(b. 1973, Groningen).
Dutch composer of mostly chamber, vocal and piano works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere; he is also active as a pianist.
Mr. Vriezen began private lessons in piano at age eight in Haarlem. He initially studied mathematics, but then studied composition with Louis Andriessen, Clarence Albertson Barlow, Martijn Padding, and Diderik Wagenaar at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Den Haag from 1994–2000. He also attended courses in computational linguistics and formal models of musical perception with Remko Scha at the Universiteit van Amsterdam.
As a pianist, his specialty is contemporary music, including works by Tom Johnson.
He is also active in other positions. He co-organised with Emily Doolittle, Cynthie van Eijden, Dante Oei, Cléo Palacio-Quintin, and Martijn Voorvelt the series for contemporary music Concerten Tot en Met in Amsterdam from 1997–2004. He has served as director of the Stichting Huygens–Fokker for microtonal music in Amsterdam since 2005. In addition, his poems have appeared in the book 4 Zinnen (2008, De Wereldbibliotheek), the chapbook 1512 (2012) and in literary reviews in Belgium and the Netherlands. He he has curated experimental literary events for the organisation Perdu in Amsterdam since 2004.
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL:
Local Orchestra, any large collection of instruments occupying a large performance space, 2008
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Vertellingen, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, piano, harmonium, vibraphone, 1996
Uit het Strijkkwartet, string quartet, 1998–2000
Toccata II, flute, 2001
Skylger Trio, violin, cello, piano, 2001
Toccata III, 2 glockenspiels, 2001
Seizoenen, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2002
Toccata IV, 'The Weather Riots', any 2 or more high instruments, 2002
The Peace Talks, any improvisational ensemble in 2 groups, any exhibition, 2002
Toccata V, 'Krise', variable ensemble (any 3–11 players from: flute, oboe, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano), 2002
A Ritual, flute, violin, piano, 2002 (section of Five Simultaneous One-Tone Pieces, a collaboration with Cynthie van Eijden, James Fulkerson, Dante Oei, Martijn Voorvelt; may be performed separately)
Terug!, flute, 3 saxophones, French horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, double bass, piano, 2003
Two Suites, violin, piano, 2004 (each suite may be performed separately: The Twines Suite; The Pieces Suite)
Panoramic Variations, 2 flutes (both + alto flute, any one + piccolo), clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 trombones, 2004
Eindig Stuk, electric guitar, string quartet, 2004
Between Chords, string quartet, 2006
Worlds and Harmony, 12 players, 2008
Ensemble, any 4 or more players, 2008
An Opening, string quartet, 2009
Crawling, any number of players, 2010
Mixed Economy, 2 saxophones, trombone, electric guitar, piano, percussion, 2010
4 Weeks/16 Minutes, 4 players (with recording devices, playback devices), 2011
Hoe de oevers over de sloepen treden/en elk een mond vol kersenpitten, 4–8 whistlers/any 4–8 winds, 2011
Deux Modèles Simples, any 2 or more players, PechaKucha (presentation with slides), 2011 (also version for any 3 or more players, 2011)
Cycle 2011, 2011 (its ten sections may be performed separately: January Phrases, any 3 players; February Pieces, any 3 players; March Concertos, any 2 or more players; April Variations, melodica, flute, cello; May Melody, any 3 players; June Operas, any 3 players; July Variations, any ensemble; Two September Thoughts on the August Silence, any 3 players; October Duos, any 2 or more players; Ricercare, any 3 or more players)
Outward Motion with Optional Solos, any large ensemble, 2012
Giving, any large number of winds, 2012
Half-Open Forms, any ensemble, 2012
Büchertausch (game), audience (each member brings a book), 2014
CHORAL:
Ideals, any 5–8 voices, 2013
This is a Voice, any 36 or more voices, 2014
VOCAL:
Lamento (text by Remco Campert), 3 baritones, cello, 1997
Motet (any texts in the same language, independently chosen by each speaker), any 3 speakers, 2004
takken molenwater/kastanje jo/hakke tonen/hakke tonen/uiterton/molen in de zon (text by F. van Dixhoorn), any speaker, piano, vibraphone, 2006
Grind (poem), any 4 speakers, 2007
Situation Hockets, any 3 speakers, 2007
De Voorbode van iets Groots (text by Dirk van Bastelaere), any speaker, fixed media, 2008
Vier Lezers, any 4 speakers (with 4 books, 4 MP3-players), 2008
Tien Lezers, any 10 speakers (with 10 books, 10 MP3-players), 2008
Sept Germes Cristallins (text by Paul Valéry), voice, any 3 high instruments, 2008
Disaster Songs (text by Rob Halpern), voice, big band, 2012
Vincent, Homesick for the Land of Pictures (text by Peter Gizzi), voice, bass clarinet, viola, electronic keyboard, 2013
Essay for Voice and Five Books, soprano (with 5 books recommended by friends), 2013
Essay for Four Voices and Twelve Books, any 4 speakers (each with three books), 2013
PIANO:
Begin, 1995
Six Piano Pieces in a Landscape, 1999
Toccata I, 2000
Possible World I, 2003
Possible World II, 2003
Tattoo-Mirror, 10 pianos, animation (by Serge Onnen), 2003
Possible World III, 2003
Possible World IV, 2003
Possible World V, 1–4 pianos, 2003
Twee Stille, 2005
20 Worlds, 2 pianos, 2005
Within Fourths/Within Fifths, 2006
Teeder Kristal, 2009
ORGAN:
Crawling for Organs, 4 organs, 2011
C31* Orbits, Fokker 31-tone organ, 2013
ELECTROACOUSTIC:
Rachmaninov Tableau, fixed media, 2003 (collaboration with Dante Oei)
Toccata VI, fixed media, 2003
ARRANGEMENT:
Frygische Fantasie (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck), string quartet, 2006
DISCOGRAPHY (as composer)
Skylger Trio. Winter Trio (Aliamusica: AMR-CP-04001, 2004)
DISCOGRAPHY (as performer)
Symmetries (Tom Johnson). Dante Oei, Samuel Vriezen, pianos (Karnatic Lab Records: KLR 010, 2006)
The Chord Catalogue (Tom Johnson); Within Fourths/Within Fifths. (Edition Wandelweiser Records: EWR 1304, 2013)