De Conducteur (orginal poem)The Conductor (translated poem)Pronunciation of place namesNote on the translationNote on the performanceHave a bit of funImage: ExampleNicolaas BeetsComposer biographyFull scoreFire & Ice (orginal poem)Vuur en ijs (translated poem)NotesRobert FrostFull scoreOther works by the composerContains the complete and bilingual score for "Op. 5 De Conducteur" (for choir (SATB)) and the complete score for "Op. 18.2 Fire & Ice" (for solo mezzo-soprano and solo bass and small choir (SATB))."De Conducteur" is a musical setting of the poem of the same name by Nicolaas Beets (Hildebrand). Duration: approx. 8:25 min. Written for choir (SATB), the work chronicles the life and travels of a 19th-century Dutch conductor on his daily coach route from Amsterdam to Leiden, slowly falling in love along the way."Fire & Ice" is a musical setting of the poem of the same name by Robert Frost. Duration: approx. 1:20 min. A work for coro piccolo (SATB) with celestial tendencies, featuring detached mezzo-soprano and bass soloists debating the inevitable ending of the world.