Maarten Ornstein
@maartenornstein.bsky.social
A life in music. Clarinetist and composer. Has a camera. Amsterdam. maartenornstein.com
Pinned
The news fro you. About poetry from Gaza, some DASH! and some more. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/maarteno...
Echt waar, ze schrijven boeken over hem. #wasteofletters
Begonnen met lezen en nu al van mijn stoel gevallen: Martin Bosma stond op de lijst van acht premierskandidaten met Schoof.
Over één dag te lezen:
@petradekoning.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Echt waar, ze schrijven boeken over hem. #wasteofletters
Good Lord
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Good Lord
Yep
Zijn alle liberale partijen nu gekaapt door marketeers, makelaars en business boys met te veel geld die vanuit de board room het land naar hun hand proberen te zetten?
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Yep
Just had my first ever lesson on the cornett. No, not the brass one but rather the one also known as a zink. Amazingly beautiful instrument if you know how to play it, which I don’t.
Yet
Yet
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Just had my first ever lesson on the cornett. No, not the brass one but rather the one also known as a zink. Amazingly beautiful instrument if you know how to play it, which I don’t.
Yet
Yet
Really do not like iOS 26. Looks cheap, feels cheap, text overlapping other text, it's just messy. Boo
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Really do not like iOS 26. Looks cheap, feels cheap, text overlapping other text, it's just messy. Boo
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Reposted by Maarten Ornstein
The news fro you. About poetry from Gaza, some DASH! and some more. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/maarteno...
October 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The news fro you. About poetry from Gaza, some DASH! and some more. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/maarteno...
Auto-correct changing cantus firmus to cactus firms.
Yup
Yup
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Auto-correct changing cantus firmus to cactus firms.
Yup
Yup
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Reposted by Maarten Ornstein
Kijk dan niet. Het is toch allemaal alleen maar beeldvulling
PVV-stemmer Jayden mag nu bij Eva een lans breken voor een samenwerking tussen D66 en PVV.
Gaap.
Gaap.
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Kijk dan niet. Het is toch allemaal alleen maar beeldvulling
Dit. Peilingen, talkshows, allemaal overbodige onzin. Weg ermee
Twee jaar lang de politiek gijzelen met wekelijkse opiniepeilingen om vervolgens een uitslag te krijgen die niemand had zien aankomen
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Dit. Peilingen, talkshows, allemaal overbodige onzin. Weg ermee
Graag gedaan
Bedankt voor je stem. Voor de dieren. Voor het klimaat. Voor een gezonde toekomst. 🙏💚
October 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Graag gedaan
What ceasefire
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
What ceasefire
Done!
Laat zien dat jij vandaag kiest voor een gezonde toekomst voor mens, dier en natuur. We zijn harder nodig dan ooit.
Stem met je hart. Het klopt altijd 💚
Stem met je hart. Het klopt altijd 💚
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Done!
5 students, all from the jazz department. Their favourite composers: Stravinsky and Shostakovich. Yup
Off to The Hague to teach composition at the Royal Conservatory. Wish me luck
October 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
5 students, all from the jazz department. Their favourite composers: Stravinsky and Shostakovich. Yup
Off to The Hague to teach composition at the Royal Conservatory. Wish me luck
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Off to The Hague to teach composition at the Royal Conservatory. Wish me luck
Reposted by Maarten Ornstein
Voor de dieren ❤️🐷🐮🐱
October 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Voor de dieren ❤️🐷🐮🐱
Absolutely thrilled to have received a grant to write the music for this project. Thank you, www.amarte.nl/en
Tickets available here: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
Tickets available here: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Absolutely thrilled to have received a grant to write the music for this project. Thank you, www.amarte.nl/en
Tickets available here: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
Tickets available here: splendoramsterdam.com/agenda/11158...
The news fro you. About poetry from Gaza, some DASH! and some more. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/maarteno...
October 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The news fro you. About poetry from Gaza, some DASH! and some more. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/maarteno...
Fascinating but I don't buy from Bezos
Welcome new followers! Time for another quick book promotion:
Hailed as a "masterpiece" by William Dalrymple, "path-breaking" by Aneesh Pradhan and "the standard-bearer in the field" by Davesh Soneji, the paperback of my book Music & Musicians in Late Mughal India is out now:
amzn.eu/d/62rmDF2
Hailed as a "masterpiece" by William Dalrymple, "path-breaking" by Aneesh Pradhan and "the standard-bearer in the field" by Davesh Soneji, the paperback of my book Music & Musicians in Late Mughal India is out now:
amzn.eu/d/62rmDF2
Music and Musicians in Late Mughal India: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858 : Schofield, Katherine Butler: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Music and Musicians in Late Mughal India: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858 : Schofield, Katherine Butler: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Fascinating but I don't buy from Bezos
Princess Shikishi was a 12th century Japanese poet (and royal) who wrote some exquisitely beautiful short poems. I used one for the new Memento program. Enjoy
youtu.be/AyIJQqsjHCE?...
youtu.be/AyIJQqsjHCE?...
L'amour sans retour
YouTube video by maarten ornstein
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Princess Shikishi was a 12th century Japanese poet (and royal) who wrote some exquisitely beautiful short poems. I used one for the new Memento program. Enjoy
youtu.be/AyIJQqsjHCE?...
youtu.be/AyIJQqsjHCE?...