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Wim Lasoen

About Me



COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR
JAZZ-VIBRAPHONE AND MARIMBA PLAYER

2006 Award Winner "De Gouden Klaproos" (The Golden Poppy)
Headmaster "MUDA instituut voor Muziek en Dans - Gent" (Art College)

Playing percussion, piano, flugelhorn, trombone, bass guitar and all kind of flutes

Currently conducting :

The Royal Fanfare Orchestra of Sleidinge
The Friday Night Blasters

Composing and arranging music for Percussion (Ensemble) and (Jazz) Orchestras

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/07/2006
Band Website: www.wimlasoen.be
Band Members:
Influences: John Adams, John Williams, Philip Glass, George Crumb, Philip Sparke, Astor Piazzolla, Gorecki
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Golden Poppy 2006 Award Winner

Award Winner 2006 "De Gouden Klaproos" Monday 2nd October I got the "Golden Poppy" award, a tribute to those who have accomplished great things for creating arts in Flanders. It encourages me to write...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:17:00 GMT

LA MEGLIO

The past few days I've been watching Marco Tullio Giordana's La Meglio Gioventù. This is the greatest movie I've ever seen. And the music ... mama mia.
Posted by on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:44:00 GMT

Bio or something like that

Asking me which music I like the most to listen too is often followed by a long silence and then an annoying "eeeuuuuurrrhhh...". Music comes in so many forms, styles, out of so many cultures... it is...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:42:00 GMT

Quote

"No matter what instrument you play; if you want to be really good at it, you have to live, think and breathe like a percussionist..." These words came to me as I was thinking of my poor trumpetplayer...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 07:44:00 GMT