KRISTOFFER ZEGERS
Period
1973 - current
Genre
componist, contemporary classical music, electronic mucic and computer music
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Kristoffer Zegers
Kristoffer Zegers (Breda, 1973) studied composition with Gilius van Bergeijk, Jan Boerman, Martijn Padding, Clarence Barlow and Diderik Wagenaar at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag. In Zegers' music microtonal clusters are the main object. His music is about slow developments in clusters via glissandi. His motto is "Glissandéz mes ...
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componist
Biography Kristoffer Zegers
Kristoffer Zegers (Breda, 1973) studied composition with Gilius van Bergeijk, Jan Boerman, Martijn Padding, Clarence Barlow and Diderik Wagenaar at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag. In Zegers' music microtonal clusters are the main object. His music is about slow developments in clusters via glissandi. His motto is "Glissandéz mes enfants, Glissandéz toujours!" after César Franck's "Moduléz mes enfants, Moduléz toujours!". Zegers' music has been played in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Italy and several radio stations in the world.
1999
The composition 'Singularity IV' has been performed at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
2002
Kristoffer Zegers composes 'Venlafaxine' for 4 saxophones, about the feeling you get when you take an antidepressant which makes the mind unstable, a kind of 'collapse' of the brains.
2005
'Electroshocks' (2003), written for 8 saxophones, has been performed not only in The Netherlands but also in Belgium, Germany and Canada.
2008
For the festival Novembermusic Zegers received a commission: 'Pianophasing II' for 50 piano players on 25 pianos.
2009
In November 'Pianophasing II', for 50 pianists on 25 pianos, has been performed at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
2010
In March 'Pianophasing II' is shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards.
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