Multimedia Christian Blaha
Controleer uw maatregelen
Controleer uw maatregelen (Check your measures) - Commemoration bombing Middelburg 70 years (1940-2010) Music & video: Christian Blaha (2010), lyrics: Peter Swanborn (municipal archives and personal family-archive)
Soprano: Gonnie van Heugten, speaking voice/baritone: Robert Brouwer, Zeeuws Kamerorkest TY, conductor: Christian Blaha. Live recording - May 2010, Zeeuwse Concertzaal - and en editing: Concertstudio (NL), Walter Calbo en Jakko van der Heijden
Nubes Concerto
Nubes Concerto was written by Christian Blaha as a contribution to a music project based on the famous novel ‘Cloud Atlas’ by David Mitchell. It was commissioned by Muziek Podium Zeeland (MPZ) for Nieuw Amsterdams Peil (NAP).
First performance in presence of David Mitchell January 17th 2008, Zeeuwse Concertzaal Middelburg by Nieuw Amsterdams Peil (NAP): Eline van Esch (flute), Arco van Zon (oboe), Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer (clarinet), Heleen Hulst (violin), Jörg Brinkmann (cello) and Gerard Bouwhuis (piano).
Live recording by Zefir Records (Jakko van der Heijden en Walter Calbo), 2008 provided by NAXOS of America ℗
Panorama Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam
This video-installation (as part of the exhibition History & Royalty (dec. 2020 - april 2021)) tells the story of the history of the Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam in pictures and music.
Historical research & advice: Hester Schölvinck, Roos Verkley;
Concept & videodesign: Arjen Klerkx, Coen Bouman;
Sounddesign: Daan van West;
Organ: Henk Verhoef;
Soprano: Tania Ravelli;
Soundtrack: Christian Blaha.
Concerto for saxophone & string orchestra
Composed by: Christian Blaha (2014)
Performed by: Femke Steketee (saxophone) Zeeuws Kamerorkest TY, Christian Blaha (conductor)
Live performance, november 2014, Sint Jacobskerk Vlissingen (NL) Recording: www.duinenburg.nl
Mathilde
Mathilde (1963) - Jacques Brel
arrangement: Christian Blaha (2010)
Performed by: Rob van der Meule (baritone), Zeeuws Kamerorkest TY, Christian Blaha (conductor).
Live recording - June 2010, Wilhelminadorp - Tjoonk GVL
Preludio para el año 3001/Ik kom terug
Preludio para el año 3001 (1968) / Ik kom terug (2012) - Astor Piazzolla,
arrangement: Christian Blaha,
artistic translation: Peter Swanborn
Performed by: Rob van der Meule (baritone) Marianne Boer (piano) Zeeuws Kamerorkest TY Christian Blaha (conductor)
Recording, mix and mastering: Concertstudio (NL) Walter Calbo en Jakko van der Heijden.
Politics
Spoken 'quotes' by:
Donald Trump (2017, 1998, 2017),
Bill Clinton (1991, 1998),
Barak Obama (2018).
Music, video and written 'quotes' by: Christian Blaha (©2019)
Drei Zinnen
free solo climbing by:
Alexander Huber (2012)
Video-editing and music by:
Christian Blaha (music-copyright 2019)
Videosource:
www.mountainfilms.com, Servus TV
Sonate per violino solo
Composed by: Christian Blaha (2009)
Performed by: Mathieu van Bellen (violin)
Studiorecording: Concertstudio (NL), Jakko van der Heijden Zefir Records 2014
A small step for a man
A Small Step For A Man is created in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing (20 july 1969 / 20 july 2019)
Music and video-editing by:
Christian Blaha
using video-material from the NASA and JAXA archive
Fly
Fly (The Intouchables, 2011)
music: Ludovico Einaudi
piano: Christian Blaha (September 2020)
Popeyes Moods
Trackertune composed by Christian Blaha (alias The Fox) in Protracker - a populair 4 Channeltracker on the Commodore Amiga - early in 1993 using musical material from the original song ‘I’m Popeye the Sailor man’ (1935) by Samuel Lerner for a Commodore Amiga conversion of the original Commodore 64 game.
48 TPI
Trackertune made by Christian Blaha (alias The Fox) in Protracker - a populair 4 Channeltracker on the Commodore Amiga - early in 1989.
Donkey Kong Intro Tune
Trackertune by Christian Blaha (alias The Fox) made in SoundMon (coded by Brian Postma), a 4 Channeltracker on the Commodore Amiga early in 1990.