Vic Nees
Vic Nees (born March 8, 1936 in Mechelen ; † March 14, 2013 ) was a Belgian composer and choir director . His father was the composer Staf Nees (1901-1965).
Life
After completing his music theory studies at the Royal Flemish Conservatory of Music in Antwerp (with Marcel Andries and Flor Peeters ), he studied choral conducting with Kurt Thomas at the Hamburg University of Music , where he won the master class in 1964. From 1961 Nees worked as program director for choral music at the Flemish Radio in Brussels , and from 1970 to 1996 also as conductor of the renowned radio choir . He was also director of the Philippus de Monte vocal ensemble in Mechelen and Ter Kamerenkoor in Brussels. Since 1998 he has been a member of the Royal Flemish Academy for Science and Art and author of numerous musicological publications. Vic Nees was one of the most internationally renowned choral composers in Belgium.
His compositional work consists of choral cycles, larger choral works and a large number of song cycles. Vic Nees has won the Eugène Baie Prize (1973), the AGEC Prize (1990), the Joost van den Vondel Prize (1995) and the ANV Visser Neerlandia Prize ( 1995) excellent. His compositions have been included in the repertoire of many choirs inside and outside Europe. Vic Nees was a regular jury member at international choir competitions and advisor to the European Federation of Young Choirs .
His best-known work is the Magnificat for mixed choir and solo soprano (1981). More recent works are the Trumpet Te Deum for choir, soprano and two trumpets (2003) and the Neusser Messe for choir, organ and trumpet (1998).
Works
- Mijn Herder is de Heer (Psalm 23) (1958)
- Onder de Linde (1962)
- Looft the army in zijn heiligdom (Psalm 133) (1963)
- Psalm 150 (1963)
- Ik kwam er lestmaal (1966)
- Sonatina for piano (1968)
- Wech op! Wech op! (1968)
- Gekwetst ben ik van inside (1969)
- Rachel (1971) Church Cantata
- Vigilia de Pentecostes (1972)
- Hoe lustich is den Somer (1973)
- Ik ben van nergens en overal (1973)
- Lesbia (1978)
- Magnificat for mixed choir (1981)
- Veni sancte Spritus (1982)
- Regina Coeli - Blue be it (1988)
- Anima Christi (1990) oratorio
- Nuestra Señora de la solidad (1991)
- Ego Flos (1995)
- Neusser Messe (1998) for mixed choir, organ and trumpet (commissioned by the city of Neuss)
- Singet dem Herrn (2001) for mixed choir and soprano (commissioned by the Lübeck Chamber Choir "I Vocalisti")
- Trumpet Te Deum (2003) for mixed choir, soprano and two trumpets
- Nausicaa cantata
- Eight Japanese Folk Songs
- A Bunch of Cherries
- Three part songs
- Bonum est confiteri Domino for tenor, mixed choir, harp and percussion
- European Stabat Mater for alto, tenor and mixed choir
- 5 motets ( De profundis clamavi ; Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis ; Illumina oculos meos ; Inimicitias ponam inter te ; Reges Tharsis et insulae ) for mixed choir
literature
- Kamiel Cooremans: Vic Nees. In the booklet to the Vic Nees CD : Trumpet Te Deum & Choral Works. Phaedra, Beveren 2005.
Web links
- Works by and about Vic Nees in the catalog of the German National Library
- Bio, bibliography, discography, list of works on Matrix - New Music Center (English)
- Vic Nees on Kunstenpunt Muziek (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nees, Vic |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mechelen , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 2013 |