TJSO - Meditación (Joseph Sickman Corsen)

Twente Youth Symphonic Orchestra TJSO performs “Meditación” (Joseph S. Corsen; arr. D. Aalse)
Joseph Sickman Corsen (Curaçao, 1853 - 1911), received his education in music from his father Daniel Corsen (1827-1899) and his uncle Chris Ulder (1843-1895). ‘Shon Jo’, as his friends called him, gave his first piano recital when he was just thirteen years old. He also filled roles as a conductor, bandmaster and as an organist in the Jewish synagogue Emanu-El. Joseph Sickman Corsen was one of the founders and editor of the influential periodical Notas y Letras (Notes and Letters). This periodical was published on Curaçao between 1886-1888, with numerous subscribers throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Corsen was the first to write a poem, Atardi, in the Papiamento language that is spoken in Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire. Jacobo Palm (1887-1982) later set this poem to music. Apart from being a gifted poet, Joseph Sickman Corsen may also be considered as one of Curaçao’s greatest piano virtuosos and talented composers. His compositions can be divided into two categories: ‘dance music’ (waltzes, danzas and polkas) and ‘music to sit and listen to’ like his Meditación. Meditación was originally written as a piece for piano solo. On request of the Palm Music Foundation, musician and composer Dennis Aalse arranged Meditación as a piece to be played by symphonic orchestra.
The Twente Youth Symphonic Orchestra TJSO (www.tjso.nl) conducted by Carl Wittrock, can be considered one of the best youth orchestras in the Netherlands. Over the years, the orchestra has participated in various international competitions and festivals, such as: The Helikon Festival in Hungary, the European Music Festivals in Barcelona and Budapest and the Florence International Youth Festival. In addition, the orchestra has participated several times in the National Competition for Youth Symphony Orchestras in the Netherlands.
Video recording and editing: Fred Boender
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