Mayke Nas wins composition prize: 'I don't want fear, I want adventure'

by Thea Derks
4 May 201630 March 2022
8 min read
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Grootvader Louis Toebosch was een beroemde organist en componist. Diens dochter – haar tante – Moniek een minstens even bekende kunstenaar en performer; moeder blokfluitdocent, vader Mozart-gek: ‘Toen ik het huis uitging kon ik geen blokfluit of Mozart meer horen!’ Mayke Nas (Voorschoten, 1972) heeft het musiceren en componeren van geen vreemden. Ze vermijdt hierbij graag de gebaande paden en schrijft frisse composities, die niet noodzakelijkerwijze bestaan uit noten, en vaak een glimlach tevoo...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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