Awards & Quotes
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On Soundscape and Toccata, performed by Hartmut Haenchen and the NNO: 'Hoekstra effortlessly joins the Great Ones' and:
'Beautiful how excellently Hoekstra writes for orchestra.'
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Read full review (NL and ENG) here.
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On Soundscape and Toccata, performed by Hartmut Haenchen and the NNO: 'An unique and cinematic experience' where 'each note is an essential part of the larger whole.
Soundscape and Toccata 'marks an important moment in the Dutch music scene. Hoekstra's promising composition leaves a lasting impression and opens new doors for contemporary classical music."
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Read full review (NL and ENG) here
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Sipke Hoekstra composed 'Spectrum' in 2016 [...], a composition captivating from beginning to end.'
On Soundscape and Toccata, performed by Hartmut Haenchen and the NNO: 'Cinematic soundscapes'
'Transparent overall sound'
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Read full review (NL and ENG) here
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Rudolf Nammensma in
LEEUWARDER COURANT,
March 1st 2025
Dingeman van Wijnen-Klapwijk in
FRIESCH DAGBLAD
March 1st 2025
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On the two 2019 releases by Aliud Records: "Amongst them Sipke Hoekstra; Colori performs his Sonatina, Holtrop his Bop Toccata. Both works reveal fresh insights and daring structures and are performed with lots of flair."
Rudolf Nammensma in
LEEUWARDER COURANT,
November 28th 2019
"[This commission] resulted in Spectrum a 4, consisting of three contrasting parts, which premiered yesterday. After an opening movement full of moods and colours almost changing manically, with an at times hammering piano on a sub-surface which radiated nervousness, rest dominated.
The last movement resembled dancing photons, leading into a strong finale. Whoever thought to have found certainty, would find themselves surprised - for example by a compositional technique changing itself - and would soon find the musical course to be different than expected. Intriguing."
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Rudolf Nammensma in
LEEUWARDER COURANT,
May 15th 2017
Online artikel op
NIEUWS.NL,
March 1st 2025
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On the Sonatina, performed by the Colori Ensemble - on a release by Aliud Records: "[...] the playfull, transparent Sonatina for flute,oboe and marimba [...]"
About the Bop Toccata Klassieke Zaken wrote "an attractive mix of modern and baroque forms."
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Gerard Scheltens in KLASSIEKE ZAKEN,
6th issue of 2019
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"[The composer] knows how to write in an idiomatic way for the instruments chosen, where especially playability and soundcombinations stand out. The composer commands different styles, which is, according to the committee, evidence of craftsmanship."
Committee FONDS PODIUMKUNSTEN
The Dutch National Fund for Performing Arts
(2018)
Bart Schmittmann in
FLUTE MAGAZINE,
First edition of 2023
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"Quite an achievement", about First Movement, my Third String Quartet, with which I won the third prize in the Malta International Composition Competition 2015.
Prof. John M. Kennedy, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
LOS ANGELES (2015)
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“It’s very clear that Hoekstra got his inspiration from Mozart, to whose music the piece [2nd String Quartet] is related. He must have had a great deal of fun elaborating on the “Leitmotiv’, which had haunted him for some time, turning it into this very appealing composition. Merry, colourful, rhythmical, musical and interesting from the start till the end. Sometimes the Quartet played this piece even with more enthusiasm than the other performed pieces […]”
'JPD', for the
GERBEN RYPMA FOUNDATION GAZETTE
(Summer, 2016)
PRIZES/
HONOURS:
Hot Air Music Festival San Francisco 2021 Call for Scores
Selection and performance of 'Clio's Patchwork', for US premiere. no performance due to lack of suitabele performer
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Hot Air Music Festival San Francisco 2020 Call for Scores
Selection and performance of 'Bop Toccata', US premiere
Malta International Composition Competition 2015
Bronze Medal for 'First Movement'
Akoesticum Prize 2015
received for the performance of Saga, for Orchestra
GRANTS:
Compose4you (2018) (fund by Donemus, Nieuw Geneco and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) for writing an opera
Provincial Composition Grant Frisia (2018) for writing an opera
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