Bernard van Beurden

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Bernard van Beurden (* 5. December 1933 in Amsterdam; † 15. May 2016) was a Dutch composer. Bernard van Beurden was born in Amsterdam on the 5th of December, 1933. He started playing the violin when he was 8 years old and at the age of 11 he wrote his first composition for violin and cello. After secondary school he first studied violin and viola at the Amsterdam Conservatorium. He then went on to study composition with Rudolf Escher and Ton de Leeuw. His compositions cover a wide variety of areas including: * Chamber music for various instruments and ensembles * Choir music, a capella or with instrumental accompaniment * Compositions for wind orchestra, fanfare orchestra (brass instruments and wind ensembles, mainly solo concertos for wind players, string players, vocalists or combinations of these * Compositions for mandolin orchestra, sometimes in combination with instruments such as accordion, bassoon or soprano * Compositions for symphony orchestra, string orchestra, ballet and theatre Especially this last category plays an important part in van Beurden’s oeuvre. He has composed music for 21 plays as well as 7 works for music theatre, of which 4 were written for children. One of these Rumpelstiltskin from Lavenlots has been translated into German and Croatian. He has also composed music for 3 operas, of which “Esperanza” was translated into Swedish. He has written a number of compositions inspired by and based on political issues: for example”I am Ericka”, “Soweto”,

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2009 WASBE Cincinnati, USA: Frysk Fanfare Orkest

Wind Consorts

Wind Music From the Netherlands 4

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Opus 81

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The Accordion in Contemporary Netherlands Music

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Werken van Bernard van Beurden

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Het Beste Van Frysk Fanfare Orkest

2005 WASBE Singapore: Frysk Fanfare Orchestra

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Agnus Dei: Music for Bassoon and Chorus

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Highlights WMC 2005 Concert Championships Fanfare

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