Our Artists Below is our current list of artists. JORGE ISAAC Jorge Isaac (b. 1974, Caracas) recorder player and founder of the Visisonor Foundation. Isaac completed his professional training under the tutelage of Walter van Hauwe at the Amsterdam Conservatory in 2000. In 2002 received his master degree at the same institution. Soon after, in 2006, he was appointed as Recorder Professor at the Amsterdam Conservatory, carrying on the famous Amsterdam Recorder School. Jorge Isaac has been awarded several international prizes, such as the International Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition 2001 (including the special prize "best use of electronics") in The Netherlands and the Krzysztof Penderecki International Competition of Contemporary Music in Poland (2001). In 2004 he was awarded the first prize at the Jur Naessens Music Award in Amsterdam with his multimedia production "Mensa Secunda". In 2007 he received an Award of Distinction at the Prix Ars Electronica in Austria for his work "Marionette". As a soloist, Isaac has given a large number of performances and masterclasses over the globe. He is currently involved with a great variety of concerts and recitals, early and new music projects, multimedia performances, his teaching activities at the Amsterdam Conservatory, and in the production of new interdisciplinary works together with the Visisonor Foundation. More information about the artist: The Visisonor Foundation Catalogue of Recorder Repertory Recorder Department Amsterdam Conservatory   RODERIK DE MAN Roderik de Man (Bandung/Indonesia 1941) studied percussion with Frans van der Kraan and theory of music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. At the same time he participated in composition classes with Kees van Baaren and worked in the electronic studio as a student of Dick Raaymakers. From 1972 till 2008 he taught theoretical subjects and composition to young composers at the same institute. Roderik de Man received many commissions from a.o. the Foundation for the Creation of Music, the Amsterdam Art Fund and the Johan Wagenaar Foundation. He composes purely instrumental as well as instrumental/electronic music. His oeuvre consists of solo pieces, chambermusic, works with live electronics and video, and works for choir, large ensembles and orchestra. Several times compositions were selected by the international jury of the ISCM (the International Society for contemporary Music) to be performed during the World Music Days (Oslo 1991, Mexico 1993, Seoul 1997, Boucarest 1998, Switzerland 2004 and Hong Kong 2007, Sydney 2010). Roderik de Man's music was performed and broadcast in all European countries as well as in Russia, the United States, Canada, Brasil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Indonesia, China, Thailand and Japan. More information about the artist: Homepage Roderik de Man   Ensemble BLACK PENCIL The virtuoso ensemble BLACK PENCIL was founded 2010. The debut concert of the ensemble took place in the same year at the prestigious Amsterdam Concertgebouw, followed by the world premiere of new works during the large-scale festival Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture. Black Pencil focuses on new repertoire (all works specially written for the ensemble) and adventurous own arrangements with the influence of folk cultures. Black Pencil focuses on new repertoire (all works specially written for the ensemble) and adventurous own arrangements with the influence of folk cultures. Black Pencil captures inspiration from the enormous contrasts within folk elements: sometimes is the expression complex and powerful, but other times subtle, soft, rich in its simplicity. The motto of the ensemble is the presentation of exciting new music and sparkling improvisations, together with a unique instrumental setup. More information about the artists: Homepage Ensemble BLACK PENCIL