Recording for 'Divine Sounds' exhibition in the autumn in museum M in Leuven. Antwerp, Amuz. Opname voor tentoonstelling 'Goddelijke Klanken' in de herfst in museum M in Leuven. Antwerpen, Amuz
09•03•2011 Rekkem [B] Cantus et Utriculus
Met Jean-Pierre Van Hees, doedelzak
07•03•2011 Leuven [B] Recording
Recording Lambertus-cd (for Le Bricoleur) at Leuven, Keizersberg Abbey. Opname van een Lambertus-cd (voor Le Bricoleur) te Leuven, Abdij Keizersberg.
CD Triduum Paschale 2010 [Eufoda 1379]
"Pasen in polyfonie en abdijzang"
\\ Et la porte de paradis luy est ouverte [ENG]
Funny, in a way, that the March 2000 concert at which the baptism of little boy Charles was recalled, also acted as a kind of baptism of the ensemble Psallentes itself. A maiden concert. What’s more – and how coincidental can you get – this happened in the Saint Bavo cathedral, which at the time... Continue Reading →
Tota pulchra es [NL]
De titel, Tota pulchra es, amica mea, verwijst naar de eerste antifoon van de Eerste Vespers voor het feest van Maria Tenhemelopneming, volgens het Antiphonarium ad usum Cameracensis eccelsiae (1235-1245) van de 'bibliothèque municipale' van Cambrai. Het eerste deel van het concert evoceert dit officie, waarbij verschillende fragmenten uitgewerkt zijn tot tijdeigen organum en discant,... Continue Reading →
Tota pulchra es [FR]
Le titre, Tota pulchra es, amica mea, est tiré de la première antienne de l’office des Premières Vêpres de l’Assomption, selon l’Antiphonarium ad usum Cameracensis eccelsiae (1235-1245) de la bibliothèque municipale de Cambrai. La première partie du concert permet d’entendre cet office dont plusieurs fragments sont traités à la manière d’organa ou de déchants, afin... Continue Reading →
\\ A vast array of (im)possibilities
It could be argued that musician’s creativity, and even creativity in general, exists in a limited and limitless dialogue with oneself, with theoretical concepts and the (artistic) material. As a scientist and an artist, as an engineer and a bricoleur, as a creator and a destroyer, the performer-researcher chooses (or chooses not to choose) between... Continue Reading →
\\ Obstacles and opportunities
Today’s chant singer researching a performance practice for late medieval chant is faced with many questions. These include questions concerning language and vocal techniques, such as the proper pronunciation of Latin, use of voice and pitch; performance practice issues such as rhythm, metre, tempo and phrasing; contextual considerations such as the number and composition of... Continue Reading →
