An international call for compositions, the BLACK PENCIL IN SCHOKLAND PRIZE, received 174 submissions from 36 countries, inspiring many of the works on this album.
Performer Biography
Black Pencil, founded in 2010, has premiered over 450 new pieces and performed in major venues like the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and at international festivals.
Composition History
All compositions on this album, except for one, were written for Black Pencil in 2022 as part of a collaboration with UNESCO World Heritage Schokland.
Composition History
The album features works inspired by Schokland, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Netherlands with evidence of human habitation dating back over 10,000 years.
Performer Biography
Black Pencil is an ensemble consisting of blockflute (Jorge Isaac), panflute (Matthijs Koene), viola (Esra Pehlivanli), accordion (Marko Kassl), and percussion (Enric Monfort).
Instruments
Jorge Isaac, the blockflute player, uses a variety of historical and custom-made instruments, including a subcontrabass recorder by Paetzold.
Instruments
Matthijs Koene, the panflute player, performs on a Flentrop panflute provided by the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation (NMF).
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