Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam - Tarmo Johannes (Flute solo) & T R O M P O Ensemble

Tarmo Johannes (flute solo)

Tarmo Johannes (1976, Tallinn) is an Estonian flautist who mainly focuses on contemporary music performances. He is the founder and leader of ensembles U: and Resonabilis, and has played a number of concerts with solo flute repertoire with great success. Since 2019 he has been a member of the Estonian Electronic Music Ensemble.

In recent years, Tarmo Johannes has also been actively involved in sound synthesis and programming. His main interest is creating algorithmically controlled pieces for live performances, often with audience participation. Since 2015, Tarmo Johannes has been the main developer of CsoundQt. Tarmo Johannes teaches flute at the Tallinn Music and Ballet School (Estonia) and various subjects related to new music at the Esonian Academy of Music and Theater.

TROMPO Ensemble

TROMPO is a new music ensemble dedicated to the performance of today's music. TROMPO consists of Carlos Anez (flute), Marthe Lasthuis (violin) and Laura Nygren (double bass). The 3 met during their studies and stay in the Netherlands and bonded over their love of playing together, making strange and beautiful sounds and pushing the boundaries of their instruments.

The name TROMPO is derived from 'thumb' in Esperanto, an international auxiliary language. Alternatively , el trompo is a dreidel-like toy popular in Central and South America. El Trompo can also refer to a type of cone-shaped meat, similar to kebab, and used on tacos. TROMPO music chose the name to embody their multicultural, ever-turning and evolving approach to music.

New Notes Amsterdam

Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam offers a stage for contemporary chamber music. Adventurous and small-scale performances, new compositions and leading musicians; in Plein Theater you get the opportunity to experience this unique concept in an intimate atmosphere every month. The series offers the opportunity to reflect on the current time and thus forms a laboratory for the sound of today. The curators and artistic leaders of Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam are composer Aspasia Nasopoulou and bass clarinetist Fie Schouten.