Arnoud Noordegraaf (NL, 1974) is a composer who doesn't shy a narrative in his work. His productions form a class apart within Dutch contemporary music, combining interdisciplinary media in compositions and theatrical forms, resulting in 'a remarkable unity in style and atmosphere' (NRC Handelsblad) or 'a perfect and poetic balance between spatial image and sound' (Subjectivist).

Noordegraaf studied theatre at the Maastricht Theatre School and composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, with Gilius van Bergeijk and Martijn Padding. His musical style is focussed on a strong interaction between live instruments and their electronic counterparts; a very surrealistic musical vocabulary, in which instruments or voices produce sounds beyond their natural capacities. The musician's struggle with an invisible counterpart complements the theatrical struggle of accepting the world as it is, a reoccurring theme in Noordegraaf's work.

During his composition course, Noordegraaf studied film making by participating in Dutch Film Academy projects as well as working various jobs on television productions. Also he wrote and produced his own short films. In 2001 Noordegraaf founded inexcelsisvideo, a production company aimed at creating high quality film and video for stage arts; for his own productions as well as for others. Inexcelsisvideo produced various films and video's, for composers such as Roderik de Man and Michel van der Aa. In 2006 inexcelsisvideo produced the video-decor for Van der Aa's opera After Life.

Compositions and films by Arnoud Noordegraaf are performed and screened in many countries and in different arena's: like concert venues, film festivals, ballet companies and modern art musea. 'Noordegraaf is a noticeable multi-media talent' (Telegraaf).

IXV 2006

Scores and DVD's are available through inexcelsisvideo.