Celebrating the Dutch founding and 400th anniversary of New Amsterdam/New York, this unique musical composition captures the history, freedom, and special bond between Old and New Amsterdam...400 years have passed, but the story will last...
======== Live performances of "New Amsterdam NY400" at the New Amsterdam Village, Bowling Green Park, Manhattan, on September 12th, between 2 and 6 pm.
======== http://www.louisevanaarsen.com
========Music composition & Arrangement:
Louise (Koopman) Van Aarsen, Ton Scheer, Doug Hammer, Rebecca Parris
Partial melody of Aan de Amsterdamse Grachten by Peter Goemans.
Lyrics & Vocals: Louise Van Aarsen
Trio: Doug Hammer (piano), Bruce Gertz (bass), Lee Fish (drums)
Accordeon: Onno Kronenberg
Dutch singing crowd: Hanneke, Derk, Helene, Gijs, Madeline, Gerard, Folkert, Clementine.Pauline, Jeroen, Jasper, Tijn, Elina, Frank, Louise, Jan, Livia, Mae, Amelie
Illustrations/graphics: Jan Van Aarsen
Video-editor: Peter Rhodes
Recording & mixing: Dreamworld Productions (http://dreamworldpd.com)
Production: Louise & Jan Van Aarsen, September 2009
Beautiful and haunting melody and extraordinary lyrics!
makpjazz57 1 year ago
Lou en Jan geweldige video. Daar krijg je het toch helemaal warm van...
kuppersnext 2 years ago
fantastisch!
underdogg20 2 years ago
Great song! Love Louise's voice!!
rkeser 2 years ago
Excellent singing, song and history lesson. Love the illustrations.
rootsnblues 2 years ago
Beautyful song! Outstanding written and composed piece of jazz for this occasion.
En de Amsterdamse grachten maakt het weer lekker ons.
Good luck and much fun on september the 12th. Een opname ervan zou geweldig zijn. Chapeau!
diveronline 2 years ago
hey louise & jan, that's so great!!!! i'm sorry to miss it! good luck ......
apergisschoute 2 years ago