Composer and pianist Jacco Lamfers read a poem from an inscription on a wooden bench alongside a Scottish river: “Take time to see in broad daylight, streams full of stars like skies at night”. In this piece for piano he expresses this insight through music.

The mountain streams and rivers in the Scottish Highlands inspired Jacco Lamfers to write three pieces for piano. He found that the mystery and paradox of water, which is ever-changing, yet always staying the same, translate powerfully into into the language of music.

Jacco Lamfers (Netherlands, 1970) studied composition, piano and song accompaniment. He performed extensively and was piano and music theory teacher. For 5 years Jacco and his family lived in Scotland. After a career of playing ...