Growing older can be something beautiful and meaningful—even if it comes with certain losses. It all depends on the right mindset. The song “Shedding Feathers” has long been a fan favorite at Anton’s concerts. On April 3, it will be released on Spotify and all other streaming platforms in both German and Dutch versions.
There are songs that connect generations. And there are songs that express the feeling of being a family in a very special way. “The Generation Song” is a beautiful example of this. Anton recorded the track together with his daughter and his granddaughter Lieke. The idea came from Lieke, who also takes the lead vocal. In the folk-inspired song, the lyrics say: “Love is just everything / Love is even more / Love is the reason / It’s the reason that we’re living for.” In other words: Love is everything — and even more. It is the reason we live.
Anton wishes you a Happy New Year and all the best for 2026!
Things will get really peaceful again with the singer's most contemplative songs, especially beautiful: "Once Every Year":
The song "Once Every Year" is already a real Christmas hit in Anton's repertoire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDPLDxl9f0I
And because Christmas is just around the corner, here's the song to sing along to:
Once every year
Text: Peter Tenret
Musik: Anton van Doornmalen
A Once every year
When the nights are long
As concerns music, the famous Beatles are among Anton's greatest role models. This is the very time to recall John Lennon's message of peace: "Imagine".
"After all, every person wants to live in peace and freedom," said the Dutch singer.
The song "Imagine" describes the vision of a society free of religion, nationalism and property. It is a call for peace and is the anthem of the peace movement of the 70s. It is one of the best songs of all time, as published by the US magazine Rolling Stone.
Right now, no song seems to fit better than this track. The sing-along song "Immer scheint die Sonne" (The sun always shines) simply spreads a good mood. Because the sun is always there - even if the weather is rather restrained in the current spring and April does what it wants.
The lyrics say "The sun always shines, / no matter where you are. "The beauty of the sun is: it costs nothing, it always shines - no matter what. We can also be inspired by it here on earth, says the Dutch singer-songwriter.
The song to be found on the album "Glücklich sein".
The song Gute Nacht, Freunde ("Good Night, Friends") was written by German singer-songwriter Reinhard Mey. It's a classic that concertgoers, especially those attending performances by Anton van Doornmalen –greatly appreciate. Anton always ends his concerts with this song, both in Germany and in the Netherlands. That’s because Dutch audiences also know and love this piece.
"May I please to dance. To dance in May," asks Anton in the song "Lass uns tanzen" (Engl. Let´s dance"). It is the song for dancing in May. Because Anton sings the fantasy of dancing in a Dutch tulip field in this lively song. That's something special. And continues: “Floating across the dance floor, the two of us, the two of us!”
You can find more songs on Anton's CDs, but also on the You Tube channel. News can be found here or in the socials. You can be curious!
Anton didn't have far to travel when he performed in Zevenbergen on Sunday. The small town in the municipality of Moerdijk near Fijnaart is home to the beautiful cabaret theater de Schuur, where Anton celebrated his premiere together with his live band.
Warm songs about life
Anton knows a thing or two about crossing borders. The singer-songwriter not only lives in the Netherlands, but also in Germany. He has already given many concerts here with up to 350 visitors, mainly in the district of Soest (including Büderich, Bad Sassendorf, Bad Waldliesborn), but also in Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
"Journey"
Anton will be giving three concerts in Zevenbergen in the Netherlands during the 25/26 theater season. Tickets for the concert are already available. All dates take place in Theater de Schuur on Kerkstraat in Zevebergen NL. The concerts start at 2 pm, the auditorium opens at 1.30 pm.
The song “zu alt?” is a philosophical question about life. It is based on a poem penned by the Dutch poet Drieck van Wissen (Poet of Vaderland). “Until now, nobody in Germany has known these texts and the songs based on them,” says Anton.
Anton van Doornmalen has always been someone who connects. With "We are one", he has now created the perfect song to do just that. It is the anthem for the 100th anniversary of the Rijk Zwaan company. He is chairman of the supervisory board, co-owner and former director of the company.
The concert with Anton and his live band in Zevenbergen was sold out after just a few days. The Dutch singer will perform at the Theatre de Schuur in Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, on Sunday, April 13. He already gave a private concert there a year ago.
The concert starts at 2 pm, admission is half an hour earlier.
Anton will be performing with his band on Sunday, April 13, at Theater de Schuur in Zevenbergen in North Brabant. He already gave a private concert there a year ago. Because all the visitors were so impressed by the songs, the music and the stage performance, there will now be a public concert in the afternoon at Theater de Schuur. It starts at 2 pm, admission starts at 1.30 pm.
Many concertgoers left the PS.Halle in Einbeck on Thursday deeply moved and touched. The reason: Anton van Doornmalen and his band of professional musicians. This time, the children's choir of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Einbeck was also involved under the direction of Katorin Ulrike Hastedt.
Funny, serious and touching
A concert by Anton van Doornmalen and his band is just what the soul needs at the moment. Pure joy in music, the lightness of life, and all for a good cause. Under the title “Journey”, Anton has now played to an audience of around 300 in the PS.Speicher in a charity concert organized by KWS.
Jane Duinmaijer-Fidelis builds a bridge
The US trade journal "Seed World" has published a portrait of Anton. In the portrait, the journal focuses on the connection between music and vegetable seeds. The text is entitled "Singing for the Seed Industry".
The new song "We are one" sound like an anthem. It was presented by singer Anton van Doornmalen to mark the 100th anniversary of Rijk Zwaan.
"For me, the whole Rijk Zwaan feeling is captured in these three minutes," says the singer, who recorded the song together with the European Pop Orchestra. You can find the song here on YouTube.
Anton played “a musical ode to cooperation in the seed sector” at the welcome party of the ISF Congress in Rotterdam.
After a day full of work, sessions and presentations, it was time for music at the ISF Congress in Rotterdam. And on stage was Anton van Doornmalen, co-owner and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rijk Zwaan.
The performance was received with enthusiasm by his colleagues in the sector. Especially from the other family seed companies East-West Seeds, Takii Seeds and Sakata, to whom he dedicated a song. The performance was a wonderful end to an inspiring day!