Ensemble Black Pencil

'Uitzonderlijke combinatie klinkt verrassend goed!' Luister

'Verrukkelijk ongewoon' NRC

'Spannend contrast met complexe composities' De Volkskrant

‘Oude muziek nieuw en fris’ Klassieke Zaken

'Opnieuw een virtuoos hedendaags broken consort' Opus Klassiek

Early Music with BP

Early Music

03:24

Die Kunst Der Fuge, Contrapunctus 1

333, Happy Birthday Bach!

03:36

Kunst de Fuge, Contrapunctus V - J.S. Bach

Happy 334 to J.S. Bach! Kdf, Contrapunctus V, arr. by Roderik de Man.

02:32

Contrapunctus IX J.S. Bach.

Here is our second Bach video. Contrapunctus IX by J.S. Bach. Arrangement by Roderik de Man. Recorded in the Beemster Keyserkerk (NL).

07:29

Die Kunst der Fuge, Contrapunctus XIV

Our Bach series third video, the unfinished Contrapunctus XIV which was written in the last decade of Bach's life. Arrangement by Roderik de Man.

01:48

John Dowland 'Galliard to Captaine Pipers Pavin' by Black Pencil

John Dowland (1563-1626): Galliard to Captaine Pipers Pavin (1598). Arranged and performed by Black Pencil. General rehearsal before the CD recording La Volta (no cuts, no edits!) Jorge Isaac: recorder, artistic director Matthijs Koene: panflute Esra Pehlivanli: viola Marko Kassl: accordion Enric Monfort: percussion www.BlackPencil.org

01:36

John Dowland 'Come Again' by Black Pencil

John Dowland (1563-1626): Come Again (1597). Arranged and performed by Black Pencil. General rehearsal before the CD recording La Volta (no cuts, no edits!) Jorge Isaac: recorder, artistic director Matthijs Koene: panflute Esra Pehlivanli: viola Marko Kassl: accordion Enric Monfort: percussion www.BlackPencil.org

04:02

Thomas Morley 'La Coranto' by Black Pencil

Thomas Morley (1557/58-1602): La Coranto (1598). Arranged and performed by Black Pencil. General rehearsal before the CD recording La Volta (no cuts, no edits!) Jorge Isaac: recorder, artistic director Matthijs Koene: panflute Esra Pehlivanli: viola Marko Kassl: accordion Enric Monfort: percussion www.BlackPencil.org

01:56

J.S. Bach SICILIANO

Enjoy this short video clip with the wonderful SICILIANO (BWV 1031) by J.S Bach. Arrangement: Roderik de Man. In the meantime Happy Easter Holidays!

Contemporary Music with BP

Contemporary Music

03:28

WORKERS UNION

HAPPY WORKERS DAY to all the hardworking women and men out there! We celebrate it with our new videoclip ‘Workers Union’, a contemporary classic written by Louis Andriessen in 1975. Performed in an instrumentation for contrabass recorder, contrabass panflute, viola, accordion and percussion. Full performance of the piece during the opening concert of the PRIX Annelie de Man on 22 May 2018 in Amsterdam. Put your headphones to hear great bass flutes sounds! Special thanks to Donemus Publishing.

01:56

Borusan Müzik Evi - Istanbul / live recording

Black Pencil: Sit Fast Tarih: 21 Şubat 2020 Mekan: Borusan Müzik Evi Video: Özge Balkan

"BALDWINE CLOSE UPS" by Martijn Pudding

Please enjoy this short video of Martijn Padding talking about his composition and some performing moments from us. "Baldwine Close ups" was composed for Black Pencil in 2018 and commissioned by the Fonds Podiumkunsten. Live recording at Borusan Müzik Evi, 21 February 2020, Istanbul.

03:59

Jorge Isaac (Contrabass Recorder) & Enric Monfort (Cajón)

Recorder virtuoso Jorge Isaac (Contrabass Recorder) & Enric Monfort (Cajón), members of the ensemble BLACK PENCIL, performing an own arrangement of 'Hari-Hara Sutha' by the Indian percussionist B.C.Manjunath. Jorge Isaac is Recorder Professor at the Amsterdam Conservatory and artistic director of the Catalogue of Recorder Repertory. He has given a large number of performances and masterclasses over the globe. Enric Monfort focus on crossovers between classical, contemporary and non-western music scenes. He has collaborated with the main European ensembles and orchestras. This work, originally intended for a percussion group, has been arranged for the project 'Pulso Llanero' of the ensemble BLACK PENCIL. Production: Visisonor Foundation www.visisonor.org

04:34

"Colour Consort" by Klas Torstensson (trailer)

BLACK PENCIL plays "Colour Consort" by Klas Torstensson*. Live at Borusan Music House, Istanbul. February 2020. Ensemble BLACK PENCIL Jorge Isaac - recorder Matthijs Koene – pan pipes Esra Pehlivanli - viola Marko Kassl - accordion Enric Monfort - percussion www.BlackPencil.org Video Recording: Özge Balkan Photography & Video Production Audio: Borusan Music House *Commissioned by the Performing Arts Fund NL.

08:41

BLACK PENCIL performs Robert van Heumen and Roderik de Man

BLACK PENCIL Live at DeDoelen-Rotterdam, February 2015. Jorge Isaac - blockflutes, electronics, artistic director Matthijs Koene - panflute Esra Pehlivanli - viola Enric Monfort - percussion Marko Kassl - accordion www.BlackPencil.org Cue List: 00:08, Robert van Heumen (1968): A Short Piece of Decay (2014) * 03:05, Roderik de Man (1941): KAISEKI, 3rd movement (2014) * * commissioned by the Performing Arts Fund NL

01:36

Teaser TOTALITER ALITER

A section from TOTALITER ALITER music by Peter Vigh. Recorded live from the premiere at @November Music. Ensemble Black Pencil and Nationaal Vrouwen Jeugdkoor / Netherlands Female Youth Choir. Conducted by Gregory Charette.

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