Composers and Musicians of the Netherlands
mon 16 nov 2026 03:00 hrs
The Bart Spaan Podcast
This episode features a conversation with composer Bart Spaan, one of the composers whose music was performed at the Parelduiken lunchtime concert at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht on 13 November.
We talk through a list of pieces he has compiled – not merely a selection of ‘favourites’, but works chosen in relation to a new composition he is developing. This new piece will be performed by Ned McGowan on the contrabass flute (and the so-called Vermeulen flute) and Michael Bonaventure on the Hyper-Organ at the Orgelpark in Amsterdam.
In the previous episode, we already had a brief introduction to Bart, prompted by one of the works on his list: Vibration (1962) by Anestis Logothetis, performed on the so-called Vermeulen flute.
Towards the end of the programme, we also briefly look back at fellow composer Gerda Geertens, who featured in the previous episode.
