance with musicians from Burkina Faso, a.o. singer and guitarplayer Alif Naaba, bassplayer Gregoire Yanoga and percussionist Wendlavim Zabsonre www.jazz,zcp.bf |
| Thu 29 Apr | 's Hertogenbosch - Toonzaal | 8:30 PM PARIS -BERLIN Works from Paris by composers belonging to the 'Groupe des Six' and works from Berlin by Berthold Brecht, Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill ; program and musicians as on April 19 |
| Sat 08 May | Amsterdam, Bethaniënklooster | 3:00 PM presentation of Marcels book 'Blue Notes - muzikaal reisdagboek van een pianist' (Published by Elikser, CD included) This pianists musical diary will be translated in english in the near future After a short concert the first copy of the book will be offered by Marcel to dutch writer Jan Brokken Admission free; www.bethanienklooster.nl |
| Thu 27 May--Mon 31 May | Kigali (Rwanda) | concerts and workshops |
| Fri 28 May | Kigali, Ecole Belge de Kigali (Belgian school) | 10:00 AM workshop and short concert |
| Fri 28 May | Kigali, Club Planet | 10:00 PM concert with the Rwandese band Blak Blu Zungu Club Planet (KBC club) is a fancy nachtclub in the Kigali Business Centre (KBC) |
| Sat 29 May | Kigali, Goethe (German) Institute | 2:00 PM concert with 'New Blues for Piano', followed by a performance with Egbert Hamel (saxophone), Kiri (guitar), Thierry (bass) and Karim (percussion) |
| Sun 30 May | Kigali, Hotel Mille Collines | 12:00 PM classical concert: J.S.Bach - Toccata from Partita nr.VI in e minor / Mendelssohn - Prelude and Fugue in e minor op 35. and 'Variations sérieuses' op.54/ Schubert - Valses sentimentales D.779/ Chopin - Prelude in D flat major op.28 # 15 / Mompou - Variations on a theme by Chopin/ Chopin - Waltz in c sharp minor op.64 #2/ Gruenberg - Jazz Masks nr.2 (jazzversion of Chopins Waltz op.64 # 2) / Bill Evans - Waltz for Debbie |
| Sun 06 Jun | Vught, former concentration camp Vught | 12:00 AM works for piano by dutch composers Daniël Belinfante (Studies for Children) and Leo Kok (Enfance / Childhood) and by Robert Schumann (Kinderszenen) at the commemoration of the childrens transport in 1943 when 1269 children were transported from Vught to Sobibor |
| Thu 10 Jun | Vleuten (near Utrecht), Theaterzaal Vleuterweide | 8:00 PM lecture and concert around the book by dutch writer Jan Brokken, 'In het huis van de dichter' ('In the poets house), about the Russian pianist Yuri Egorov, who died in 1988 - program as on January 16, 2010; Adress: Burchtpoort 5, Vleuten www.kieskultuur.nl |
| Mon 14 Jun--Tue 15 Jun | Amsterdam, Bethaniënklooster | recording of a cd with music by Szymon Laks (1901-1983). Laks was a jewish Polish composer who directed the Camp Orchestra in Auschwitz. with Irene Maessen (soprano), Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Ursula Schoch (violin), Stephan Heber (cello) and Monique Bartels (cello) |
| Wed 16 Jun | Amsterdam, Bethaniënklooster | 8:15 PM concert around the polish-jewish composer Szymon Laks (1901-1983) who conducted the camp orchestra in Auschwitz during World War II: '8 chants populaires juifs' for soprano and piano, 'Passacaglia' for flute and piano, Sonata for cello and piano, Divertimento for flute, violin, cello and piano, Ballad (Hommage to Chopin) for piano solo. Also works by Leo Smit ('Lento' from the Sonata for flute and piano) and Dick Kattenburg(Palestinean songs). musicians: Irene Maessen (soprano), Ursula Schoch (violin), Eleonore Pameijer (flute), Stephan Heber (cello) and Marcel Worms (piano) information (reservations, location): www.bethanienklooster.nl |
| Sun 27 Jun | Departure for Tanzanya tour | concerts and workshops in Tanzanya from June 28 through July 6 |
| Mon 28 Jun | Arusha, Makumira University | workshops with students |
| Mon 28 Jun | Arusha, Sibusiso Foundation | 2:30 PM short concert for mentally retarded children of the Sibusibo Foundation near Arusha. They stay here for a maximum period of 3 months. Afterwards they are being visited regularly in their village community. More information at www.sibusiso.nl |
| Mon 28 Jun | Arusha, Arusha Community Church | 6:30 PM concert 'New Blues for Piano', premier of 'Blues for a busy night' by Elizabeth Gaskill (USA/the Netherlands) and blues from the Netherlands, the USA, Argentinia, Armenia, Australia, England, Israel, Mozambique, Sudan, the Czech Republic and Tunesia. |
| Tue 29 Jun | Arusha, Makumira University | workshops with students |
| Thu 01 Jul--Fri 02 Jul | Dar Es Salaam, University of Dar Es Salaam (UDSM) | workshops with students |
| Thu 01 Jul | Dar Es Salaam, Kempinski Hotel | 8:00 PM Charity concert for environmental projects (organisation: Ministery of Environment), with Jan van den Hombergh (violin) - program with 'nature' as leading theme: Robert Schumann: From ‘Waldszenen’ (Forest scenes)-Vogel als Prophet (Bird as a prophet) /Einsame Blumen (Lonely flowers) /Sergei Rachmaninoff -Lilacs op.21 nr.5 /Daisies op.38 nr.3 /Duke Ellington - African Flower /Pjotr Iljits Tsaijkovski: From ‘Seasons’-March: Song of the lark/October: Autumn Song / Claude Debussy: From ‘Preludes Book II’ -Feuilles mortes (Dead leaves) /Joseph Cosma-Les feuilles mortes (Autumn leaves) / Edvard Grieg : From ‘Lyric pieces’ - To spring op.43 nr.6 /The brook op.62 nr.4 /Astor Piazzolla - Estaciones (Seasons) / Ludwig van Beethoven: From ‘Sonata for piano and violin’ in F major op.24 (‘Springsonata’) -First movement: Allegro |
| Fri 02 Jul | Dar Es Salaam, Alliance française | 7:00 PM J.S.Bach - Toccata from Partita nr.VI in e minor / Poulenc - Improvisation on the name of Bach and 'Improvisations' a.o. Hommage to Schubert / Schubert - Valses sentimentales D.779/ Chopin - Prelude in D flat major op.28 nr.15 / Mompou - Variations on a theme by Chopin/ Chopin - Waltz in c sharp minor op.64 nr.2 / Gruenberg - Jazz Masks nr.2 (jazzversion of Chopins Waltz op.64 nr.2) / Bill Evans - Waltz for Debbie |
| Sat 03 Jul | Dar Es Salaam | 6:00 PM-8:30 PM participation in a charityconcert (LACAJAN Productions) for AIDS orphans - on invitation only - works by Frédéric Chopin, Federico Mompou, Louis Grünberg and Bill Evans |
| Mon 05 Jul--Tue 06 Jul | Zanzibar, Dhow Countries Music Academy | workshops with students and concert |
| Sat 28 Aug | Haarlem, Alkmaar, Amsterdam | 10:00 AM-4:00 PM In the framework of the start of the Vuelta (cycle race of Spain): a tour through the north of Holland with the production 'Vuelta!', three open air concerts. locations: 10:00 a.m.: Haarlem, in front of the 'Philharmonie', 12:30 p.m.: Bloemendaal, Beachpavilion Lido 13:00 p.m.: Amsterdam, Winkelcentrum (Shopping Centre) IJburg, IJburglaan/Joris Ivensplein performances with Cobla la Principal de Amsterdam 'Vuelta! Around Spain in many dances' with pianist Marcel Worms, percussionist Marcel Andriessen and conductor Ali Groen |
| Thu 02 Sep | Baden (Switzerland), Galerie Anixis | 8:00 PM Concert with Eleonore Pameijer (flute) in the framework of the 'Jüdische Kulturwoche' (Week of Jewish Culture) - 'Music from the time of Anne Frank' Galerie Anixis Detailed information at www.juedischekulturwoche.ch/index.php?section=calendar&cmd=event&id=52 Oberstadtstrasse 10 5400 Baden |
| Mon 13 Sep--Sun 19 Sep | Kampala (Uganda) | workshops at the Kampala Music School and concerts at different locations |
| Wed 15 Sep | Kampala, residency of the French Embassy | 7:30 PM in the first half 'Around Chopin' (Chopin - Preludes in D flat major and A major op. 28 / Federico Mompou ‘Variations on a theme by Chopin’ - Chopin - Ballad nr. 3 in A flat major op. 47 /Simon Laks - Ballade (Hommage to Chopin, 1949) - Chopin - Waltz in c sharp minor op. 64 no. 2 /Louis Gruenberg - Jazz Mask II ( jazzversion of Chopins Waltz op.64 no. 2) and after the intermission 'New Blues for Piano' with worldpremiers of works by Job Tezigatwa (Uganda), Christiaan Richter and Marco C. de Bruin (the Netherlands) |
| Fri 17 Sep | Kampala, Lion's Centre Sheraton Hotel | 7:30 PM concert with the KSO (Kampala Symphony Orchestra) conducted by Russell Keable (UK): Beethoven - Fifth Symphony/ Bizet - music from Carmen / Mozart - Pianoconcerto A major KV 488 |
| Sat 18 Sep | Kampala, National Theatre | 3:00 PM-5:00 PM concert at the Bayimba Festival, students of the Kampala Music School and Marcel Worms. Rivka Worms sings songs by dutch singer-songwriter Soesja Citroen www.bayimba.org |
| Sun 19 Sep | Kampala, Lion's Centre Sheraton Hotel | 4:30 PM concert with the KSO (Kampala Symphony Orchestra) conducted by Russell Keable: program as on September 17 |
| Sat 25 Sep | Rosmalen, Kunsthuis Rosmalen | 8:00 PM 'Around Chopin' - Chopin - Preludes D flat major. op.28 nr.15 and A major.op. 28 nr.7 / Mompou - Variations on a theme of Chopin/Chopin - Ballade # 3 in Aflat major op.47 /Szymon Laks - Ballade (Hommage to Chopin) / Chopin - Nocturne op.15 nr.3 / Robert Schumann - Variations on a Nocturne by Chopin / Jean Françaix - Nocturne à la mémoire du grand Frédéric Chopin /Chopin - Waltz c sharp minor op.64 nr.2 / Louis Gruenberg - Jazz Masks nr.2 (jazzversion of Chopins Waltz op.64 nr.2) / Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby Adress: Oosteinderweg 98 5247WD Rosmalen 073-5230066 / e-mail kunsthuisrosmalen@hotmail.com |
| Thu 30 Sep | Den Haag, Nederlands Muziek Instituut (Dutch Music Institute) | 3:30 PM Performance with Irene Maessen (soprano) and Eleonore Pameijer (flute) with works by Rosy Wertheim. Annejet Leupen-Kohnstam will receive the first copy of the cd with music of her great-aunt Rosy Wertheim during a festive meeting at the Dutch Music Institute. This FutureClassics cd can be purchased at a reduced price afterwards. Moreover Joyce Bergman-Van Hessen, niece of the dutch composer Dick Kattenburg and discoverer of his scores, will hand over these manuscripts to Dr. Frits Zwart, director of the Dutch Music Institute. Flutist Eleonore Pameijer and composer Jeff Hamburg, president of the 'Genootschap voor Nederlandse Componisten' (Association of Dutch composers) will hold a lecture about Rosy Wertheim and Dick Kattenburg. Location: Aula Konkinklijke Bibliotheek, Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5, Den Haag. Admission free. www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl |
| Tue 12 Oct | Amsterdam, Pianola Museum | 8:30 PM concert with the Argentinean tangosinger Omar Mollo. You can also listen to Argentinean (tango)music from player pianorolls which were recently acquired by the Pianola Museum Adress: Westerstraat 106, 1015 MN Amsterdam Phone: 020- 627 9624 www.pianola.nl |
| Sat 16 Oct | Culemborg, de Blauwe Schuur | 8:00 PM Concert with Argentinean Tangosinger Omar Mollo on invitation only |
| Sun 17 Oct | Heino, Kunstkring Salland | 8:30 PM lecture and concert around the book by dutch writer Jan Brokken, 'In het huis van de dichter' ('In the poets house), about the Russian pianist Yuri Egorov, who died in 1988 - program as on January 16, 2010; Organisation: Kunst in de Kamer ('Art in the Living Room'), Salland Reservation: on invitation, only for members of KIK Salland |
| Mon 18 Oct | Amsterdam, Bethaniënklooster | 8:15 PM "Ich Wandre durch Theresienstadt" (I wandered trough Theresienstadt) Irene Maessen-soprano, Ásdís Valdimarsdóttir-viola, Marcel Worms-piano •Ilse Weber (1903-1944)- Songs ‘Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt’ •Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944)- Three Hölderlin Songs •Viktor Ullmann- Pianosonata nr.7(composed in Theresienstadt) •Dick Kattenburg (1919-1944)-Sonata for viola and piano •Stephen Westra (1967)-Yiddish and Ladino songs •Jan Felderhof (1907-2006)-Improvisation for viola and piano •Sylvia Maessen (1959)- Dancing through the desert (2008) for piano NB: this season the concertseries of the Leo Smit Foundation will not take place as usual in the Uilenburger Synagogue but in the Bethaniënklooster! www.bethanienklooster.nl |
| Wed 27 Oct | Madrid, Fundación Juan March, Salon de Actos | 7:30 PM Federico Mompou - unpublished works for piano This concert will be broadcast live by RNE, Radio Nacional de España, National Radio of Spain Adres: Castelló 77, 28006 Madrid www.march.es/musica/musica.asp |
| Sat 06 Nov | Hoorn, Chamber Music Festival | concert with la Cobla Principal de Amsterdam |
| Fri 12 Nov | Vredenburg, Leeuwenbergh | 12:30 PM-1:30 PM lunchconcert 'Around Chopin' - Chopin - Preludes D flat major op.28 nr.15 and A maj.op. 28 nr.7 / Mompou - Variations sur un thème de Chopin (Prelude nr.7) /Chopin - Ballade # 3 in A flat majorop.47 / Szymon Laks - Ballade (Hommage à Chopin) / Chopin - Nocturne op.34 nr.1 / Jean Françaix - Nocturne (à la mémoire du grand Frédéric Chopin) / Chopin - Waltz in c sharp minor op.64 nr.2 /Louis Gruenberg - Jazz Masks nr.2 (jazzversion of Chopins Waltz op.64 nr.2) admission free adress: Servaasbolwerk 1a 3512 NK Utrecht www.vredenburg.nl |
| Sun 21 Nov | Amsterdam, Bethaniënklooster | 8:15 PM 'New Blues for Piano' - the newest pieces composed for the bluesproject with a.o. worldpremier of works by Peter Harden (Purpley Blues) and Wilbert Bulsink (Half a blues) dutch premier of works by Marco C. de Bruin ( He was born for good luck), Christiaan Richter (78 RPM DVD Blues) and Job Tezigatwa (Uganda, Blue Skies) |
| Thu 09 Dec | Enschede, Muziekcentrum Enschede, Arkezaal | 12:30 PM-1:30 PM lunchconcert - Tangos from Europe and Latin-America www.muziekkwartier.nl |
| Mon 17 Jan | Amsterdam, Bethaniënklooster | 8:15 PM Eleonore Pameijer-flute, Ursula Schoch-violin, Stephan Heber-cello, Marcel Worms-piano NB: this season the concertseries of the Leo Smit Foundation will not take place as usual in the Uilenburger Synagogue but in the Bethaniënklooster! www.bethanienklooster.nl Szymon Laks (1901-1983)-Suite Polonaise for violin and piano Szymon Laks- Quartet for flute, violin, cello and piano Leo Kok (1893-1992)- Plainte (1916) for violin and piano Geert Schoonbeek de Vlaming-Haan (2004) for violin and piano Guus Janssen (19510- Spagaat (2005) for flute and piano Kaori Okatani- (Japan, 1971) Lustre (2006) for flute and piano (Dutch premier) Hugo Godron (1900-1971) -Sonatine for flute, violin, cello and piano (1948) |
| Wed 19 Jan | Amersfoort, Bergkerk | 8:15 PM presentation of 'Baltische Zielen' (Baltic Souls), the new book by dutch writer Jan Brokken; music from the Baltic countries a.o. Arvo Pårt - 'Fratres' for violin and piano with Ursula Schoch (violin) |
| Sun 23 Jan | Sint Oedenrode, de Knoptoren | 11:30 AM [Edit] Thu-Jun 10 8:00 PM Vleuten (near Utrecht), Wijkservicecentrum lecture and concert around the book by dutch writer Jan Brokken, 'In het huis van de dichter' ('In the poets house), about the Russian pianist Yuri Egorov, who died in 1988 - program as on January 16, 2010 Organisation: Library 'de Meijerij' |
| Sun 06 Mar | Zeist, pianoshowroom and -workshop Henk Hupkes | 3:00 PM-5:00 PM concert on two grandpiano's withjazzpianist Robert Rook Location: Henk Hupkes Piano's · Vleugels Dijnselburgerlaan 1-20 3705 LP Zeist phone: +31 (0) 30 697 13 10 reservations: info@henkhupkes.nl www.henkhupkes.nl |
| Sat 19 Mar | Sluis (Zeeuws-Vlaanderen), townhall | lecture and concert around the book by dutch writer Jan Brokken, 'In het huis van de dichter' ('In the poets house), about the Russian pianist Yuri Egorov, who died in 1988 - program as on January 16, 2010; |
| Sun 20 Mar | Dronten (Netherlands), de Meerpaal | 3:00 PM concert series 'Jazz & Classic' - classical and Argentinean tangos plus new blues for piano. The tango has been considered by many people as the 'Argentinean blues'. In this program tangos by classical composers like Igor Stravinsky and Isaac Albeniz and Argentinean tangos by a.o. Horacio Salgan and Astor Piazzolla will be combined with contemporary blues. For the project 'New blues for piano' (1996 - now) composers from ca. 50 countries all over the world wrote a contribution in the form of a short blues. The anthology you'll hear at this concerts will contain works from South-America, Africa and Europe |