Mark van Platen

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Name Mark Platen Role Composer		Genres Classical music

Birth name Marcus Johannes Nicasius Maria van Platen Born January 28, 1955Netherlands ( 1955-01-28 ) Occupation(s) composer, conductor, organist, pianist Awards Golden Calf for Best Music Music director Mariken, Kees de jongen, Heading for England

Mark van Platen (born 1955) is a Dutch composer, conductor, organist and pianist. In 2004, he was presented a Gouden Kalf (Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) for his music score for the Dutch film Kees De Jongen.

Biography

Van Platen completed his education as an organist, choirmaster and pianist at the Brabants Conservatorium college of music in Tilburg under Maurice Pirenne, Cees Rotteveel and Ton Demmers. In 1992, he obtained the orchestra conductor's diploma at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague under Ed Spanjaard.

List of works ( selection )

Notre Père (1980) for women's choir

Dance de Puck (1982) for ensemble

Duo (1983) for violin and cello

Musica Interrotta (1984) for bassoon and piano

Variazioni (1985) for chamber ensemble

Kleine suite (1986) for clarinet quartet

Introductiemuziek Für Elise (1986) for ensemble

Preludium-Intermezzo-Postludium (1986) for wind instruments and percussion

Lamentations (1988) for wind instruments, percussion and guitar

Drie monologen (1990) for organ

Licht (2005) for ensemble

Bewerking van Nederlandse volksliederen (2007) for men's choir

Compositie voor Het Veldhovens Amateurorkest (2007) for ensemble

Nunc Dimittis (2008) for men's choir

Missa Ego Clamavi (2008) for children's choir

Bewerkingen van delen uit de Midzomernachtsdroom (2009) for wind ensemble

Lecture de Cioran (2010) for choir

Attendite et videte (2012) for choir

After visiting Rothko (2015) for organ

References

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Biography

List of works ( selection )

References