Gecorrigeerd door Howard
In 1996 Willem Tanke wrote an organ piece called Stillness, which became a metaphor for his musical practice. It captured a vision referring to his ancestors, who during many centuries were peasant labourers in the fields with a small piece of land in Twente, a region in the east of Holland, bordering Germany:
It is springtime. At the end of a hard day’s work a farm worker is resting a while before going home. He is leaning against a tree, his face towards the late afternoon sun, his thoughts directed nowhere. Suddenly, and for a brief moment, he sees Eternity. Some years later it happens again: after that, no more. But the longing for it encourages him during the rest of his life and strengthens him at the hour of death.
Similarly, Willem Tanke has two areas of special interest which he pursues every day: the classical repertoire and his own improvisations and compositions, solo and with other musicians.
His lifelong project is to document his expertise in playing the organ, the piano and synthesizers/electronic keyboards on the website Playing Keyboard Instruments in the 21st Century
The goal of this project is in particular:
- to update and vitalize awareness on classical music, world music, jazz and pop
- to show that creating new music and interpreting the classical repertoire can be fully integrated to the benefit of both.
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