This unique piece, written by Bram Roosens as his masters thesis Composition, was recorded at home by the individual musicians. They only had a click track to guide them.
"In Dreams" is, in a way, a programmatic piece. However, rather than telling a defined story. It is trying to take you on a journey through the mysterious world of dreams and emotions. Each of the five movements is inspired by one of the five basic emotions: happiness, sadness, anger, fear and tenderness. As the composer, I'm hoping to trigger your imagination with the piece's broad outlines and encourage you to fill in the details of the story yourself."
Bram Rooses
"It is unbelievable how this pilot project succeeded so well!"
Wim Henderickx
Musicians: Ensemble XXI - coached by Frank Agsteribbe:
- flute/piccolo: Damiano Rizzato
- clarinet: Maarten Takken, Martijn Susla
- bass clarinet: programmed
- accordion: Sebastiaan Dierckx
- viola: Ana Rodrigues Sousa
- cello: Pieter-Jan De Smet, Iratxe Ibaibarriaga
- percussion: programmed
- marimba: Tobias Messerschmidt
- piano: Wooyong Kang (I-IV-V), Pieter-Jan Verhoyen (II-III)
Montage: Kris Denissen