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Dejonghe, Koen
(b. June 27, 1957, Kuurne). Belgian composer of primarily chamber, vocal and
piano works that have been performed throughout Europe; he is also active as a
pianist.
Mr. Dejonghe studied at the
Lemmensinstituut in Leuven, where he graduated in 1982 with a combined diploma
in music education and piano, which he studied with Levente Kende. He then
studied composition with Willem Kersters at the Koninklijk Vlaams
Muziekconservatorium in Antwerp, where he earned first prizes in fugue in 1990
and composition in 1994.
He has earned numerous honors,
including First Prize in the chamber music competition of the
Muizelhuisconcerten (1990, for Vier
stukken) and the Provinciale Prijs from the province of West Flanders
(1993, for Gezellesuite; 1996, for Sintra). He has also received the Jef
Van Hoof-Prijs (1998, for String Quartet
No. 2), and the Arrangement Award
in the Song Expo competition (2001, for Jace
and Concerto).
As a pianist, he has made numerous recordings for VRT and has often served as an accompanist to leading soloists.
Since 1981, he has taught chamber
music, composition and harmony at the Muziekacademie in Sint-Niklaas and
chamber music at the Muziekacademie in Antwerp. Since 1986, he has lectured on improvisation
and practical harmony at the Koninklijk Vlaams Muziekconservatorium in Antwerp.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail
address: koen.dejonghe@belgacom.net
Street
address: Mr. Koen Dejonghe, Belpairestraat 59, B - 2600 Berchem, Belgium
Telephone: + 320 3230 5141
Cellular
phone: + 3204 9669 5467
E-mail
address for consulting scores: music-centre@cebedem.be
Street
address: CeBeDeM (Centre of Belgian Music Documentation), Aarlenstraat 75-77, B
- 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone:
+ 322 230 9430 or + 322 230 9437
Fax:
+ 322 231 1800 or + 322 230 9437
Website:
http://www.cebedem.be
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Drie Sonnetten op tekst van Hugo Claus (music theatre work), boy soprano,
alto, bass, mixed chorus, small orchestra, 1994; Ket (2 act opera, libretto by Geert Van Istendael), 9 soloists, electric
guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, drumkit, orchestra, 2000-01
ORCHESTRAL: Stuk, 1992; Twee Schetsen,
1993; Sintra, 1994; Concerto, violin, small orchestra (2
oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, 16 strings), 1999
CHAMBER MUSIC: To play or not to play, clarinet, violin, piano, 1985; Capriolen op een caprice van Paganini,
clarinet, piano, 1987; Memo-holiday, clarinet, piano, 1987; Tune for a quartet, flute, oboe, double
bass, piano, 1988; Vier stukken, 4
celli, 1989; Habañera, 4 clarinets,
1990; Houtblazerstrio, oboe,
clarinet, bassoon, 1990; String Quartet
No. 1, 1991; Lullaby, cello, piano, 1991; Koperkwintet,
French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1991; Cirkels I, flute, 1991; Cirkels
II, oboe, 1991; Cirkels IV,
violin, 1991; Duo, cello, piano,
1992; Trio, violin, viola, cello,
1992; Introduktie en Humoreske,
bassoon, piano, 1992; Het Lose
Violissertje, 2 violins, piano, 1993; Kopergravure,
French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1993; Parade, string quartet, 1993 (version of piano work; also version
for violin, cello, piano, 1993); Drie
Miniaturen, flute/English horn/clarinet/saxophone/bassoon, piano, 1994; Astor, 2 alto recorders ad libitum, 4
recorders, 1996; Vier-Telgen Wals, flute, clarinet, violin,
piano, 1996; Panta Rhei, flute, oboe,
clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1996; Surfing-Trio, clarinet, violin, cello, 1996; Reminiscenza al inizio, violin, piano,
1996; String Quartet No. 2, 1997; Kwintet, guitar, string quartet, 1997; Tijdingen, clarinet, cello, piano, 1997; Hommage aan Alfred Schnittke, violin, cello, piano, 1998; Vier Temperamenten, alto saxophone,
piano, 1998; Nocturne, flute, string
quartet, 2003
CHORAL: Gezellesuite, equal voices, 1993; Triptiek (text by Leonard Nolens), mixed chorus, piano, 1995
VOCAL: Het vreemde leed (text by Roland Holst), mezzo-soprano, piano,
1988; Buvons chers amis, buvons (text by Molière), voice, piano,
1988; Le Rebelle (text by Charles
Baudelaire), mezzo-soprano, clarinet, piano, 1989; Drie Gezelleliederen, soprano, piano, 1992; Tango op het thema van Moskouse nachten, voice, violin, double
bass, piano, accordion, 1996; Jace,
soprano, mezzo-soprano, 2 oboes, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, harp,
electric guitar, 4 violas, bass guitar, 2 pianos, 1998; A New National Anthem for the Netherlands (text by Geert Van
Istendael), voice, piano, 2002
PIANO: Arlequino, 1980; De Parvenu,
1988; Ragtime, 1988 (easier version
as Lucky Luke’s Ragtime, 2002); Barcarolle,
1989; Vijf stukken voor een ballet,
1989; Ritorno eterno, 1989; Suite, 2 pianos, 1990; Preludio, Toccata e Aria, 1990; Canto
nero e bianco, 1991; Iride, 1991;
Parade, 1993 (also versions for
string quartet; violin, cello, piano); Hippodroom,
1993; A(n)dante, 1994; Introduktie en Scherzo, 1995; Passage, 1995; Duo-zit, piano 4 hands,
1995
ARRANGEMENTS: A Russian Tango (traditional Moscow
Nights), clarinet, piano, 2002 (also versions for clarinet, double bass,
accordion, 2002; clarinet, piano, accordion, 2002; clarinet, cello, piano,
2002; clarinet, viola, piano, 2002; violin, cello, double bass, piano, 2002;
flute, cello, double bass, piano, accordion, 2002; voice, flute, violin, cello,
double bass, piano, 2002; violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 2002;
guitar, violin, double bass, piano, accordion, 2002); Simi Jadech (Israeli folksong), children’s chorus, flute, oboe,
clarinet, French horn, trumpet, bass guitar, 3 percussion, string orchestra, 2002;
An old Flemish Christmas Song
(traditional Hoe leit dit kindeke),
voice, flute, piano, 2002
DISCOGRAPHY
Duo. Karel Steylaerts, cello;
Gilles Masson, piano (Muizelhuisconcerten/In Flanders Fields: IG 09, 1997)
Drie Gezelleliederen. Sylvie De Pauw, soprano;
Joost Van Maele, piano (Globe: 6047, 1999)
Jace. Robert Groslot/orchestra
(KVC, 2000)
Tijdingen; Drie Miniaturen. Clarino Ensemble (Phaedra, 2003)
(Last
updated on February 17, 2003)
