Martin Van Klompenberg
@martincountsto10.bsky.social
It appears that once again, despite my best efforts, I have not won the Preakness Stakes.
May 17, 2026 at 1:49 AM
It appears that once again, despite my best efforts, I have not won the Preakness Stakes.
Reposted by Martin Van Klompenberg
Ok, back to performing life! I’ll be in Texas this week for the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, performing with my incredible friends. We are all so fortunate to be sponsored by @backunmusical.bsky.social 🧡 Come check us out on Friday! #clarinet #backunartist #teambackun
July 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Ok, back to performing life! I’ll be in Texas this week for the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest, performing with my incredible friends. We are all so fortunate to be sponsored by @backunmusical.bsky.social 🧡 Come check us out on Friday! #clarinet #backunartist #teambackun
Dear MLB.TV,
I respect your decision have to Hi-Chew sponsor the Great Mascot Race, as it is a tasty, chewy candy. Having said that, I don't like that the Hi-Chew mascot has been hogging up one of the spots for several weeks now. AND bring back Youppi!!!
Sincerely,
Everyone
I respect your decision have to Hi-Chew sponsor the Great Mascot Race, as it is a tasty, chewy candy. Having said that, I don't like that the Hi-Chew mascot has been hogging up one of the spots for several weeks now. AND bring back Youppi!!!
Sincerely,
Everyone
June 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Dear MLB.TV,
I respect your decision have to Hi-Chew sponsor the Great Mascot Race, as it is a tasty, chewy candy. Having said that, I don't like that the Hi-Chew mascot has been hogging up one of the spots for several weeks now. AND bring back Youppi!!!
Sincerely,
Everyone
I respect your decision have to Hi-Chew sponsor the Great Mascot Race, as it is a tasty, chewy candy. Having said that, I don't like that the Hi-Chew mascot has been hogging up one of the spots for several weeks now. AND bring back Youppi!!!
Sincerely,
Everyone
As many of you know, I have a problem with improper word usage, and I have a new target: Prime Day.
It cannot be Prime Day if there are four of them. You now have Prime Days. Fix this Amazon!
It cannot be Prime Day if there are four of them. You now have Prime Days. Fix this Amazon!
June 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As many of you know, I have a problem with improper word usage, and I have a new target: Prime Day.
It cannot be Prime Day if there are four of them. You now have Prime Days. Fix this Amazon!
It cannot be Prime Day if there are four of them. You now have Prime Days. Fix this Amazon!
In case you missed it, here is my new piece, Viral Hippo, a piece I wrote solely because there isn't enough music for contrabassoon about pygmy hippo Instagrams. 🙂
Van Klompenberg - Viral Hippo, for contrabassoon and piano
YouTube video by Martin Van Klompenberg,
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June 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In case you missed it, here is my new piece, Viral Hippo, a piece I wrote solely because there isn't enough music for contrabassoon about pygmy hippo Instagrams. 🙂
I'm excited to announce a new project: Extant Flight! This will be a variable instrumentation quartet for any combination of bassoons and/or oboes (maybe even some wiggle room for English horns and bassoons ;) )
I hope you'll check it out.
I hope you'll check it out.
Consortiums
Current Commission Consortiums I am excited to announce my next consortium project, Extant Flight, a new work for flexible double reed ensemble. Commissioned by Dr. Sarah Wildey-RIchmond, Senior Le…
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June 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I'm excited to announce a new project: Extant Flight! This will be a variable instrumentation quartet for any combination of bassoons and/or oboes (maybe even some wiggle room for English horns and bassoons ;) )
I hope you'll check it out.
I hope you'll check it out.
Thought this piece might go in one direction and accidentally went another, more fun way. You could say that I took a wrong right turn at Albuquerque.
#extantflight #bassoon #oboe #doublereeds
#extantflight #bassoon #oboe #doublereeds
May 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thought this piece might go in one direction and accidentally went another, more fun way. You could say that I took a wrong right turn at Albuquerque.
#extantflight #bassoon #oboe #doublereeds
#extantflight #bassoon #oboe #doublereeds
Happy World Turtle Day!
Check out this clip of my duo, Apex Predator, about the amazingly awesome alligator snapping turtle, the largest freshwater turtle in North America.
Check out this clip of my duo, Apex Predator, about the amazingly awesome alligator snapping turtle, the largest freshwater turtle in North America.
Martin J. Van Klompenberg - Apex Predator (2021)
YouTube video by Martin Van Klompenberg,
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May 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Happy World Turtle Day!
Check out this clip of my duo, Apex Predator, about the amazingly awesome alligator snapping turtle, the largest freshwater turtle in North America.
Check out this clip of my duo, Apex Predator, about the amazingly awesome alligator snapping turtle, the largest freshwater turtle in North America.
Check out my new piece for unaccompanied oboe. It's available digitally right now, and I'll have physical copies available at IDRS at the Jenni Brandon Music table.
Van Klompenberg - "Theme and Dinosphere" from Seymour Looks In (MIDI Realization)
YouTube video by Martin Van Klompenberg,
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May 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Check out my new piece for unaccompanied oboe. It's available digitally right now, and I'll have physical copies available at IDRS at the Jenni Brandon Music table.
I heard a lot of hype about Sinners, and did it ever live up to it!
Go now and see Sinners!
Go now and see Sinners!
May 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I heard a lot of hype about Sinners, and did it ever live up to it!
Go now and see Sinners!
Go now and see Sinners!
In late March, my good friend, Andrew Tryon, along with the fabulous pianist Maeve Brophy, premiered my new horn sonata, Strangler Fig.
(Sorry that there isn't any video, someone sat right down in front of my camera)
(Sorry that there isn't any video, someone sat right down in front of my camera)
Van Klompenberg - Strangler Fig, for horn and piano
YouTube video by Martin Van Klompenberg,
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May 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
In late March, my good friend, Andrew Tryon, along with the fabulous pianist Maeve Brophy, premiered my new horn sonata, Strangler Fig.
(Sorry that there isn't any video, someone sat right down in front of my camera)
(Sorry that there isn't any video, someone sat right down in front of my camera)
I'm working on a project outline and I just wrote the year 2027. Is that even a year???
April 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm working on a project outline and I just wrote the year 2027. Is that even a year???
I got an Easter surprise when this video of my marimba quartet, Bixby Walks Alone, showed up in my feed, complete with production value!!!
Bixby walks alone - Martin J. Van Klompenberg
YouTube video by 240 Northern
youtu.be
April 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I got an Easter surprise when this video of my marimba quartet, Bixby Walks Alone, showed up in my feed, complete with production value!!!
Let’s check in with Jeff again to see how SecDef Hegseth is doing…..
April 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Let’s check in with Jeff again to see how SecDef Hegseth is doing…..
The awesome @lindaholmes.bsky.social responded to one of my comments today. I will not be taking questions at this time. :)
April 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The awesome @lindaholmes.bsky.social responded to one of my comments today. I will not be taking questions at this time. :)
Proof that time moves crazy fast. Its been two years since the premiere performance of Corpse Flower, by the amazing Erin Mallard and Jeong-Eun Lee.
Thanks to everyone who has performed it thus far, and I look forward to hearing the blooms of new corpse flowers in the future.
Thanks to everyone who has performed it thus far, and I look forward to hearing the blooms of new corpse flowers in the future.
Corpse Flower Sonata for Oboe & Piano
YouTube video by Erin Mallard
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April 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Proof that time moves crazy fast. Its been two years since the premiere performance of Corpse Flower, by the amazing Erin Mallard and Jeong-Eun Lee.
Thanks to everyone who has performed it thus far, and I look forward to hearing the blooms of new corpse flowers in the future.
Thanks to everyone who has performed it thus far, and I look forward to hearing the blooms of new corpse flowers in the future.
It makes me oddly sad that Amy Poehler is doing voiceover work for Subway.
April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It makes me oddly sad that Amy Poehler is doing voiceover work for Subway.
I just looked up tickets for the fever when I’m in Indianapolis in June and I can’t afford to go.
Stinks for me but awesome for the W!
Stinks for me but awesome for the W!
April 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I just looked up tickets for the fever when I’m in Indianapolis in June and I can’t afford to go.
Stinks for me but awesome for the W!
Stinks for me but awesome for the W!
Four years ago doesn't seem that long, until I listen to something I wrote then and how I've changed as a composer in that time.
Having said that, I love the simplicity of this piece. I think it very honestly conveys what I was feeling at the time.
Having said that, I love the simplicity of this piece. I think it very honestly conveys what I was feeling at the time.
Van Klompenberg - Ghost Light
YouTube video by Martin Van Klompenberg,
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April 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Four years ago doesn't seem that long, until I listen to something I wrote then and how I've changed as a composer in that time.
Having said that, I love the simplicity of this piece. I think it very honestly conveys what I was feeling at the time.
Having said that, I love the simplicity of this piece. I think it very honestly conveys what I was feeling at the time.
Google has informed me that today is World Pygmy Hippo Day. Maybe my two favorite things on earth are the bassoon and hippos, so I felt it would be fun to share a video of a piece I wrote specifically about a pygmy hippo.
Note: It will not be my last piece about a pygmy hippo. 🙂
Note: It will not be my last piece about a pygmy hippo. 🙂
Tales of the River Horse: Martin Van Klompenberg: PREMIERE
YouTube video by Bassoon with a View
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April 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Google has informed me that today is World Pygmy Hippo Day. Maybe my two favorite things on earth are the bassoon and hippos, so I felt it would be fun to share a video of a piece I wrote specifically about a pygmy hippo.
Note: It will not be my last piece about a pygmy hippo. 🙂
Note: It will not be my last piece about a pygmy hippo. 🙂
I got to do something incredibly rare yesterday and it was very cool.
During my performance at the CMS Central Region Conference in Lawrence, all three composers were in attendance. Thanks to Snow Kim, Kyle Vanderburg and Jonathon Erickson!
During my performance at the CMS Central Region Conference in Lawrence, all three composers were in attendance. Thanks to Snow Kim, Kyle Vanderburg and Jonathon Erickson!
April 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I got to do something incredibly rare yesterday and it was very cool.
During my performance at the CMS Central Region Conference in Lawrence, all three composers were in attendance. Thanks to Snow Kim, Kyle Vanderburg and Jonathon Erickson!
During my performance at the CMS Central Region Conference in Lawrence, all three composers were in attendance. Thanks to Snow Kim, Kyle Vanderburg and Jonathon Erickson!
Thanks to everyone who came to the premiere of Sheyenne River yesterday. Also, thank you to James Landman and the Sheyenne High Bands for a wonderful performance.
I didn't get a video of the performance. Honestly, I wanted to just be in the moment, but I have a digital rendering.
I didn't get a video of the performance. Honestly, I wanted to just be in the moment, but I have a digital rendering.
Sheyenne River, for concert band (MIDI realization)
YouTube video by Martin Van Klompenberg,
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March 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to the premiere of Sheyenne River yesterday. Also, thank you to James Landman and the Sheyenne High Bands for a wonderful performance.
I didn't get a video of the performance. Honestly, I wanted to just be in the moment, but I have a digital rendering.
I didn't get a video of the performance. Honestly, I wanted to just be in the moment, but I have a digital rendering.
By popular demand! The new version of Apex Predator for bass clarinet duo is now available.
Apex Predator, for 2 bass clarinets
Apex Predator began life as all pieces do: With a small child who loves dinosaurs. During a video chat with my nephew, Georgie, he very excitedly told me of the Titanboa, the largest snake that eve…
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March 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
By popular demand! The new version of Apex Predator for bass clarinet duo is now available.
On January 18, I said I feared that I chosen poorly in my choice of Unrivaled team.
On March 16, I'm happy to say that I was very, very wrong.
GO ROSE!!! See you tomorrow night!
On March 16, I'm happy to say that I was very, very wrong.
GO ROSE!!! See you tomorrow night!
March 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
On January 18, I said I feared that I chosen poorly in my choice of Unrivaled team.
On March 16, I'm happy to say that I was very, very wrong.
GO ROSE!!! See you tomorrow night!
On March 16, I'm happy to say that I was very, very wrong.
GO ROSE!!! See you tomorrow night!