Composer. | KAREL VAN MARCKE

The Rock, multimedia show based on the music of The Wall (Pink Floyd)
Faust, suite for clarinet quartet, commissioned by Theatre Abazjour Aalst
CD recording of Pianopieces I & II, Hommage (piano + violin) and Triptic (piano + basstrombone)

publication Hommage by Metropolis Music Publishing, a classical piece for violin and piano.
premiere Four pieces for brass quartet – publication by Metropolis Music Publishing soon
string quartet arrangements for singer Sarah Ferri
release 2nd single Blinded by Geike Arnaert, co-written by Karel

publication of piano books by Metropolis Music Publishing, Children – Piano pieces 1 – Piano pieces II
Bestiarium(Leonardo Da Vinci), a piece for youth female choir Caloroso in collaboration with composer Maarten Van Ingelghem and theatre writer Alain Pringels
publication Trinity by Metropolis Music Publishing, a piece for bass trombone and piano (or vibraphone)
The Mad King suite for the Royal Music Chapel of the Marines, performed in Oostende

compositions for the new project of Kyoko Baertsoen (Lunascape, Hooverphonic)
Trinity for bass trombone and vibes
arrangements for the project 3 x Goud, a music theatre on the occasion of 150 years Academie voor Podiumkunsten Aalst

Karel (piano) en Mieke Delauré (cello) accompany Geike Arnaert on September 10th at BOZAR in Brussels at the Klarafestival

official CD presentation of Radea at Blue Note Festival Ghent.
Radea, Chroma’s debut album. Singers David Linx and Geike Arnaert (Hooverphonic), Peter Hertmans (guitar), Ingrid Weetjens (vocals), Tuur Florizoone (accordion) and Peter Schneider (percussion) co-operate on the album
Conversations, a combination of jazz and fusion, with accordionist Tuur Florizoone (Tricycle) and actress Hilde Heijnen (Rupel, Matroesjka’s), playwright by Alain Pringels (theatre company ‘De Appel’ – The Hague)
Stop!: for this stalled project, Karel Van Marcke writes the music in a week based on existing choreography and libretto.

composition of several songs for the album Radea by Chroma.
music and arrangements for the children’s musical Commenius project performed by the children of the primary school Sint–Bavo–Instituut Ghent.
project Mijn Kapellekensbaan (‘My Chapel Road’) commissioned by the Aalsters Componistenplatform. A concert with a jazz ensemble together with a narrator/actor and a dancer, based on the novel by Louis Paul Boon. The spectacle was directed by Anton Coghe.
co-operation between Chroma and Hilde Heijnen for the Gentse Feesten (‘The Ghent Festival’).
arrangements for the musical theatre Moenie worrie nie! in Aalst.

Senses for Life wins the Sabam Composition Prize 2005 (European Jazz Contest in Hoeilaart).
foundation of jazz band Chroma.
Hommage for piano and violin commissioned by vzw Muza (Aalst).
Suite for Organ’, a classical organ piece, commissioned by the Internationaal Orgelfestival in Veurne.
music and arrangements for the children’s musical Commenius project performed by the children of the primary school Sint–Bavo–Instituut Ghent.

Rotary Wheels (Overture for a Stranger) commissioned by the Flemish Radio Orchestra.
guest composer at the Brussels Royal Conservatory on the occasion of the Belgian Jazz Composers’ Week.

project De Zotte Koning (‘The Mad King’): a multimedia jazz concert. A script by actor/director Alain Pringels based on a jazz composition by Karel Van Marcke with video fragments by Visual Kitchen and the voices of Eddy Vereycken and Hilde Heijnen. The sound processing is done by Köhn.
Remembrance, Jambangle’s second album.
Zappa Meets Bond: project by Jambangle with Kyoko and Tom Van Landuyt with work of Frank Zappa and film music from the James Bond movies.

Stringquartet 1 commissioned by Soloists of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Luxembourg. Rubio String Quartet played the Belgian premiere in June 2001.
Together with Michel Bisceglia and Werner Bellon, Karel Van Marcke arranges the music for the animated series Symfollies.
Jambangle performs on Radio Klara Day in Hasselt.

Changes wins the Sabam Composition Prize 2000 (European Jazz Contest in Hoeilaart).

‘Sebastian Gampert’s Contrast Sextet’ receives the second prize for best performance of a Belgian piece.

Triptic: brass quintet for the Soloists of the National Orchestra of Belgium.
Ouverture for Symphonic Brassband: several compositions are performed during the final exam Composition and Arrangement by Erwin Vann, Stephan Brackaval, Michel Bisceglia, De muziekkapel van de Gidsen e.a.
Eurostar soundtrack for two promotional movies for the British High Speed . The movies were presented to Tony Blair and the British Parliament.
arrangements for large string orchestra commissioned by Michel Bisceglia