Barend Schipper, composer, pianist, vocalist

'Live composing' : a physical approach to create and perform music. 

Barend Schipper is a composer, pianist and vocalist. His style was evoked when he realised he was always touched when he heard music being played from the 'intelligent heart'.

For reasons of musical fluency he then pioneered for decades to develop an integration of composition and improvisation he called 'direct creation'. 

With this he integrates classical music, traditional music from all continents, jazz and natural movements into one music 'language'. Schipper's music finds its shape from this broad base and from the wise craftsmanship of indigenous music from Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Sources of his music are: dance, theatre, nature experiences and dreams. 

He enjoys his collaborations with other musicians, with poets, choreographers and visual artists. 

Barend has given concerts of his music in the EU as a pianist and a vocalist-pianist. He gave inspirational lectures on creating music at universities, academies, and about classical music for concert halls for the Nederlands Impresariaat. He cooperated with a neuro biologist on music creation and consciousness. He is an experienced coach in the field of inspired personal development based 'live coaching'. He has worked for different coaching organisations.

Since his early study years Barend has enjoyed teaching piano and singing, and teaching improvisation and composition. His approach is client centred, inspired development of musical abilities. 

He received a lasting inspiration by studying composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara, Jacqueline Fontyn in Finland Belgium, and by studying composition with Willem Frederik Bon, piano with Maria Stroo and singing with Heleen Verkley in the Netherlands. The first two were national composers and professor of composition in their main cities' universities. The last three were all closely related to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a part of their life. Schipper cherishes the memory of enthusiasm and inspiration shared with all five teachers in a warm embrace of affection.

 Quotes:

 "I had the pleasure to meet Barend Schipper. He appeared to me as a very talented composer. His feeling for colour in harmony and instrumentation and his research for a personal musical language are [...] remarkable." 

Jacqueline Fontyn, Brussels, composer for the Queen Elisabeth Concours and main professor of composition at the Conservatoire Royale of Brussels

 "Barend Schipper's music manifests a world of refined balance, energy and organically coherence. Its vigorous lyricism's both assertive and poignant, and always compelling.This refreshing music echoes the past and mirrors the future."

James Strecker, Hamilton, Canada,poet, author, recipient of the Hamilton Arts Award.