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Bird calls

DoelenEnsemble brings birds to life in a changing climate
  • Fri 8 Nov ’24
    doors open
    19:00
    start
    20:15
    end
    21:45
    de Doelen
    Jurriaanse Zaal
    past

We are living in a time in which the climate is undergoing drastic changes. deDoelen Ensemble will use a unique collection of Brazilian flutes to bring special endangered birds to life - in contrast to the harsh reality. 

Like Olivier Messiaen, the Brazilian Pio Coelho recorded the sounds of birds. By 1920, the work was complete, including a special collection of flutes capable of imitating birds: the Birdbox. This bird song contrasts sharply with the deconstruction of Thierry de Mey's violin concerto. Plainscapes symbolises what threatens to remain if we are not careful: vast, barren plains, in the rarefied sounds of Pēteris Vasks. 

concert themes and series:

programme

Coelho Birdbox | Messiaen Le merle noir | Reich Duet for two solo violins and string orchestra | De Mey concerto pour violin er ensemble instrumental | Ludwig Seasons Lost | Vasks Plainscapes | 

credits

DoelenEnsemble | Jurjen Hempel conductor | Natalie Kulina solo violin | Francisca Portugal solo violin | Shannon Lee solo violin | Raphael Lima flutes