Rick van Veldhuizen: Mais le corps taché d’ombres
The 31st of the Dutch String Players Guild will take place from 19 to 28 July 2024.
The title of the program, A Second Home, refers to the repertoire in both a literal and figurative sense. Some composers were looking for a new place in the world to feel more at home, others felt less at home in the political or musical climate. In one composition, the piece even had to find a new home in a new form and a new program due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dutch composer Rick van Veldhuizen wrote this piece for string orchestra and harp in 2019. This piece, which is full of contrasts, takes its title from the poem ‘Le condamné à mort’ by Jean Genet.
Program:
Van Veldhuizen – Mais le corps taché d’ombres
Schulhoff – 5 pieces for string quartet (version for string orchestra)
Alwyn – Lyra Angelica (concert for harp en strijkorkest) – solost: Joost Willemze
Britten – Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge
- Composer(s) Rick van Veldhuizen
-
Title(s) of the Work(s)
Mais le corps taché d’ombres
- Performer, Ensemble or Orchestra String orchestra Nederlands Strijkersgilde, Konradin Herzog conductor
