Esmée Olthuis

KOEIEN 2009

This is a very uncertain project with a very certain outcome. “Dutch cows tell the story of how the world came to be. Due to a lapse in judgment the cow took a right at the crossroads. Left would have been better, or wouldn’t it?”

Tetzepi 2006/2007

Klein op Groot Tetzepi concerts played on jazz-venues through all of the Netherlands followed by workshops for (amateur) musicians.
SEED A musical program celebrating the band’s tenth anniversary. Composer John Korsrud delivers the Seed which is reared to maturity by composers like Corrie van Binsbergen, Jorrit Dijkstra and Fabrizio Puglisi. To be enjoyed at several venues and festivals throughout the country.
De Tetzepi Method in high school. A number of classes in five Amsterdam high schools and five in the rest of the country use the Tetzepi method: workshops for composition and improvisation and a Tetzepi concert. See www.tetzepi.nl for more information.

Olthuis & van Veenendaal 2006/2007

The Mystery of Guests A series of stimulating and exciting gatherings of top musicians. Groove, improv, jazz, fresh off the hook and struck while it’s hot. Five concerts with alternating featured guests: Corrie van Binsbergen (19th of November), Joost Buis (3rd of December), Wilbert de Joode, Han Bennink (7th of January), Greetje Bijma (15th of April) en Wilbert de Joode (13th of May). Concerts start at 15:30.
See www.bethanienklooster.nl for more info.

Rosie Wooff 2006/2007

Improvisation-session for dance and music
The Rosie Wooff group starts a monthly improvisation-session for dance and music in the Cameleon theatre in Amsterdam in October 2006. Vibrant dancers and musicians with different backgrounds are invited to explore the possibilities that an on-stage encounter permits.
Experience the clash and embrace the quarrels and caresses between two languages: dance and music. Looking for a new language. A language that is constantly changing, but always easy to understand.
October 8^th, November 12^th and December 17^th.
Derde Kostverlorenkade 35, Amsterdam. Show starts: 20:30
March 25^th, April 22^th, Mai 27^th, June 24^th
Pick-Up Club, NDSM werf, Show starts at 20:30

Sara Luna en de nacht 2006/2007

In 2007 the children’s story-telling CD, Sara Luna en de nacht will be released. Het story was written by Denise Schreuder, the music by Esmée Olthuis. The project explores the potential of the telling of a story through music and text simultaneously. The project is supported by the Stichting Voetenaandegrond.

Temporary Visions

Esmée Olthuis: saxophones/blockofoon/
toy whistles
Albert van Veenendaal: (prepared) piano
Hans Hasebos: drums
Fred Pelon: film

Temporary Visions is a project by Esmée Olthuis and filmmaker Fred Pelon.
It demonstrates a new, fresh vision of the synergy between music and the moving image.
The principle behind the project is the exploration of the tension (the similarities and inconsistencies) between movies made in advance and music improvised on the spot.
The music is raw and its play has a relentless, forward-moving, quality. The very abstract montages are constructed using unorthodox methods (e.g. partially decomposing old family-footage with fungi) and self-made material. The movies are made with as little manipulation of the original idea as possible.