Karel Goeyvaerts: Litanie II, The Song of Aquarius

Saturday, 22 April 2023   |   14:00 - 14:30

Karel Goeyvaerts: Litanie II, The Song of Aquarius

Karel Goeyvaerts is ‘The Man Who Inspired Stockhausen’, as the headline of Humo once read. All the same, his is a less familiar name today that we might hope. It’s time to put this Flemish pioneer back in the spotlight. All the more because 2023 is the hundredth anniversary of his birth.

I SOLISTI perform his Litanie II for three percussionists and The Song of Aquarius for no fewer than eight (!) bass clarinets. There is also attention to the impact Goeyvaerts’ music still has on the younger generation. Discover Benjamin Van Esser’s new composition R Aquarii at Lunalia Lift Off.

  • Composer(s) Karel Goeyvaerts
  • Title(s) of the Work(s)

    - Litanie II for three percussionists
    - The Song of Aquarius for eight bass clarinets

  • Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra iSolisti

Date

Apr 22 2023
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Time

14:00 - 14:30

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Location

Mechelen, Nona arts centre, Belgium
Mechelen, Nona arts centre, Belgium
Begijnenstraat 27, Mechelen, Belgium
Website
https://www.nona.be/nl

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