Publications
23 Sep 2018
Introdans fits loosely beneath the umbrella of the Moderne Meisjes (‘Modern Girls’) program
David Levie, translated by Emma Rault, from Apeldoorn Direct
... After the interval, the caliber is maintained as the vibe becomes playful, thanks to Regina van Berkel and a functional decor in the form of a…
16 Sep 2018
Introdans dances fine art – anything but insipid (****)
Miriam van der Linden, translated by Emma Rault, from De Volkskrant
... Take Regina van Berkel (1969), on the other hand. She and surrealist painter Salvador Dalí are a match made in heaven. The theatrical Frozen Echo…
15 Sep 2018
Introdans combines modernism with traditional ballet
Dick van Teylingen , translated by Emma Rault, from Theaterkrant
... The first glimpse the public gets of the third piece of the evening is truly impressive. Regina van Berkel choreographed Frozen Echo in 2011 for…
21 Feb 2017
Memory of a Shape by Introdans ****
Mirjam van der Linden, from De Volkskrant
“From complex simplicity to a tidal wave of emotions” Regina van Berkel’s […] ‘Memory of a Shape’, created for ballettmainz in 2009, was the Dutch…
14 Apr 2016
Unity in opposites: Verbey’s Ballade and Dutch Classical Talent
Pedro Waldenaar and Marilyn O’Brien, translated by Keyboard Translations, from Apeldoorn Direct
Vasi & Kemner: unity in opposites. The program itself is full of opposites: a succession of ballades written from circa 1300 up until a very…
28 Oct 2015
An evening of debuts, premieres and introductions in Eindhoven
Olga de Kort, from Bachtrack
"The impressive Lumen ad finem cuniculi by the Dutch composer Theo Verbey experienced a committed, lucid and vivacious première. This energetic, as…
28 Oct 2015
An evening of debuts, premieres and introductions in Eindhoven
Olga de Kort, from Bachtrack
... The impressive Lumen ad finem cuniculi by the Dutch composer Theo Verbey experienced a committed, lucid and vivacious première. This energetic,…
23 Oct 2015
Light at the end of the tunnel, an impression
Nico Zijlstra, translated by Keyboard Translations, from De Mijnen
It’s an image familiar to every under-grounder: lights emerging from the walkway. Lights at the end of the tunnel. Everyone with a mine history can…
02 Feb 2015
Review: Brodsky Quartet & Loré Lixenberg – ‘Trees, Walls, Cities’
G. Masters, from The Oxford Culture Review
'The main focus of the evening, though, was the forty-five minute work that comprised the second half, Trees, Walls, Cities. This ‘Song Cycle for the…
15 Jan 2021
Theo Verbey & Amsterdam Sinfonietta
Noortje Zanen
The Theo Verbey Foundation launched its new website at the beginning of this week. Reason enough for Sinfonietta to delve into its archives in search…
11 Jan 2021
Theo Verbey on Traurig wie der Tod: ‘A composer is primarily a songwriter’
Thea Derks, translated by Thea Derks
Thea Derks interviewed Theo Verbey at the time of the live broadcast of Traurig wie der Tod on Radio4, and here is a written article in Dutch, which…
02 Apr 2020
In memoriam Theo Verbey
Ralf Pisters, from Published in the Newsletter of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Music Theory (Vereniging voor Muziektheorie)
On 13 October 2019 Theo Verbey passed away, at the age of 60. Theo was a member of the DFSMT and, especially at the beginning of society’s existence,…
08 Nov 2019
Love letter with musical notes written on a post-it
Joep Stapel, from NRC Handelsblad
This obituary in the Dutch paper NRC describes Theo Verbey's fascination for the relationship between sound and numbers. NRC: "As a child, Theo…
30 Oct 2019
A talented radical who became a masterful traditionalist
Bas van Putten, translated by Mike Wilcox, from De Groene Amsterdammer
"Composer Theo Verbey was a talented radical who became a masterful traditionalist, one of the greatest craftsmen Dutch music has ever known" "Theo…
27 Oct 2019
Death of leading Dutch composer, 60
Norman Lebrecht, from Slipped Disk
The inventive composer Theo Verbey died on October 13 after a long illness. Having made his name with a widely performed orchestration of Alban…
22 Oct 2019
Theo Verbey (1959 – 2019) created euphonic music following strict mathematical principles
Guido van Oorschot, translated by Mike Wilcox, from De Volkskrant
"There was a remarkable paradox about the Dutch composer, Theo Verbey: he wrote music according to the strictest mathematical principles but his…
22 Oct 2019
“Theo Verbey (1959 – 2019) was the favorite of many orchestras,” headlines Trouw
Sandra Kooke, from Trouw
(In Dutch) Twee weken geleden voerde het Residentie Orkest zijn orkeststuk ‘After the Great War’ nog uit in het Amsterdamse Muziekgebouw. En in…