Art Zegelaar is a pianist, composer and teacher based in Northland, New Zealand. He has launched the first mobile Music Studio in Northland, if not New Zealand.
He has taught for many years in the UK, where he obtained a 1st class Honours degree studying performance and composition.
His compositions are the following:
- 4 songs on poems by Atilla
- 'L.I.F.E. in bits' (TM) , which is a popular form of Opera (premiered in reduced form 2001) Jay Sebastian.
- Aeon for brass and percussion (premiered 2003) creation city war feast
- Four Dances for small ensemble dance extract dance extract
- Baroque for Strings(2003)
- Piano and Orchestra, movement 1 movement 2 movement 3
- Retrospect for Viola and Piano
- 2004 a work on 9 poems by Whangarei based poet Rosalie Carey for two solo voices, choir and piano: 'Night and Day of a Firefly'. Radio Interview
- 2006 Sonata for piano solo
- 2007/2008Chanson de Geste, a danse Suite
teaching studio
Reviews
- KeriKeri 24 Februari 2004, Northland Chronicle
"The highlight of the recital was 4 Impromptus Opus 90 by Schubert. An unforgettable performance. Heartfelt happiness in the music said it all. The pianist and his instrument were one. The concert was like a travel through time" - Russell Lights reported, 13 November 2004
"Art has a real passion for music… from the way he sits behind the piano to the manner in which he discusses his performance. The grand piano at Orongo Bay homestead reflected special quality of the evening - a performance with magic music, great friends, relaxed mood in a parlour setting…." - Warkworth 7 November 2004, Music Society
"An exiting programme, we would love to hear more from you". - Auckland 1 December 2004, John Eady
The concert was very well received. Thank you. - Whangarei 5 December 2004
"I went to my first-ever piano recital last Sunday at Forum North. Art Zegelaar played pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Debussy. Now, I'm not a great fan of piano music on CDs, prefering there to be two or more instruments. So it was a pleasant surprise to find myself engrossed in watching and listening to Art performing. The setting in the Caffler Suite was very cosy and I was able to sit close enough to see the music and watch Art's fingers flying up and down the keyboard. He made one piece by Schubert sound like flowing water. It was magic.
Art gave an introduction to each composer in his easy manner and made us feel an important part of the show. As far as his technical skills are concerned, all I can say is that I enjoyed the evening very much and will definitely go to his next recital here in twelve months time." Stephen Stent
Art has the following recital programmes:
- Four Seasons available on CD
J.S. Bach French Suite no. 3
Allemande Courante Sarabande Anglaise Menuet and Trio Gigue
L. van Beethoven Sonata Opus 2. no.1
F. Schubert 4 Impromptus Opus 90
Impromptu no.1 Impromptu no.2 Impromptu no.3 Impromptu no.4
Claude Debussy Images I - League of David Revisited
J. Haydn Variations in F-minor>
J. Brahms Intermezzo Opus 117 no.1 J. Brahms Intermezzo Opus 117 no.2 J. Brahms Intermezzo Opus 117 no.3 J. Brahms Rhapsody in G-minor
Mendelssohn Rondo Capricioso
F. Schumann. Phantasiestuecke Opus. 12 - Chopin
Balade G-minor Opus 23
Polonaise F# minor Opus 44
24 Preludes Opus 28.
Fantasie-Impromptu C# minor Opus 66 - From Russia with Love
Selection of Preludes by S. Rachmaninov
S.Prokoviev Visions fugitives
S.Prokoviev Sonata no. 2 or 3 - French Impressions
Satie gymnopedies
C. Debussy Pour le piano
F. Poulenc Movements Perpetuels
M. Ravel Sonatine/Gaspard de la nuit - Going Classical
One Sonata each by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert - That's folk folks
J. Turina Spanish Dances
S. Barber Excursions
Selection of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock
- F. Chopin, Piano Concerto in E-minor
- W.A. Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 24 in A-major
- L. van Beethoven, Piano Concert no. 2 in B-minor
- L. van Beethoven, Piano Concert no. 4 in G-major
- M. Ravel, Piano Concert in G