As a composer Nick Woud is self taught and describes writing music more as a hobby than as a serious pastime. In the years past he wrote music for a musical, did some work for radio and television [opening music for the 3rd Dutch TV net] and a couple of songs. The most serious composing has been done, stimulated by his friend Ben van Dijk, former bass trombone player of the RFO, now with the Rotterdam Phil.
* Music for brass sextet is called "Disguise Music" , recorded by the Dutch Brass sextet, a suite of colorful ballet-like pieces written for a different combination of brass instruments. [not published yet].
* The quintet is called "A windmills mind" and recorded by the Dutch radio brass. A version for trombone choir is now available and will be performed by the Dutch Trombone Collective.
* "Track", a piece for large brass ensemble with percussion is published in 2000.
The "Dances" for trombone and bass trombone have been recorded in 2000 by Ben van Dijk an Joe Alessi of the New York Phil., together with a new piece called *"Evocation" for bass trombone obligato with tenor trombone and two trumpets.
*The "Serenade " for solo bass trombone and four tenor trombones, recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic trombones [Triton, on BIS label] concludes the brass compositions of Nick Woud.

*“First Song” for bass trombone solo will be published spring 2005. All the trombone music is published by www.kagarice.com [Kagarice Brass Editions, USA .

*Most of his trombone music is published by Kagarice Brass Editions.

*For timpani he wrote " Paul's piece " part 1,2 and 3 , and " Divertimento ". For two cymbal players , " Do You Know ".

*In December 1999 Nick finished his first marimba composition, Capriccio, which will be premiered in Paris this fall by Ramon Lormans.

* His latest composition is a three part duo piece for Saxophones and Marimba, titled Ridge I, written for the Dutch Sax & Sticks duo.

                           

My music on these CD's is composed for and played by my friend Ben van Dijk, the famous Basstrombone player.

The RCO Brass CD

*The Brass section of the RCO, Royal Brass, performed the worldpremiere of "The Call", the brass presented, during their US tour to the Chicago area, May 2005. The Call was recorded in 2007 by the Royal Concertgebouw Brass.