Ewa Albering

Arjen explains: I met Ewa during an Arena concert. They had told me that she was the flutist of the Polish progband Quidam and, given the fact that I am a big flute fan, I talked to her. She already knew my music and beamed with joy when I asked her if she was interested in ever working with me. At some point we were planning to…

Jeroen Goossens

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John and Pat McManus

While in England I saw a great Celtic band perform, named… eh… Celtus. I was impressed with the warm sound of the low flute played by John and the Celtic violin melodies played by Pat (they used to play together in the hard rock band Mama’s Boys). After the show I asked them if they would be interested in playing on my new project Ambeon…

Thijs van Leer

Arjen explains: I’ve always been a fan of the band Focus, especially Thijs’ flute playing. When I was looking for a flutist for ‘Into the Electric Castle’ I had my sights set on him. It wasn’t easy to get a hold of him, but once he had heard my music he could be persuaded. Thijs, in comparison to other classically trained musicians, is not only able to play from sheet music but is also quite able to improvise. A day after the recording I received a fax from him in which he told me how wonderful he felt…