Vanessa Lann (born April 6, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American-Dutch composer living in the Netherlands. Lann is known for contemporary compositions for underutilized instruments such as the bass clarinet, bassoonJanuary 23, 2014, Muziekgebouw (Netherlands)
Sinfonia Rotterdam
Retrieved August 17, 2014, "...The American-Dutch composer Vanessa Lann writes a new bassoon concerto for the acclaimed bassoonist Bram van Sambeek and Sinfonia Rotterdam..."January 18, 2014, Fagotnetwerk
Discount Network members Bassoon bassoon concerto world premiere Vanessa Lann
Retrieved August 17, 2014, "..Dutch composer Vanessa Lann third Rotterdam Concerto for the renowned bassoonist Bram van Sambeek. That Vanessa Lann ... concerto for a less common solo instrument..." and

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. Her compositions have been broadcast on radio, recorded on compact discs,A Compact Disc Recording of Four Contemporary Works for Clarinet by American, Mindy Marie Pyle, Proquest publishers (2008)
Interview: Vanessa Lann
Retrieved August 17, 2014, See chapter 5 page 31 and performed in music festivals in Europe and North America. She has written numerous types of compositions, including concertos and operas.Dordrecht February 18, 2013, ''Opera Magazine''
"''De Stilte van Saar'' in wereldpremière"
(in Dutch), Retrieved August 17, 2014, ".. . En de opera zelf, die de Amerikaanse componiste Vanessa Lann schreef op een Nederlandstalig libretto van Erik-Ward Geerlings.." he opera itself, which the American composer Vanessa Lann wrote on a Dutch libretto by Erik-Ward Geerlings/ref> In 1990, she was musical director at the

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. Reviewer David Toub described her music as "expertly performed". ''

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described her composition ''Is a Bell ... a Bell?'' as a "propulsively rhythmic score" which was charming with its use of two toy pianos to bring out "different timbral qualities."

, September 29, 2006, ''The New York Times''
Playing With a Lot of Toys, but for a Serious Purpose
Retrieved August 17, 2014, "..Vanessa Lann’s ''Is a Bell ... a Bell?'' (2004) is a propulsively rhythmic score, but its real charm is its use of two toy pianos with different timbral qualities to suggest orchestration, of a sort. ..." Music reviewer Jed Distler described her compositions as "gracious keyboard writing and humor." Dutch music critic for the daily newspaper '' de Volkskrant'', Frits van der Waa, has reviewed her music on numerous occasions. He described her hour-long opera ''The Silence of Saar'' in 2013 as an "endless series of mind-numbing variations."Frits van der Waa (music reviewer), February 25, 2013, ''de Volkskrant''
"Review: ''The silence of saar''"
Retrieved August 17, 2014, ".. The Silence of Saar, a new half-hour opera by composer Vanessa Lann and libretto ... endless series of mind-numbing variations..." He described her music in 2005 as "intense but sweet juicy tension," and her composition for the Delft Chamber Music Festival in 2007 as "beautiful."

Selected compositions

* ''moonshadow sunshadow'' *''Lullabye for a young girl dreaming''2014, Radio 4 The Netherlands

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"Konzert: Vanessa Lann, ''O Whispering Suns'' (UA)"
Retrieved August 17, 2014, ".. Shared pain is not necessarily a problem halved, but one understands the pain of others better. The composer Vanessa Lann says about her piece ''O Whispering Suns'', 'people singing together to hear each other.' ..." *''The Silence of Sarah''

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