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After preparatory residencies at Oranjewoud Festival in 2023 and 2024, the Atlas Orchestra is a reality. The Orchestra stems from the Atlas Ensemble, founded in 2002. It is an idea of Joël Bons, winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for his groundbreaking composition Nomaden (2016). Nearly a decade later, he is making a big move with a 75-minute orchestral work for 40 top musicians from Asia and Europe with a never-before-heard collaborative sound. On June 21, the world premiere will take place at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. This can also be followed via a livestream.
During Atlas Orchestra at Oranjewoud Festival , the audience will be taken on a musical adventure and be the first to witness the new spectrum of sound in several movements of the brand new orchestral work. These will be explained by conductor Ed Spanjaard and the composer.
132 管 Guǎn by Joël Bons 
Joël Bons 283 Strings - Atlas Ensemble, Oranjewoud Festival May 29, 2023 
Joël Bons 283 Strings suite (7 short pieces) - Atlas Ensemble, Oranjewoud Festival May 29, 2023 
Joël Bons - Nomaden (trailer) - Jean-Guihen Queyras & Atlas Ensemble Performers
- Atlas Orchestra More about www.atlasensemble.nl
- Ed Spanjaard, conductor More about www.edspanjaard.nl
- Joël Bons, composer More about www.atlasensemble.nl/artistic-director.html
Winds
- Hyelim Kim, daegum More about www.hyelimkimmusic.com
- Maria Cristina González, flute/piccolo
- Gevorg Dabaghian, duduk/zurna More about gevorg-dabaghyan.com/en
- Raphaela Danksagmüller, duduk More about raphaeladanksagmuller.com
- Yazhi Guo, guanzi/suona More about www.yazhiguo.com
- gamin, piri/taepyeonso More about www.gaminmusic.com
- Shavkat Matyoqubov, koushnai & dutar
- Ainhoa Pérez Etxepare, oboe / English horn
- Jelmer de Moed, clarinet More about jelmerdemoed.com
- Jaime Peña Martínez, bass clarinet More about www.jaimepclarinet.com
- Edgars Karpenskis, fagot
- Zhang Meng, sheng
- Zifan Dai, sheng
- Naomi Sato, sho More about www.sato-naomi.com
- Michael Boere, Irish bagpipes
- Sebastiaan Kemner, trombone More about sebastiaankemner.com
Plucked instruments
- Fu Xixu, pipa
- Elcin Nagijev, tar
- Nizar Rohana, ud More about nizarrohana.com
- Liangzi Li, zheng
- Bassem Alkhouri, qanun More about bassemalkhouri.com
- Dani Luca, cimbalom
- Ernestine Stoop, harp More about www.ernestinestoop.nl
Strings
- Jiemin Yan, erhu
- Yuanchun Zhao, erhu More about www.zgmzyq.cn/en/artist/zhao-yuanchun.html
- Elshan Mansurov, kamancha
- Huseyn Nagijev, kamancha
- Marijke van Kooten, violin
- Cordelia Paw, violin
- Binnaz Çelik, kemençe More about www.idtmt.org/binnazcelik.asp
- Yuji Nakagawa, sarangi
- Peng Cheng, erhu More about www.shuimo.org.uk/peng-cheng
- Kalle de Bie, cello More about www.kalledebie.nl
- Ketevan Roinishvili, cello More about www.ketevanroinishvili.com
- Dario Calderone, double bass More about dariocalderone.com
- Pietro Elia Barcellona, double bass More about www.pietroeliabarcellona.com
Percussion
- Niels Meliefste, percussion More about www.koncon.nl/docenten/niels-meliefste
- Marianna Soroka, percussion More about mariannasoroka.com
- Gonçalo Martins, percussion
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