- Assistentiehond toegelaten
- Je begrijpt al een beetje Nederlands maar je spreekt nog niet zo goed.
"In the beginning there was nothing.
It is difficult to imagine that.
Everything that’s here now you must not allow to be here yet.
You must turn out the light, and not be here yourself,
and then forget the dark too,
because in the beginning there was nothing, not even the dark.
If you want to see the beginning of everything, you must omit a great deal.
Including your mother.”
The first days of our planet lie in a distant past, but the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble brings them tangibly closer with its own version of Joseph Haydn’s oratorio hit Die Schöpfung. They invite author Bart Moeyaert to tell the story of creation afresh. And that is literally what he does during the performance, in his own inimitable way. With an endearing wonder, but also the necessary scepticism, he comments on God’s first working week, up to and including the day on which he rested.
The performance is a moving embodiment of the idea that music begins where words end
For Haydn’s magnificent music, the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble opts for the arrangement for wind instruments that his contemporary Josef Triebensee made of the oratorio. From all these ingredients, an entirely new work is created, an original ‘recreation’.
Programme
The Creation
- Music: Joseph Haydn - parts from Die Schöpfung (arr. Josef Triebensee)
- Text: Bart Moeyaert
Prior to the performance, there is a lecture organized by Davidsfonds given by Bible scholar Hans Ausloos. He returns to the source text of the creation story. Ausloos asks why the biblical creation texts were written, what their authors wanted to make clear and how they relate to other creation myths.
Performers
Nederlands Blazersensemble
- Is a group of over twenty top musicians
- Has a great appetite for adventure
- Is always looking for intriguing collaborations
- Often works with musicians from other cultures and/or other disciplines
- Makes mainly theatrical music programs
- Performs all over the world, from India to the Proms in London
- Has been under the artistic direction of Bart Schneemann since 1988
Bart Moeyaert, narrator
- Debuted in 1983 with Duet with False Notes
- Worked as a translator from German
- Chose to become a full-time writer in 1995
- Wrote numerous books and plays
- Debuted in 2003 as a poet
- Created three performances with the Nederlands Blazersensemble
- His work has been translated into 25 languages
- Won the international Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2019
Practical
- Start time: 20:30
- Estimated end time: 21:45
Afterwards, we would like to invite you to the bar for a unique ending with the artists - Concert location: Kloosterstraat 71, 2880 Bornem
- Bicycle parking - available
- Train station Bornem - 20 min by foot
- Bus stop 'CC Ter Dilft' and 'Luipegem' - 7 min by foot
- Charging station electrical car:
- Parking Kloosterstraat
- Absveldstraat 21
- Carpool with others to the concert via the Slinger platform
- There are no toilets available to the public in the abbey
- Before and after the concert you can have a drink at the audience bar, provided by Vicaris
This concert is not weelchair-accessible.
Do you have specific needs or require additional facilities? Please contact Fien Straetmans at toegankelijkheid@festival.be or +32 4 91 45 26 78.
Lecture Davidsfonds by Hans Ausloos
Hans Ausloos received his doctorate from KU Leuven and is professor of biblical studies at UCLouvain. His research focuses on the origins and lore of the Bible, on which he has published in numerous journals and books. He has been a lecturer for Davidsfonds Academy for many years. For Davidsfonds Cultuurreizen he accompanies biblical-archaeological trips to Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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