Anne van Schothorst

Anne van Schothorst (July 09, 1974) is a Dutch harpist and composer.

She plays the pedal harp, celtic harp and historical harps as well; an antique Erard harp (double action) and a Schwieso Grosjean (single action).

The Canadian composer Jean Chatillon has dedicated to her a composition for harp solo. [

Dear Anne,i am very happy to be among your musical friends.If you can give me an email, I can offer you (via PDF) the score of Le Cygne that is on Myspace. With my homages and without any obligation, Jean Chatillon source: www.harpandsoul.com] Van Schothorst composed her first music piece, Still life at age 15. The composition is originally written for harp and flute and later arranged for harp solo. [ [http://www.harpandsoul.com/WorksAnne.pdf] ]

Van Schothorst is producing CDs and DVDs for her indy label Harp and Soul Productions. She is also responsible for the compositions and film recordings of these productions. She has been assigned also for composition projects. [ [http://www.harpandsoul.com/compositions.htm] ]

The composition Streetlife has been selected from many submissions for the 60x60 project 2006-2007 of composer and musician Robert Voisey. [ [http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/60x60_Vox_Novus_CD_2006-2007.htm Vox Novus 60x60 project] ]

Several compositions could be heard on (inter)national radio stations and podcasts. Radio Indy has honored Van Schothorst with the Gold Artist award for the CD I am a dreamer. [ [http://www.harpandsoul.com] ]

She participates with poets, musicians and composers. With the Swedish composer Goran Jonasson, the English singer Sharon Selman, the American flutist Cathy Feldman and Swedish pianist Morgan Martinsson she is creating the CD Pink Anacondas. They work and participate together via internet/ myspace.

Style

The compositions are related to minimal music; influences of composers as Philip Glass and Yann Tiersen can be heard in her work.Fact|date=August 2008

The compositions of the CD Aarden (2007) can be characterised as meditative and even mystical and are being compared with a mantra. [ [http://www.harpandsoul.com/ReviewsH&SProd.pdf] ] The music is acoustical and instrumental.

Her improvisation techniques (CD I am a dreamer, 2008) are influenced by jazz music, classical music and the celtic music tradition. [ [http://www.harpandsoul.com/ReviewsH&SProd.pdf] ]

The addition of soundscapes and spoken poetry to her recordings are a part of her work method too.

Van Schothorst adds also film as an addition to her compositions. The artistic images are photografical taken or post processed with filters.

Discography

* 'CD Aarden' - Meditative music for harp solo (H&S Productions 2007)
* 'CD I am a dreamer' - Improvisations, harp solo (H&S Productions 2008)
* 'EP De huizen van Dordrecht' - Harp music and spoken poetry; poems by well known Dutch poet [http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Eijkelboom Jan Eijkelboom] . (H&S Productions 2008)
* 'CD 60x60 2006-2007' - Electronic music, composition Streetlife has been selected for international edition, initiater Robert Voisey (Vox Novus 2008)

External links

* [http://www.harpandsoul.com Official website H&S Productions]
* [http://www.youtube.com/annevanschothorst You Tube Preview Videos]
* [http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/60x60_Vox_Novus_CD_2006-2007.htm Vox Novus 60x60 project, list of composers]
* [http://www.hn.se/m_other.php?id=966716&avdelning_1=106&avdelning_2=195 Swedish press about international music project Pink Anacondas]
* [http://www.radioindy.com/bands/4787/ Award and Review Radio Indy about CD I am a dreamer]
* [http://www.radioindy.com/ Radio Indy]