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Kees Vlak
Kees Vlak

Born
30.09.1938 in Amsterdam

Died
05.12.2014 in Schoorl (Bergen - Nordholland)

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Cornelis (Kees) Vlak was born on 30th September, 1938 in Amsterdam. He was influenced by music at young age and when he was eight years old he got his first piano lessons. Later he played the trumpet in the fanfare orchestra “Waterland“. Vlak studied piano and trumpet at the Amsterdam Conservatory (exames 1959 and 1961), and composition and conducting at the Musiklyzeum Amsterdam.

He earned money to pay his studies as trumpeter in dance bands, concert bands, broadcast and symphonic orchestras. At the same time he worked as copyist for NOS and gained experiences as arranger and composer. Due to health problems he had to quit playing the trumpet. From 1967 until his retirement in 1998 he worked as piano teacher. .

Since 1966 Kees Vlak devoted himself to wind band music. So he began to play the clarinet and double bass to become acquainted with woodwind and string instrustuments. His oeuvre contains light and serious wind music. He wrote a lot of commissioned pieces and received awards for eight of his compositions.

Kees Vlak is also working as conductor of several wind orchestras, as docent at worksjops and juror at national and international competitions.

Since 1990 Kees Vlak successfully cooperates with RUNDEL Music Publications. Many pieces that emerged during that time, established at concerts, competitions and other occasions. Vlak's compositions are firmly established in Central European band music.

Kees Vlak died on December 5, 2014 in Schoorl.

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Kilkenny Rhapsody

Kilkenny Rhapsody

The New Village

The New Village

Maple Leaf Rag

Maple Leaf Rag

Christmas Drummer Boy

Christmas Drummer Boy

Ladybirds

Ladybirds

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Ladybirds

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Solo for 3 Flutes and Band
Since time immemorial, the ladybug (or "Ladybird")...
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Russian Dance Suite

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Russische Tanzsuite
Suite in 4 Sätzen

In some of his works the composer Kees Vlak...
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Indian River

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Overture
The overture INDIAN RIVER starts in the minor mode and thus depicts a somewhat...
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Christmas Drummer Boy

Notes available at: https://www.rundel.de/en/ based on a famous tune A famous American Christmas carol tells the story of a little boy who was...
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Dschingis Khan (1162-1227)

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Overture
The overture recalls the feats of one of the great heroic personalities in the...
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A Nice Family

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Suite for Trombone Quartet
How could the everyday life of a family be put into...
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Clockwork

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Many composers were inspired by the clock to write wonderful pieces, e.g. Joseph Haydn whose...
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Euro Swing Parade

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A Swingin' Euro Tour
Our swinging tour of Europe is a musical salute to those states,...
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Israel Shalom

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Kees Vlak dedicates the rhapsody "Israel Shalom" to the modern Israeli state. He...
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Paperhat Collection

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This collection consists of five variations on the Dutch song “One, two, three four...
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Maple Leaf Rag

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Ragtime for Band
Scott Joplin is regarded as one of the founders of classical ragtime. The...
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Five Continents

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Fünf (5) Kontinente
Mixed Quartet with opt. Percussion/Keyboard. | Grade...
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Young Concert Collection

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The first performance and the first concert experience together on stage: for this special...
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Rhapsodie Truffée

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Eine Entdeckungsreise in die Provence
Truffles are regarded as delicacy worldwide. They...
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Uncle Sam on Parade

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A Tribute to J.P. Sousa
U.S.A. – the United States of America are often simply...
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Kilkenny Rhapsody

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An Irish Rhapsody
A rhapsody is defined as an ”instrumental composition of free...
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L.A. California

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- Television Overture -
With his orchestral panorama “L.A.-California”, Kees Vlak wanted...
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Spider-Rag

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Solo for Alto Saxophone
Solo für Altsaxophon

Ragtime, in short rag, is a term first...
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Song for Benni

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Lullaby / Wiegenlied
Kees Vlak, born in Amsterdam in 1938, can today doubtlessly be...
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Colorado River

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Symphonic Poem
The mighty Colorado River is about 1450 miles long and runs from the...
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Mary's Boy Child

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A Christmas Calypso
„Mary’s Boy Child” tells the Christmas tale. It is a...
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The Young Christmas Album 2

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The Second Collection of 12 classic Christmas Carols (+ ad lib. Percussion,...
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The Young Christmas Album 2

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The Second Collection of 12 classic Christmas Carols (+ ad lib. Percussion,...
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Jubiläumsfanfare - Golden Jubilee Fanfare

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“Jubiläumsfanfare“ (Golden Jubilee Fanfare) is Kees Vlak’s musical...
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Mary's Boy Child (eXplora)

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- Christmas Song -
„Mary’s Boy Child” tells the Christmas tale. Although...
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New York Overture

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New York is an impressive city with a pulsating life, a melting pot of peoples and religions,...
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The New Village

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Fantasy for Band
In a vast, forested land, people settled and founded a village. However,...
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The Young Christmas Album 3

Wonderful Christmas
A Collection of 12 modern Christmas Carols (+ ad lib. Percussion, Keyboard) Flexible 5-Parts for Clarinet Ensemble,...
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Shufflin' Canon

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Swing
Everybody knows the canon „Bruder Jakob“. A canon is one of the oldest...
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Cinderella - Das Aschenbrödel

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A Fairy Tale Suite (+ Narrator)
Märchen-Variationen (+ Erzähler)

Kees Vlak created...
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Land of the Pharaohs

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Das Land der Pharaonen
Overture - Ouvertüre

Chords of fifths and the gong open the...
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The Old Fortress

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Mornas 11th Century
Traveling to Southern France, on the highway to Lyon –...
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Chrissy Variations

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Chrissy is Kees Vlak’s granddaughter. He composed his piece “Chrissy...
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Nordic Suite

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A musical suite consists of several pieces that all relate to a certain topic, in case of the...
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Sakura Variations

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A Japanese Impression
The cherry blossoming “Sakura” is an annual Japanese...

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Israel Shalom (Kees Vlak)

"Israel Shalom" von Kees Vlak.
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New York Overture (Kees Vlak)

"New York Overture" von Kees Vlak, gespielt vom New Angely's Wind Orchestra unter der Leitung von Marius Firca.

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