Maarten Ornstein
@maartenornstein.bsky.social
A life in music. Clarinetist and composer. Has a camera. Amsterdam. maartenornstein.com
Playing the Cornetto day #10: Can do an octave plus a few. Sound slowly shaping up. It's very hard, but I'm soldiering on
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Playing the Cornetto day #10: Can do an octave plus a few. Sound slowly shaping up. It's very hard, but I'm soldiering on
Almost finished the songs for this project using poetry from #Gaza. I've managed to slip in quotes from Ornette Coleman, David Shire and the very neat make-the-piano-sound-like-a-celesta trick I learned from Saint-Saëns.
Première is on January 15th in Amsterdam
Première is on January 15th in Amsterdam
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Almost finished the songs for this project using poetry from #Gaza. I've managed to slip in quotes from Ornette Coleman, David Shire and the very neat make-the-piano-sound-like-a-celesta trick I learned from Saint-Saëns.
Première is on January 15th in Amsterdam
Première is on January 15th in Amsterdam
First rehearsal and recording of two of the new pieces, yesterday in this beautiful space. Amazing players, so happy to work with them. Mattijs van de Woerd- baritone, Nuala McKenna - cello and Antonii Baryshevskyi - piano. Tickets are on sale now!
splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
First rehearsal and recording of two of the new pieces, yesterday in this beautiful space. Amazing players, so happy to work with them. Mattijs van de Woerd- baritone, Nuala McKenna - cello and Antonii Baryshevskyi - piano. Tickets are on sale now!
splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Absolutely thrilled to have received a grant to write the music for this project. Thank you, www.amarte.nl/en
Tickets available here: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
Tickets available here: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Absolutely thrilled to have received a grant to write the music for this project. Thank you, www.amarte.nl/en
Tickets available here: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
Tickets available here: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
The news fro you. About poetry from Gaza, some DASH! and some more. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/maarteno...
October 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The news fro you. About poetry from Gaza, some DASH! and some more. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/maarteno...
No, not a fashion shoot but a wonderful picture of my trio by @dalydeedee.bsky.social Next week we play at the #Amsterdam Dance Event. October 22nd. Come
Tickets: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11156...
Clip: youtube.com/shorts/IZBRO...
Tickets: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11156...
Clip: youtube.com/shorts/IZBRO...
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
No, not a fashion shoot but a wonderful picture of my trio by @dalydeedee.bsky.social Next week we play at the #Amsterdam Dance Event. October 22nd. Come
Tickets: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11156...
Clip: youtube.com/shorts/IZBRO...
Tickets: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11156...
Clip: youtube.com/shorts/IZBRO...
October 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Tickets available now for this concert with poetry from #Gaza, set to music by me. Music, the arts and culture are essential parts of achieving peace, not politicians. Come
splendoramsterdam.com/en/agenda/11...
splendoramsterdam.com/en/agenda/11...
October 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Tickets available now for this concert with poetry from #Gaza, set to music by me. Music, the arts and culture are essential parts of achieving peace, not politicians. Come
splendoramsterdam.com/en/agenda/11...
splendoramsterdam.com/en/agenda/11...
Beautiful. Here's a modest little fulmar I saw on Shetland
October 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Beautiful. Here's a modest little fulmar I saw on Shetland
New news for you from me
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September 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
New news for you from me
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Quite honoured to have been given permission to use some poems from writers in Gaza to set to music. Concert is on January 15 and I think you should come and listen. Link to tickets will follow, for now save the date
September 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Quite honoured to have been given permission to use some poems from writers in Gaza to set to music. Concert is on January 15 and I think you should come and listen. Link to tickets will follow, for now save the date
September 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Saw this Bob Ross painting kit in a shop window and remembered I once wrote out a complete episode of one of his shows and set it to music. Curious? Listen here maartenornstein.bandcamp.com/track/happy-...
September 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Saw this Bob Ross painting kit in a shop window and remembered I once wrote out a complete episode of one of his shows and set it to music. Curious? Listen here maartenornstein.bandcamp.com/track/happy-...
A not-so-old standing stone in Wales, used as a beacon of some sort.
#StandingStoneSunday #Wales #Photography
#StandingStoneSunday #Wales #Photography
August 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
A not-so-old standing stone in Wales, used as a beacon of some sort.
#StandingStoneSunday #Wales #Photography
#StandingStoneSunday #Wales #Photography
