Concert as a part of the Aperitif concert series
PROGRAMME
Percussion: Benjamin Verstraete
Bad Touch (2013)
Casey Cangelosi's Bad Touch is a unique composition in the repertoire for percussion. The work is completely visual and therefore does not use an instrument. The work consists of four parts.
- The Touched
- The Antenna
- The Mixed Self: The accumulation of absurd and unrelated sounds pushes the performer to a level where the technical requirements and stick control are of a very high level.
- The Constellations: In this part the performer depicts the constellations. In the background plays C Major Prelude of Bach, which was sent in the voyager Spacecraft (1977) that the space was shot.
Mare Tranquillitatis
Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for 'sea of rest') is a mare (moon sea) on the moon, visible from the earth with the naked eye. The mare is formed by a large impact basin that is filled with lava solidified from lava, as a result of which it has a relatively flat surface. The Mare Tranquillitatis is known as the landing spot of the first manned space unit on the Moon, the Apollo 11. This composition allows the audience, through seven parts, to relive this journey.
- Escaping the atmosphere
- Celestial highway
- The far dark side
- Orbit
- Lunar Bounce
- Passing the lake of time
- Reaching the sea
Prime Ordinals
Prime Ordinals is a composition written by Jim Casella, inspired by prime numbers. All elements such as groupings, notes, phrasing, etc. are based on prime numbers.
Nian3
The word 念 (pronounced as Nian) has several meanings. Some examples are memories, meditation, meaning and meaning. For the composer, however, Nian stands for spiritual, inner peace and self-awareness. This is comparable with Buddhism, on which the work is largely inspired.
Temazcal (1984)
Temazcal is a work for solo maracas and backing track. The composition, written in 1984, requires a complete mastery of traditional maracaste technique.
Walking Station (2018)
This work was composed by Benjamin Verstraete himself for his master's thesis. This composition uses 'newer' instruments in the percussion world, such as the cajon, handpan and much more.
A Mis Abuelos
Benjamin got to know A Mis Abuelos during a concert with the Belgian Navy. During the performance, he had so much pleasure playing this work that he decided to perform this work during his master's thesis.
PRACTICAL
Admission: € 15 / € 10 (Friends)
No reservation, aperitif included
THE COMPLETE SERIES
- Middelheim Concert Classical Music: Sunday the 16th of September 2018, 11am, Middelheimmuseum
- Middelheim Concert Jazz: Sunday the 30th of September 2018, 11am, Middelheimmuseum
- Aperitif Concert Jong Geluid: Sunday the 21st of October 2018, 11am, Witte zaal, Conservatoire
- Aperitif Concert Sporen: Sunday the 18th of November 2018, 11am, Witte zaal, Conservatoire
- Aperitif Concert Sporen: Sunday the 9th of December 2018, 11am, Witte zaal, Conservatoire
- Aperitif Concert Meesters: Sunday the 20th of January 2019, 11am, Witte zaal, Conservatoire
- Aperitif Concert Meesters: Sunday the 17th of March 2019, 11am, Witte zaal, Conservatoire
- Aperitif Concert Meesters: Sunday the 31st of March 2019, 11am, Witte zaal, Conservatoire
- Aperitif Concert Jong geluid: Sunday the 12th of May 2019, 11am, Witte zaal, Conservatoire