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Mark van Platen
Background information
Birth name	Marcus Johannes Nicasius Maria van Platen
Born	(1955-01-28)January 28, 1955 Netherlands
Genres	classical
Occupation(s)	composer, conductor, organist, pianist

Mark van Platen (born 1955) is a Dutch composer, conductor, organist and pianist. In 2004, he was presented a Gouden Kalf (Dutch equivalent of the Oscars) for his music score for the Dutch film Kees De Jongen.

Biography

Van Platen completed his education as an organist, choirmaster and pianist at the Brabants Conservatorium college of music in Tilburg under Maurice Pirenne, Cees Rotteveel and Ton Demmers. In 1992, he obtained the orchestra conductor's diploma at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague under Ed Spanjaard.

Works

List of works ( selection )

• Notre Père (1980) for women's choir
• Dance de Puck (1982) for ensemble
• Duo (1983) for violin and cello
• Musica Interrotta (1984) for bassoon and piano
• Variazioni (1985) for chamber ensemble
• Kleine suite (1986) for clarinet quartet
• Introductiemuziek Für Elise (1986) for ensemble
• Preludium-Intermezzo-Postludium (1986) for wind instruments and percussion
• Lamentations (1988) for wind instruments, percussion and guitar
• Drie monologen (1990) for organ
• Licht (2005) for ensemble
• Bewerking van Nederlandse volksliederen (2007) for men's choir
• Compositie voor Het Veldhovens Amateurorkest (2007) for ensemble
• Nunc Dimittis (2008) for men's choir
• Missa Ego Clamavi (2008) for children's choir
• Bewerkingen van delen uit de Midzomernachtsdroom (2009) for wind ensemble
• Lecture de Cioran (2010) for choir
• Attendite et videte (2012) for choir
• After visiting Rothko (2015) for organ

Filmography

References

1. "Gouden Kalf winners - 2004 - Kees de jongen - Kees de jongen". Archived from the original on 2013-03-14.
2. "Philipskoor toont veerkracht en karakter - 'Licht' from Mark van Platen".
3. "Tsjechisch Centrum - The Gentlemen Singers - Dutch folk songs".
4. "Componisten Startpagina -The Gentlemen Singers - Nunc Dimittis".
5. "Radio 4 Concerthuis - Mark van Platen - Lecture de Cioran".
6. "Eindhovens Dagblad - Mark van Platen - After visiting Rothko".

External links

• Official website
• Mark van Platen at IMDb

• 1955 births
• Living people
• 20th-century classical composers
• 21st-century classical composers
• Dutch classical pianists
• Dutch classical organists
• Male classical organists
• Dutch conductors (music)
• Dutch male conductors (music)
• Dutch film score composers
• Dutch male classical composers
• Dutch classical composers
• Golden Calf winners
• Royal Conservatory of The Hague alumni
• Dutch male classical pianists
• 20th-century conductors (music)
• 21st-century conductors (music)
• 21st-century classical pianists
• 21st-century organists
• Dutch male film score composers
• 20th-century Dutch male musicians
• 21st-century male musicians