Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Jacob ter Veldhuis performing at the International Saxophone Symposium

Jacob ter Veldhuis
Jacob ter Veldhuis, also known as Jacob TV, is a Dutch avant-garde classical composer.Ter Veldhuis favors tonal, melodic compositions, avoiding the dissonance of some recent classical music. Many of his works build melodies around samples of the human voice, as in Steve Reich's composition' DifferentTrains'. Some of his works have been performed by the New York string quartet Ethel.


Performances:
7th of January, performance together with Branford Marsalis and US Navy Band
8th of January, lecture by JacobTV

Location:
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030

Tickets are not necessary, the event is free.

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