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Contemporary Classical Pieces

by Ofir Klemperer

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Recorded live in front of audience in Cincinnati, 2015. Credits: Eddy kwon - violin Josh fink - cello Jack bogard - violin
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A Love Song 07:26
A punk piece for a classical ensemble. Composed in 2007, recorded 2013 in The Hague. Credits: Vladan Kusilic - piano, Assaf Gidron - cello, Germaine Sijstermans - bass clarinet, Ofir Klemperer - ms20, voice, Maya Felixbrodt -viola, Yedo Gibson - tenor saxophone, Jose Gomes - recorder
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(2012) A piece for the mechanical organ "The Busy Drone"
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(2013). "This muddy blurry thing that slows down and speeds up and talks to me in my sleep way after I was suppose to wake up" / "Music does not matter even a bit unless we increase the empathy" / "Consciousness awakens with one step forward and a few steps back" / "Conscious on neutral" /"Money is gone" / "Hearing the other" / "I hear your voice trying to express something but I cannot understand what the hell you want" / "The essence of all of this" / "Where do you get your concepts?" / "Concepts based on fear from something that is not there" / "It's all just funny stuff" / "A joke that keeps on giving is a creepy concept" Credits: Asko | Schoenbeg Ensemble: Bas Wiegers - conductor, Marieke Schut - oboe, David Kweksilber - bass clarinet, Renee Knigge - bassoon, Jan Harshagen - horn, Jan Erik van Regteren Altena - violin, Liesbeth Steffens - viola, Joann Whang - cello, Quirijn van Regteren Altena - double bass
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Composed 2011. Recorded 2013 in The Hague, The Netherlans Credits: James Hewitt - violin, Maya Felixbrodt - viola, voice, Germaine Sisterman - clarinet, voice, Mikael Szafirowski - electric shreding guitar, Assaf Gidron - electric guitar, voice, Ofir Klemperer - clavinet, ms20, voice
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(2011-2012). A fake National Anthem Credits: Orkest de Ereprijs- Rob Vermeulen - conductor, Fanny Alof - mezzo sopran, Bepke Keersmaekers - soprano, Ginette Puylaert - soprano, flute – Jacqueline van Brink, Marije van de Bergh/ clarinet – Hans Witteman/ saxophone – Sabine Laar en Ans van Dijk/ trumpet – Sjoerd Pauw/ horn – Jeroen van Dijk/ trombone – Peter de Hoop en Wilbert Zwier/ tuba – Dineke Griek/ piano – Aljosja Buijs/ electric guitar – Paul Vos/ bass guitar – Herman Lamers/ percussion – Andrré Groen/ conductor/artistic director – Wim Boerman
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Kera Kahol 04:30
Composed 2010, Performed 2015 in Athens. Greece, by ARTefact Ensemble, Kornilios Selamsis - conductor, Helen Curls - voice, http://artefactsensemble.gr/index.html
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(2012). 4" for a string orchestra. Performed by by Reinbert de Leeuw and Ensemble Royal

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OFIR KLEMPERER (b. 1982, Haifa, Israel) currently lives in Cincinnati OH and is a composer, improviser, singer/song writer, and producer. He received his M.Mus. from the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, The Netherlands. Leaning heavily on his Korg MS-20, Ofir writes melodic lines, and orchestrates classical instruments together with punk and electronics, applying pop oriented music into an experimental and noise approach.

This album is a collection of great ensembles and musicians performing Ofir's pieces. These performances reflect his vision in its best.

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released August 10, 2016

Ofir Klemperer - Contemporary Classical Pieces

String Trio No.1 (2015), 7:35”. Eddy Kwon - violin, Josh Fink - cello, Jack Bogard - violin

A Love Song (2007). 8" A punk piece. Vladan Kusilic - piano, Assaf Gidron - cello, Germaine Sisterman - bass clarinet, Ofir Klemperer - ms20, voice, Maya Felixbrodt -viola, Yedo Gibson - tenor saxophone, Jose Gomes - recorder

STAY - (be/to/in) ____ (/ed/ing/s) (for/down/with/to/put/on/up) (2012). 4:30" A piece for the mechanical organ "The Busy Drone".

"This muddy blurry thing…." (2013). 8" Asko | Schoenbeg Ensemble: Bas Wiegers - conductor, Marieke Schut - oboe, David Kweksilber - bass clarinet, Renee Knigge - bassoon, Jan Harshagen - horn, Jan Erik van Regteren Altena - violin, Liesbeth Steffens - viola, Joann Whang - cello, Quirijn van, Regteren Altena - double bass

VALERIA 4 (2011). 9" James Hewitt - violin, Maya Felixbrodt - viola, voice, Germaine Sisterman - clarinet, voice, Mikael Szafirowski - electric shreding guitar, Assaf Gidron - electric guitar, voice, Ofir Klemperer - clavinet, ms20, voice

Ra Li Bli Ra (2011-2012). 3" A fake National Anthem Orkest de Ereprijs- Rob Vermeulen - conductor, Fanny Alof - mezzo sopran, Bepke Keersmaekers - soprano, Ginette Puylaert - soprano, flute – Jacqueline van Brink, Marije van de Bergh/ clarinet – Hans Witteman/ saxophone – Sabine Laar en Ans van Dijk/ trumpet – Sjoerd Pauw/ horn – Jeroen van Dijk/ trombone – Peter de Hoop en Wilbert Zwier/ tuba – Dineke Griek/ piano – Aljosja Buijs/ electric guitar – Paul Vos/ bass guitar – Herman Lamers/ percussion – Andrré Groen/ conductor/artistic director – Wim Boerman

Kera Kahol (2010) 4:31" - ARTefact Ensemble, Kornilios Selamsis - conductor, Helen Curls - voice, artefactsensemble.gr/index.html

NeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeverNeerNeverNever (2012). 4" for a string orchestra. Performed by by Reinbert de Leeuw and Ensemble Royal


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Ofir Klemperer Atlanta, Georgia

Ofir Klemperer (born in Israel 1982). is a composer, improviser, singer/song writer, and producer..
Leaning heavily on the analogue synthesizer the Korg MS-20,
his music is melodic in its core, and through orchestrating classical instruments along with punk-rock and electronics, he applies to his melodies an experimental approach and Noise.
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