Maarten Ornstein
@maartenornstein.bsky.social
A life in music. Clarinetist and composer. Has a camera. Amsterdam. maartenornstein.com
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
All over town I see billboards with "America the Beautiful awaits" www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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A quiz question for you, some opera news, Coltrane, Bach and more in my September newsletter. Please subscribe if you like it maartenornstein.substack.com/p/endeavour-...
Short preview of the new opera Escape in Ecstasy that I'm working on. Like it if you like it youtu.be/XKCREoBRIxo?...
Escape in Ecstasy, an opera by Maarten Ornstein
YouTube video by maarten ornstein
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Oboist Armin Tyroler was born #OTD in 1873. In 1933 he was awarded the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna for his services to music. He was deported to Terezín on 27 Aug 1942 then, on 28 Oct 1944, to Auschwitz where he died two days later. wphdata.blob.core.wi...
Prachtig stukje over het altijd wat grimmige Nijmegen in de nieuwste editie van Troosteloos Optimisme troosteloosoptimisme.com/2026/09/12/1...
Het Groene Balkon. De klaagmuur van Nijmegen.
. Nijmegen is de oudste stad van Nederland. Maar dat merk je niet veel van. En al helemaal niet in de binnenstad aan de Waal. Want er zijn maar weinig plekken in dit land die zo hardvochtig en gron…
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Played his wonderful song Teardrops for Jimmy just last weekend!
Malt Lick Nursery@maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 3w ago"I felt like I was a lot stronger than I was then, and a lot more able to take the music where I wanted it to go and not just let it happen. I felt in 1969 not that it was an accident, but more that the spirituality took over." Happy Birthday Dave Burrell born September 10, 1940
A quiz question for you, some opera news, Coltrane, Bach and more in my September newsletter. Please subscribe if you like it maartenornstein.substack.com/p/endeavour-...
A little drink (Taiwanese whisky as it happens) to mark the end of the holidays and before I go back to the deep dark salt mines of composition
Absolutely superb conditions today for saying ‘it doesn’t feel like a Tuesday.’ Say it early, say it often and just have fun with it. It’s a small talk goldmine and you’d be a fool not to get involved.
Ik ben met enige spoed op zoek naar onderdak in Amsterdam. Wie heeft de gouden tip? Ex-student, 32, queer, rook niet, drink niet, ben zeer schoon en rustig. Cool met kamergenoten, nog cooler als ik een dak boven mijn hoofd heb. Huurprijs maximaal 1000 euro. Please repost <3
