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André Heuvelman

André Heuvelman brings theater to music, and music to theater.

His trumpet is the medium, but his message is greater than that:

I perform therefore I am.

Heuvelman is soloist in the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and

a member of the Netherlands Wind Ensemble. He has performed internationally

with a variety of other instrumentalists and orchestras, was featured in

the Opera A King, Riding by Klaas de Vries, and has, in recent years,

initiated a series of productions to direct his creative energy which

is as yet completely untamed.

André Heuvelman gives master classes regularly and teaches at two of Holland’s

conservatories; there, he is at constant odds with rules and regulations

as well as with the preconceived ideas of many young music students as to

what a life in music is all about. In his view it takes more than just the notes:

endless curiosity and a dedication to communication are pre-requisites

for a performance career.

Without words..here Heuvelman takes us on a sentimental journey in his selections for

without words. But not a sticky and sweet (sorry Madonna) trip as you might expect,

there are surprises at every turn. The overall impression is that Heuvelman,

playing his big and brassy instrument, has a huge soft spot, hidden deep inside,

a place that composers Pärt and Monteverdi, among others, know exactly how to reach.

Here are Heuvelman’s words in accompaniment of his choices:

-Arvo Pärt is one of my favorite composers, it’s as simple as that.

He exudes atmosphere, zen-like and so beautiful.

-Kimmo breathes new life into the accordion.

-Jordi Savall, I had a chance to perform with him last season.

Interesting guy, such an inner balance, such a tranquility in his person and in his music.

-I sincerely hope I never lose touch with Book Little’s music.

-His native Germany really didn’t know how to deal with him,

so Klaus Nomi left for New York where he became ‘an artist’ and

where David Bowie discovered him. A phenomenon certainly,

but aids caught up with him far too soon for the world to really get to know him.

-Ah, the duduk, an Armenian woodwind. Could be my favorite instrument.

From another world for sure.

-Tom Waits, just listen…

-Talk about a mad woman!… and a virtuoso, our own Dutch ‘La Deut’.

-Simplicity is excellence, and this is one of Henry Purcell’s many masterpieces.

-Bublé: Great show, great band, just hear the wonderful brass.

A new voice in the jazz, a re-newer.

-Milva, Milva, Milvaaaaaaaaa

-Prokofiev performed by our own brass section here in Rotterdam.

The inspiration is clearly derived from our Chief Conductor, uniquely Valery Gergiev.

-Song of the birds: This old song comes from Catalonia and is for Christmas.

It is the inspiration for us to produce a new opera, Birds (expected in the season 2009-2010).

-Dido’s Lament: Simply Purcell, simply beautiful.

-A velvet voice, tenor Marco Beasly transports early music

into the modern world, taking all his collaborators with him.

- Booker Little Man of words: needs no words.

-Tower of Power: judge yourself! OK, when Live, they’re even better,

but hey, just funkifize!

-Saving the best for last, Monteverdi – my ultimate favorite-

here with the added whipped cream of the Italian pianist

Paolo Fresu and the irreplaceable Uri Caine.

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Track list , if you want to own these recordings:

David Arden: Arvo Part: Variationen zur Gesundung Arinushka

Koch International Classics BOOOOO1SIC

Kimmo Pohjonen: from Kielo World, Anastaja

P-Vine BOOOO5LJPJ

Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunia: Monteverdi,

Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi- Libro Ottavo Lamento della Ninfa

ASTREE BOOOO4TVFN

Booker Little: If I should lose you

Lonehill Jazz Spain BOOO7Q189O

Klaus Nomi, J Cobert (after Purcell): from Le Roi Arthur, Air du froid

www.thenomisong.com

Armand Amar & Lévon Minassian : Songs From a World Apart, Ar intch lar er

Longdistance Records available via www.calabashmusic.com

Tom Waits : from Small Change, Tom Taubert’s Blues,

Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen (Waltzing Matilda)

Elektra/Wea BOOOOOZGY9

Cristina Deutekom : Sings Mozart Aria’s (this is an LP), from Die Zauberflöte,

Der Hölle Rache

His Master’s Voice 5C063Z4037

James Bowman:Purcell, Music For A While

Analekta AN29948

Michael Bublé: Fever

Reprise/Wea BOOO1INO7Q

Milva: Piazolla, Ave Maria

Ariola Germany 191723

Rotterdam Philharmonic Brass: Prokofiev, Scythian Suite -

Part II - The Enemy God, and the Dance of the Spirits of Darkness

Erasmus Label, available through the orchestra www.rpho.nl

Caroline Dale: Song Of The Birds, Such Sweet Thunder

Instant Karma BOOOO666CZ

Kathleen Ferrier: Purcell, from Dido and Aeneas,

When I am laid in earth (Dido’s Lament),

available on most commemorative CDs and many labels

Marco Beasley and Nederlands Blazers Ensemble & Accordone:

Morini: from Una Odissea,

Dicitencello Vuje

NBECD010 available via www.nederlandsblazersensemble.nl/cds

Booker Little: Man of words

Candid Records BOOOO4UO4T

Tower of Power: What is Hip? The Tower of Power Anthology,

You Got to Funkifize

Rhino/Wea BOOOOOJZAD

Paolo Fresu & Uri Caine (after Monteverdi): from Things,

Si Dolce E' il Mio Tormento

EMI BOOOGO3SY4

without words:

André Heuvelman

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