A Puppet Opera

for ensemble

Duration: 14 minutes

Commissioned by: Nieuw Ensemble

Instrumentation:
Flute and Bass Flute
Oboe
Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
Mandolin
Guitar
Harp
Piano
Percussion — Bass Drum, Tam-tam, Agogo Bells, 2 Brake Drums, 3 Cowbells, 5 Woodblocks, 5 Temple Blocks, 14 Tuned Gongs (low E and C4–C5)
Electronics
Violin
Viola
Cello
Contrabass

Performed by:
Nieuw Ensemble
Ryan Bancroft – Conductor
Boyan Montero – Artistic Director
Karin Iturralde Nurnberg – Artistic Director
Josefina Anjou – Performer
Emma Nantermoz-Benoit – Performer
Nicholas Hallman – Performer
Sara Milio – Performer

Musicians:
Marieke Franssen – Flute and Bass Flute
Ernest Rombout – Oboe
Anna voor de Wind – Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
Martine Sikkenk – Mandolin
Helenus de Rijke – Guitar
Ernestine Stoop – Harp
Paolo Gorini – Piano
Herman Halewijn – Percussion
David Ko – Electronics
Cordelia Paw – Violin
Frank Brakkee – Viola
Kalle de Bie – Cello
Dario Calderone – Contrabass

Performed at:
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Korzo – The Hague, The Netherlands

Stills from video by Simon Knighton