Impact

Nizar Rohana was interviewed with Lavinia Meijer by the Dutch Volkskrant about their participation in Radio Cairo. Nizar is also co hosting the Salon Joussour during the same event. They performed a wonderful arrangement for ud and harp of Umm Kalthoum’s Enta Omri. Read the interview here.

The Rembrandt Trio was invited to participate in a Goethe Institute/Unesco project to revive the musical culture in Mosul Iraq. Tony Overwater wrote an engaging story about this impressive trip.
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July 2023 marked the premiere of Frerichs’ third piano concerto, commissioned by the Residentie Orkest. During this extraordinary evening, he had the pleasure of collaborating with concertmaster Wouter Vossen. Together, they presented the world premiere of his latest composition, “Derde pianoconcert.”

Watch a video of the run through here

Story page in Dutch leading newspaper Volkskrant about our trip to Mosul.

The summer series on the creative brain by the daily newspaper Trouw features an insightful conversation with Rembrandt Frerichs. In an interview with Sandra Kooke, he delves into the intricacies of his creative process. The discussion particularly centers on the composition journey behind his recently completed Triple Concerto, commissioned by the Stift International Music Festival.

In the dynamic year of 2023, with an extensive schedule that included performances in Greece, Turkey, Finland, Iraq, Spain, and Belgium, we are thrilled about our inaugural invitation to Saudi Arabia. The Trio had the pleasure of presenting concerts in Riyadh and Jeddah, along with conducting a workshop at the Saudi Music Hub. A heartfelt appreciation goes to the EU, the Dutch embassy, and our cherished friend Neil van der Linden for extending this gracious invitation to us!

Tony Overwater both composed and performed the musical score for the BNNVara documentary series ‘De Wereld in Ter Apel,’ which delves into the Dutch refugee camp. Following his musical contributions to ‘Om de oude Wereldzee,’ ‘Justice for Sergei,’ and ‘Porseleinen Huwelijk,’ this marks the fifth documentary series by the skilled duo Hans Hermans and Martin Maat of ICU Documentaries for which Tony Overwater has crafted the music.

In recent years the Dutch Radio and TV station pay little to no attention to Jazz and World music. Tonality Music has initiated discussions, talks and meetings with Dutch public broadcasting companies and the ministry of culture to reclaim the exposure for Jazz and World music. Here you can read all about it. (Dutch Only)
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In March 2023 Tonality wass coproducer of the Noor concert at the International Theater Amsterdam celebrating Nowruz, the beginning of Ramadan and Spring all at once with musicians from Iran, Turkey, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Germany and the Netherlands.

after the lockdown for the Corona epidemic, Tonality Music organised a series of concerts to kick start the cultural activities. Inviting 5 different soloists to perform the music that is closest to their heart. Jesse van Ruller, John Ruocco, Bart van Lier, Rik Mol, Robinson Khoury each played that own sets of exciting jazz.

Watch the videos here