Frank van Essen

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Arranging, playing & recording by Frank van Essen

String Demo’s

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Highlights

Some highlights of the past years:

  • Martin Garrix – solo violin, string arranging & performing for Scared to be Lonely, Pizza, High on Life, Dreamer, Yottabyte, “So far Away” and Breach.

  • Calum Scott – No Matter What

  • David Vandyck – strings for his new album (2017)

  • Edsilia Rombley – “The Piano Ballads”

  • Miss Montreal – Faces and Reminders

  • Nick & Simon – Gek van Geluk

  • Willem – Houten Pak

  • Marco Borsato – string arranging & recording for his album “Evenwicht”, 4 songs with producers Gordon Groothedde & John Ewbank

2e playlist Demo’s

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More Music

Meditations of a Sound Mind vol. 1

For a long time I have wanted to make an album with music for meditation, prayer, relaxation and inspiration. Music that makes room for your imagination and lets your spirit soar. This is a first collection of tracks, largely improvised on violin & viola, with contributions by Dave Bainbridge on Keyboards (tracks 1, 2 and 4).

SANCTUM by Frank van Essen

A fusion of ambient, progressive world music with violin as lead instrument. With stunning contributions by Jimmy Johnson (James Taylor, Allan Holdsworth, Flim & the BB’s), Dave Bainbridge (Iona, Strawbs, Lifesigns) and Troy Donockley (Iona, Nightwish, AURI).

Raphael’s Journey

After being available as a download only for some time, we are delighted to now have in stock this great album on CD. ‘The voice of Iona’, Joanne Hogg’s latest, beautiful album produced by Frank van Essen features gorgeous string arrangements by Frank and guest appearances from all members of IONA plus Clannad vocalist Moya Brennan.

Surely he has Borne our Griefs

I did this arrangement of G.F. Händel’s “Surely he has borne our griefs” years ago for a tour we did back then called the “Classic Festival”, where I also sang this live. We used to play it with a full band, orchestra & choir, but I found the backing track last week and really liked this stripped down version.