Anne Vanschothorst facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Anne Vanschothorst
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Anne Vanschothorst
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| Born | July 9, 1974 Netherlands |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Harpist and composer |
| Instruments | Harp |
Anne Vanschothorst, born on July 9, 1974, in Emmen, Netherlands, is a talented Dutch harpist and composer. She plays many kinds of harps, including the pedal harp, Celtic harp, and even very old historical harps like an antique Erard and a Schwieso Grosjean.
A Canadian composer named Jean Chatillon created a special harp song just for her. Anne Vanschothorst wrote her first music piece, "Still Life," when she was only 15 years old. This song was first made for harp and flute, but later she changed it to be played only on the harp.
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Anne's Music Journey
Anne Vanschothorst creates CDs and DVDs for her own music company called Harp and Soul Productions. She writes the music and also helps film the videos for these projects. She has also been asked to compose music for other projects.
Her song "Streetlife" was chosen for a special international project called 60x60 in 2006–2007. This project was started by composer and musician Robert Voisey.
You could hear many of Anne's songs on radio stations and podcasts around the world. Radio Indy even gave her the Gold Artist award for her CD called I am a Dreamer.
Working with Other Artists
Anne loves to work with other creative people like poets, musicians, and composers. She worked with Swedish composer Goran Jonasson, English singer Sharon Selman, American flutist Cathy Feldman, and Swedish pianist Morgan Martinsson to create a CD called Pink Anacondas. They worked together online using the internet and platforms like Myspace.
Anne's Musical Style
Anne Vanschothorst's music often sounds like "minimal music." This means it uses simple ideas that repeat and slowly change. You might hear influences from famous composers like Philip Glass and Yann Tiersen in her work.
The songs on her CD Aarden (released in 2007) are very calm and peaceful, almost like a mantra that helps you relax. This music is played on real instruments and doesn't use electronic sounds.
Improvisation and Other Elements
When Anne improvises, which means she makes up music on the spot, her style is influenced by jazz music, classical music, and traditional celtic music. You can hear this on her CD I am a Dreamer (released in 2008).
She also likes to add special sounds called "soundscapes" and spoken poetry to her recordings. This makes her music even more unique. Anne also adds videos to her music. These videos often show artistic pictures that she takes or changes with special filters.
Anne's Albums
Here are some of the albums Anne Vanschothorst has released:
- Ek Is Eik – CD (DMI 2014)
- Aarden – This CD has calm, meditative music for solo harp (H&S Productions 2007).
- I am a Dreamer – This CD features her improvisations, played on solo harp (H&S Productions 2008).
- De huizen van Dordrecht – This is a shorter album (EP) with harp music and spoken poetry. The poems are by a well-known Dutch poet named Jan Eijkelboom (H&S Productions 2008).
- 60x60 (2006–2007) – This CD features electronic music, and her song "Streetlife" was chosen for its international edition. The project was started by Robert Voisey of Vox Novus (2008).
