Gerwin van der Werf
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Gerwin van der Werf is an author
of novels, songwriter
and instrumentalist. In April 2010 his first novel, 'de Gewapende Man,' will was published by Uitgeverij Contact. In January 2010, his poem 'Misbruik' won the first prize in the Dutch Turing National Poetry Contest, a prestigious Dutch poetry contest.
and raised in Elburg
, The Netherlands, the youngest of two children. He studied musicology
on the University of Utrecht
and held in 1994 his doctoral.
Author
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of novels, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and instrumentalist. In April 2010 his first novel, 'de Gewapende Man,' will was published by Uitgeverij Contact. In January 2010, his poem 'Misbruik' won the first prize in the Dutch Turing National Poetry Contest, a prestigious Dutch poetry contest.
Early life and education
Gerwin van der Werf was born in de MeernDe Meern
De Meern is a former town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the city of Utrecht, and lies about 5 km west of it. In 2001, it became together with Vleuten, a city part of Utrecht called Vleuten-De Meern....
and raised in Elburg
Elburg
Elburg is a municipality and a city in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands.-History:There is evidence of a Neolithic settlement at Elburg consisting of stone tools and pottery shards....
, The Netherlands, the youngest of two children. He studied musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
on the University of Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
and held in 1994 his doctoral.
Career
- 2010 First price Dutch Turing National Poetry Contest
- 2010 Novel 'De Gewapende Man, Contact'
- 2009 Tweede Prijs Zomerverhalen Schrijven Magazine
- 2008 Nomination '1000 woorden prijs'
- 2008 Third price Dutch Paper TrouwTrouwTrouw is a Dutch daily newspaper. "Trouw" is a Dutch word meaning "fidelity", "loyalty", or "allegiance", and is cognate with the English adjective "true"...
writing competition ‘Mijn betere ik’ - 2008 First price Volkskrant writing competition “Vakantiegeluk”
- 2008 ‘Met woorden kan ik toveren’ publicized in 'Mijn tweede Van Dale Luisterwoordenboek'
- 2008 First price Trouw Schrijfwedstrijd “Een bekentenis”
- 2008 Pika Don, new musical production (RLO)
- 2006 Author 'Intro Muziek voor de Bovenbouw' (ThiemeMeulenhoff)
- 1998-2007 Macbeth, Oedipus, West Side Story & 6 andere theaterproducties (RLO)
- 1998 Antigone (Theater Imperium)
- 1997 Hamlet (RLO)
- 1996 Ten pieces for “New Belcanto”, DordrechtDordrechtDordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
- 1995 Belcanto Festival, opera pastiche (script, arrangements)
- 1994 Doctoral musicology Utrecht
- 1992 Composition-price musicology
Trivia
Gerwin van der Werf plays also in the Dutch band 'The New Beetles' and composed several songs.External links
- van der Werf, Gerwin. "My homepage",