Mayke Nas


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Mayke Nas (Netherlands, 1972) studied piano and composition in Amsterdam, Tilburg, The Hague and Melbourne. She received commissions from amongst others Nieuw Ensemble, Schönberg Ensemble, Asko Ensemble, Ives Ensemble, Ensemble Aleph, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orkest de Volharding, Nederlands Studenten Kamer Orkest and Percussiongroup The Hague. For her piece (w)here, written for the Asko Ensemble and co-commissioned by Festival November Music & Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst, she was awarded the Matthijs Vermeulen Price of Encouragement 2003. For La Chocolatière Brûlée - written for the Nieuw Ensemble - she received the Anjer Muziekprijs 2005. Theatre, video, text and choreography are often an integrated part of her compositions. In 2005 she adapted I Delayed People's Flights By Walking Slowly In Narrow Hallways for four players, four chairs and four amplified chalkboards with live-electronics from Peter Handke's play 'Self-Accusation' for Percussion Group The Hague in collaboration with Wouter Snoei. In 2006, she revived the concept of audience-participation in the fluxus-inspired performance-piece Anyone can do it for six completely unprepaired players, not necessarily gifted with any musical talent. For the 2011-2012 season Mayke Nas is awarded an artist-in-residence fellowship in Berlin by the DAAD.


MAYKE NAS \| Facts \| Works \| Texts \| Concerts \| Tips \| Contact
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nederlands \| english
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Mayke Nas (Netherlands, 1972) studied piano and composition in Amsterdam, Tilburg, The Hague and Melbourne. She received commissions from amongst others Nieuw Ensemble, Schönberg Ensemble, Asko Ensemble, Ives Ensemble, Ensemble Aleph, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orkest de Volharding, Nederlands Studenten Kamer Orkest and Percussiongroup The Hague. For her piece (w)here, written for the Asko Ensemble and co-commissioned by Festival November Music & Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst, she was awarded the Matthijs Vermeulen Price of Encouragement 2003. For La Chocolatière Brûlée - written for the Nieuw Ensemble - she received the Anjer Muziekprijs 2005. Theatre, video, text and choreography are often an integrated part of her compositions. In 2005 she adapted I Delayed People's Flights By Walking Slowly In Narrow Hallways for four players, four chairs and four amplified chalkboards with live-electronics from Peter Handke's play 'Self-Accusation' for Percussion Group The Hague in collaboration with Wouter Snoei. In 2006, she revived the concept of audience-participation in the fluxus-inspired performance-piece Anyone can do it for six completely unprepaired players, not necessarily gifted with any musical talent. For the 2011-2012 season Mayke Nas is awarded an artist-in-residence fellowship in Berlin by the DAAD.