If the term artistic research is used “to denote that domain of research and development in which the practice of art [...] plays a constitutive role in a methodological sense” (Borgdorff 2006: 21), then writing about artistic research should create the opportunity to show how this constitutive role of artistic practice actually takes place in... Continue Reading →
[°°] Psallentes’ Lambertus CD: The cover artwork
New CD release (expected 20 March 2012), with cover artwork by Hilde Vertommen. Available at your CD shop (Harmonia Mundi distribution), or visit http://www.le-bricoleur.com
[NL] Musica Mediaevalis 7/40 – Gregoriaans: vormen
In aflevering 6 bespraken we al dat de christenen enkele typisch joodse liturgische gebruiken overnamen. We hebben het dan vooral over vormen van recitatie: het uitspreken of uitzingen van gebeden; het voorlezen van gewijde teksten, met name uit de bijbel; het reciteren van psalmen. Tweeduizend jaar lang al zijn dit de hoekstenen van de christelijke... Continue Reading →
Tenebrae-tour Belgium & The Netherlands
17•03•12 Diest [B] 21•03•12 's Heerenberg [NL] 22•03•12 Rotterdam [NL] 23•03•12 Utrecht [NL] 24•03•12 Maastricht [NL] 25•03•12 Amsterdam [NL] 31•03•12 Bloemendaal [NL] 01•04•12 Den Bosch [NL] All your enemies open their mouths wide against you; they scoff and gnash their teeth and say, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day we have waited... Continue Reading →
[ENG] Recitations and Reconsiderations [3/15] “Words are important because they are not the most important”
„Words are important because they are not the most important“ In the debate on artistic research, the points of view on the what, why and how tend to be highly divergent. Although this divergence can be considered as a sign of the discipline’s youth as well as its methodological potential – to some it is... Continue Reading →
01•04•2012 Den Bosch [NL] Tenebrae
Zondag/sunday 1 april 2012 Den Bosch, De Toonzaal, 20u30 FERIA QUINTA IN CŒNA DOMINI A/. Zelus domus tuæ Ps. 68: Salvum me fac, Deus A/. Avertantur retrorsum Ps. 69: Deus in adiutorium A/. Deus meus eripe me Ps. 70: In te Domine speravi Lectio I. Incipit Lamentatio Ieremiæ Prophetæ. Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola… R/. In... Continue Reading →
[°°] Magna vox, Etienne de Liège
An antiphon for the Lambertus vespers, and a famous piece of music in Liège. With the voices of Conor Biggs, Peter Maus, Philippe Souvagie, Govaart Haché, Adriaan De Koster, Paul Schils, Sander Le Roy, Pieter Coene and Hendrik Vanden Abeele (artistic direction). The antiphon is part of the office for Lambertus, as made by... Continue Reading →
[NL] Musica Mediaevalis 6/40 – Gregoriaans: liturgie
Een heel groot deel van wat we aan westerse Middeleeuwse muziek ter beschikking hebben, stamt uit de context van de christelijke liturgie. Dat is om verschillende redenen logisch. Ten eerste is er voor die liturgie gewoon heel veel muziek gemaakt, voor al de verschillende onderdelen van die liturgie (gezangen voor de mis, voor het... Continue Reading →