Mag ik deze dans van u?

For: viola and cello

The foundation ‘Appeltaartconcerten ‘ (Applepie concerts) mainly excists of musicians from the ‘Dutch Philharmonic Orchestra’. They give free concerts in local, community and care centers and found a big audience when they put applepie on the menu! One day Michiel Holtrop (chairman of the foundation) phoned me and asked for a composition. A few days later I heard a waltz (inner hearing) when I woke up. What’s this waltz doing here? I thought to myself. Having written a lot for television and theatre I developed a kind of movie in my head.

So, what is ‘Mag ik deze dans van u?’ all about? An old man falls asleep and dreams about the times that he was in the dancing school and didn’t dare to ask the girl he was in love with for a dance. Finally he dares to ask the girl and they start dancing. (Here is where the waltz comes in) The man becomes very enthusiastic and dances wildly.”Not so fast, not so fast” the girl responds. They continue to dance slowly and when the dance has stopped the man dreams on and on.

Duration: 3’50” Price: € 7,-