Two introductions to the life of composer Linda Bandara are presented in this booklet. The first one is written in by Dutch pianist Henk Mak van Dijk.

The second one is based on an article by the late Klaus Kuiper: ‘Linda Bandara and the gamelan. A musical soul between East and West’.

Linda Bandara (artist name for Linda Leber-Hofland) was an outstanding composer who succeeded in building a bridge between European and Javanese music. Not only did she study gamelan extensively, she was al...

This booklet gives an overview of Dutch composers in connection with the Dutch East Indies who have left a modest Indisch oeuvre or who have occasionally written an Indisch composition. It is a colourful collection, which is difficult to classify: the composers were either born in the Dutch East Indies or elsewhere, they lived in the east for a shorter or longer period of time or were just inspired in Holland by exotic art, stories and poetry. (photo cover: conductor/ composer Dirk Fock)

The 25 compositions in this book are invitations to play the piano in a free, personal way. The sheet music can be an inspiration to beginners of all ages who like to experiment and put their feelings into what they are playing.

Boek/Book/Buch: English + Nederlands + Deutsch.

With this book the experienced author has created a communis opinio, a standard work for the int. rock & roll scene, for finding songs in (and an overview of) movies containing vintage rock & roll. Songs and movies from: USA, UK, Germany (including GDR and Austria), Italy, France and The Netherlands. Although the focus is on vintage rock & roll songs, the intension is, with the help of snapshots (even when the quality might be dated due to the o...

What can music ‘move’ in a hospital setting? This intriguing research question is at the heart of this book. The project Meaningful Music in Healthcare, in short MiMiC, described here, emerged from a collaboration between the research group Lifelong Learning in Music at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen and the department of Surgery at the University Medical Center in Groningen. There seemed to be interesting possibilities in bringing a ‘person-centred’ musical app...

ICONS OF ROCK will be an inspirational read for anyone with an ounce of creativity in their body and a frank and honest look at the experiences of some of rock's finest musicians.

There have been innumerable 'rock star' biographies and music histories before, but there is no book that presents the deepest, innermost thoughts from some of the industry's most legendary musicians on not only how they create, but what drives their creative process. Have you ever wondered how your favourite rock s...

James came behind me and I felt him putting his arms around my waist and resting his chin on my shoulder. I knew James for a couple of hours but he made me feel familiar. The lights went on again and Sam came on stage with her guitar, a blond god sat behind the drums and a dark adonis followed them and started singing right away:

"Savage

I've seen this face before So many times I swore never again

But I can't escape who I am The savage I've become

From the freak that I was first Here I am I ...

For more than 30 years, Jazz Hot, the world's oldest jazz magazine (created in 1935, as DownBeat), has regularly published Pascal Kober's photos, breakfast interviews, album and festival reviews and feature articles. Over the years, he has built up a unique catalog of more than 35,000 jazz photos taken all over the world. As a freelance journalist and photographer, he later contributed to many publications in the French and international press. The venue : musée de l'ancier évêchée. Locat...

Boek/Book/Buch: English + Nederlands + Deutsch.

With this book the experienced author has created a communis opinio, a standard work for the int. rock & roll scene, for finding songs in (and an overview of) movies containing vintage rock & roll. Songs and movies from: USA, UK, Germany (including GDR and Austria), Italy, France and The Netherlands. Although the focus is on vintage rock & roll songs, the intension is, with the help of snapshots (even when the quality might be dated due to the o...