Mark Van Overmeire
Belgian-American composer Mark Van Overmeire was born in Sint-Amandsberg, Belgium on April 2, 1968. Music sparkled his imagination when he was well in his teens and he started studying classical guitar, percussion and music theory at the Municpal Conservatory of Bruges when he was 15 years old.
At the age of 17 Mark studied classical harmony at the Municpal Conservatory of Bruges. At that time he got interested in the exciting rhythms of jazz and studied jazz harmony at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent.
His work has been performed by the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra on the album "Mark Van Overmeire | Angkor".
World famous guitar player Irina Kulikova performed the world premiere recording of 2 of Mark's guitar suites on her album "La Forét ~ Drie Rivieren".
He recently finished composing the choral suite "Between the shadows" and "Nebua", a suite for choir and orchestra.
"Between the shadows", Mark's suite for choir, will be recorded amd performed in 2025 by four-time GRAMMY® nominee Skylark under the artistic direction of Matthew Guard.
To learn more please visit Mark's website at markvanovermeire.com
Irina Kulikova
La Forêt ~ Drie Rivieren
World premiere recording by award-winning guitarist Irina Kulikova of “La Forêt ~ Drie Rivieren” (The Forest ~ Three Rivers), 2 suites for classical guitar, by composer Mark Van Overmeire.
The music is produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Norbert Kraft.
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Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra
Mark Van Overmeire | Angkor
The music on "Angkor" is inspired by places and events in Southeast Asia. All music is performed by the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra. Guest musicians, such as Grammy Award-winning drum legend Dave Weckl (known especially for his work with jazz icon Chick Corea) and avant-garde cellist Arne Deforce, participate on "Angkor".
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Mark Van Overmeire
Impresiones
Beautiful and evocative sounds from South America in a creative fusion of world music, jazz, folk and classical music with cinematic moods.
Instruments include classical guitar, piano, cello, voice, bandoneon, electric guitar and electric bass.
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