Hans Latour

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Creating Music, making sounds in Harmony, is essential to the development of our brains and of our Consciousness.

Music enables us to experience the Harmonies of the Universe.

Music is the number one power food for the soul.

Music and Art by Hans Latour(© 2024)
Also on soundcloud

Compositions

Ubi Caritas et Amor, 2022

Dedicated to Cecile and Ralph.

score :

Ubi Caritas et Amor, SATB


youtube :

First performance in 2023, during a live TV broadcast


recording :

reference version :

caritas

Kruisweg (Chemin de Croix, Way of the Cross), 2022

Dedicated to Volodymyr Zelensky and all people who suffer.

score :

Kruisweg Staties, for Organ


Good Friday 2022 and 2023, on the great Sauer organ by organist

Jos Maters


youtube :

2022, entire event, with contemplations and prayers

2023, with the wallpaintings of Jan Dunselman

audio of 2022 :



youtube reference version :

2023, with score

kruis

O Magnum Mysterium, 2020

score :

O Magnum Mysterium, SATB


youtube :

First performance by Cappella Nicolai during Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, 2021


Audio recording of Cappella Nicolai during Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols, on 18 nov 2021 (premiere):

Mysterium

Mysterium

Ave Maria, 2019

scores :

Ave Maria, soprano and choir

Ave Maria, five-part choir

Ave Maria, for five high voices


reference version :

Hearts

Mass for eight part choir, 2008

scores :

Mass for 8 voices K,G,S,A   


Cappella Nicolai during live TV broadcast, on 3 nov 2013, on youtube:

Kyrie,    Agnus


Consort 11, during "Intenselevens" event, on 11-11-2011, on youtube:

Kyrie,    Gloria,    Sanctus&Benedictus,   
Agnus(original version)


reference version :

Mass

Kyrie segment

Kyrie segment

De Profundis Clamavi, for eight part choir, 2008

score :

De Profundis Clamavi


Consort 11, during "Intenselevens" event, on 11-11-2011:

youtube : De Profundis Clamavi


reference version :

De profundis clamavi ad te Domine.
Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord.

Beata es tu Maria, for eight voices, 1983

My first composition.

score :

Beata es tu Maria


an early Cappella Pratensis recording :



Consort 11, during "Intenselevens" event, on 11-11-2011, on youtube:

Beata es tu, Maria

3 flowers

Walking on the Rainbow, for six part choir, 2007

Dedicated to my son Jason, who died Januari 9th, 2007, at the age of 12

score :

Walking on the Rainbow


reference version :



Consort 11, during "Intenselevens" event, on 11-11-2011:

youtube : Walking on the Rainbow

Rainbow color choir sound scheme

Walking on the Rainbow color sound scheme

Evensong preces and responses, 2008

For the Cappella Nicolai, dedicated to Music Director Michael Hedley (2020†).

score :

Evensong


reference version :

Nicolaas Basiliek

Nicolaas Basiliek

Mass, for four part choir, 2000

score :

Mass


reference version :

Kyrie segment

Kyrie segment

Fire, for piano 2001, for orchestra 2008

score :

Piano version

Orchestral version


Live recording on an 1911 Erard piano


orchestral reference version :

Painting by Barbara Epplett

Mirroirs, etude for piano, 1995

score :

Mirroirs


reference version :

Swirling reflexions

Herinneringen aan de Dood, 1985

score :

Herinneringen aan de Dood, for Organ (original handwritten score, - 15Mb)


First perfomance at the grand organ in the Grote Kerk at Breda, 1985:


Part 1 - "14"


Part 2 - "Omnicreativiteit"


Part 3 - "Nul-A"

Herinneringen aan de Dood, for Organ, 3 parts.
This piece was written for, and dedicated to Sjaak Bloem. He studied organ with Maurice Pirenne and Bram Beekman, and cembalo, at the Brabants Conservatory, and he was an enormeous support for me and great friend.

Front cover Herinneringen aan de Dood, 1985

Evolution, for harmonizer and tape, 1983

Electronic Piece, constructed in the studio's of the Brabants Conservatory.

studio version :

Evolution

Nice, three old new age pieces for happiness, 1996

Relax, and be happy just because!


Nice One

Nice Too

Nice Tree

Evolution

Four seasons: Winter, for eight voices, 2008

score :

Winter


dubbed recording :

Het knalt aan alle kanten groen de zaden staan op springen Dieren dringen, bomen zingen, de bloemen blazen hun blazoen De Zomerschoonheid ligt loom in de zinderende hitte onder een wilg te willen zitten aan een zwoele zonnestroom Vurig vlamt het gele meer in een zee van sterven om weer te kunnen erven de rode zon zucht zachtjes neer Een witte stilte daalt omlaag en kleedt de wereld in wijsheid kristallen kruinen tikken tijd kwijt glazen grachten kraken traag

Four seasons

Four seasons paintings