Theo Loevendie
studied composition with Ernest W. Mulder and Leon Orthel and clarinet with Ru Otten at the Amsterdam Conservatory. As composer and improvisor (on soprano and alt saxophone) and as leader of the Boy Edgars Big Band and his own Theo Loevendie Consort, he became an internationally renowned jazzmusician. In 1968 he entered the world of the composed music with his composition Scaramuccia for clarinet and orchestra. Since then Loevendie has developed a varied oeuvre. Highlights are the song cyclus Six Turkish folkpoems (1977), the putting to sound of Andersens fairy-tale The Nightingale (1979) and an orchestra piece, Flexio (1979). In de eighties and nineties Loevendie developed more and more into a composer of opera. His first opera is Naima (1985). From 1970 up to 1988 Loevendie taught composition at the Rotterdam conservatory, and since then at the Royal conservatory in The Hague.
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In search of the independent mind - part 3
The evening closes with a discussion between all the participants of the search. Perhaps from this they can come to some conclusions as to how independent thinking can be protected. And last but not least Samuel Beckett's vision on human thinking: actor Paul Röttger plays Lucky's monologue from Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. Michaël Zeeman chairs the discussion. Dutch spoken.
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In search of the independent mind - part 2
In the second part of the search visual artist Marlene Dumas, biologist Tijs Goldschmidt and composer Theo Loevendie discuss the (im)possibility of autonomous creation. Maybe we should take our lead from such eminant autonomous creators as the painting ape Congo and the carefree composing birds around us? Michaël Zeeman chairs the discussion. Dutch spoken.
