Tjako van Schie facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tjako van Schie
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Tjako van Schie
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| Born | April 17, 1961 (age 64) Coevorden, Netherlands
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| Occupation | Dutch composer, pianist and répétiteur |
Tjako van Schie (born April 17, 1961, in Coevorden, Netherlands) is a talented Dutch pianist and composer. He also works as a music coach, helping musicians at the Amsterdam Conservatory.
About Tjako van Schie
Since 1999, Tjako has been a professor at a music school in Porto, Portugal. In 2001, he traveled to China to perform music. That same year, he played concerts in the Netherlands and Portugal with a saxophone orchestra called Orquestra Portuguesa de Saxofones. This group is also known as Vento do Norte.
Tjako is not only a performer but also a composer. He writes his own music for many different groups of instruments. He also takes old songs and changes them to be played in new ways. For example, he changed music by Robert Schumann so it could be played by a piano and a group of saxophones.
In 2012, Tjako played the piano for Jette van der Meij, a well-known singer and actress.
Tjako studied music at the Zwolle conservatory. After that, he took special classes from famous pianists. One of his teachers was Jacob Lateiner from New York.
Music Recordings
Tjako van Schie has recorded many albums. Here are some of his recordings:
- The Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1991)
- "Koninginnedagconcert" – with The Coevorder Mannenkoor (1991)
- "Overijssel Zingt" (a double CD) – with different choirs from Overijssel (1993)
- Shtil di nakht iz oysgeshternt (The silent night is filled with stars) – This album features Yiddish music from ghettos and concentration camps (1995). It was re-released in 2005. Tjako plays the piano, and Adriaan Stoet plays the violin.
- Water bron van leven (1998) – This CD has piano music by different composers about the theme of water. It includes four of Tjako's own songs. It also has a piano version of Bedřich Smetana's The Moldau.
- "Akoestisch signaal" – with the Dutch Police Choir of Drenthe (1996)
- "Die Geigen, ja die Geigen!" – This album features music by various composers (2008). Adriaan Stoet plays the violin, and Tjako van Schie plays the piano.
- "A Bag of Music" – This is a 3-CD set with baritone saxophone player Henk van Twillert (2011). The CDs are titled "Vocalise," "Petite Fleur," and "Wonderful World."
Images for kids
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Tjako van Schie sitting at the piano
See also
In Spanish: Tjako van Schie para niños
