The Sound of Green Power
A Symphony in Gale Force 10
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Address Sint-Annastrand – Wandeldijk, 2050 Antwerpen
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Timing
19:30 Doors open. Enjoy a drink at the bar.
20:30 Start concert
22:00 Expected end time
23:00 Bar closes
Ticket price 42 euros
Programme
Performers
- Elise Caluwaerts, soprano
- Maximilian Lohse, violin
- Casco Phil
- Stijn Saveniers, conductor
Programme
- Sergej Prokofiev – Symphony no. 1 in D Major, op. 25 'Classical'
- Samuel Barber – Adagio for strings, op. 11
- Antonio Vivaldi – Vioolconcerto in Eb majeur, op. 8 in nr. 5 'La Tempesta di Mare'
- Max Richter – On the Nature of Daylight
- Peter Knockaert – Windmill Symphony
In the dialogue about climate change, STROOM brings together a diverse array of partners. In the Port of Antwerp, there are 38 powerful wind turbines from VLEEMO, which together meet the energy needs of 91,000 households. Composer Peter Knockaert translated that wind power into music. With the help of a sophisticated algorithm developed by the University of Antwerp, he turned the data from the wind turbines into a playable score. During the concert, the voice of none other than Frank Deboosere explains how the process unfolded.
Flanders' most adventurous chamber orchestra, Casco Phil, rises to the challenge and brings this unique Windmill Symphony to life together with soprano Elise Caluwaerts. They also perform, among other things, the catchy 'classical' symphony by Sergei Prokofiev and the storm-at-sea concerto by Antonio Vivaldi
As an experiment, Windmill Symphony is quite captivating, particularly because during the performance, a large video screen shows how data is converted into music.
Windmill Symphony
Windmill Symphony is an innovative musical project that was set up two years ago by VLEEMO and Port of Antwerp-Bruges, in collaboration with Casco Phil and the University of Antwerp. For a whole year, researchers collected and analysed data on windmills every four minutes, such as wind direction, air pressure and wind speed. They subsequently used this information to create a symphony. The data determined the melodies, dynamics and accents in the music, while the conductor and orchestra shaped the orchestration. The result is a surprisingly coherent composition by Peter Knockaert. What’s more, the performance is paired with images of the data and a voice-over by none other than Frank Deboosere.
Plan your trip
Bicycle
The site is located between
nodes 27 and 46. There are bicycle parkings available at the entrance, near Jachthavenweg and Wandeldijk
DeWaterbus
There are exceptionally two boats sailing in the evening. The Sint-Anna stop is a 5-minute walk to the concert venue.
A ticket there and back costs only €4.
Booking is necessary, do so when buying your concert ticket.
Train
Station Antwerpen-Centraal:
15-minute bike ride
Ferry
Regular service
Linkeroever-Rechteroever:
20-minute walk
Last departure from Linkeroever at 23:00.
Car
Travel with friends and family , or connect with other concertgoers via Slinger.
The nearest parking spaces are located at Thonetlaan and Gloriantlaan (side of Manege Alberdienst).
Accessibility
Accessibility options for this concert:
- Assistance dogs are allowed.
- Knowledge of Dutch is recommended for this concert.
- The concert venue is wheelchair accessible. May we ask you to inform us if you are coming to the festival with a wheelchair? That way we can take this into account and provide guidance if necessary.
- We provide some parking spaces for people with reduced mobility. Please get in touch to guarantee a space via toegankelijkheid@festival.be.
- There are wheelchair accessible toilets available.
Do you have specific needs or require additional facilities?
Please contact Fien Straetmans via toegankelijkheid@festival.be or +32 491 45 26 78.
Cover image © Eva Donckers
In collaboration with
This production was realised with the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter measure through Flanders Tax Shelter.