The day of the ingenious organ

2015-03-01

“The Day of the Ingenious Organ” is a collaboration between the Huygens-Fokker Foundation, the Muziekgebouw, and the Orgelpark, placing the computer-controlled organ at the centre of attention. Concerts will take place in the morning and afternoon, respectively in the Kleine Zaal of the Muziekgebouw (11:00) and at the Orgelpark (14:15). For this special day, Masato Suzuki returns as guest performer on the unique Fokker organ. In addition to Bach in meantone tuning, early Baroque music, a composition by Henk Badings, and his own improvisation, he will also premiere a new work for 31-tone organ, computer, and electronics by the British composer Rose Dodd, who has a strong interest in the mystical Scandinavian sound world.
Tickets can be reserved at the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ for both the morning concert in the Kleine Zaal and the afternoon concert at the Orgelpark. A passe-partout is also available.

Tickets

Programma (Muziekgebouw – Small Hall, 11:00 a.m.)

Henk Badings (1907-1987) – 1. Preludio, from “Reeks van kleine klankstukken” (1954)

Clive So (1988) – Prelude (2014)

Brendan Faegre (1985) – Novel Forces (2013)

Henk Badings (1907-1987) – 3. Scherzo, from “Reeks van kleine klankstukken”

Masato Suzuki (1981) – Improvisation

J.S. Bach (1685-1750) – Prelude and Fugue in D major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Henk Badings – 5. Siciliano, from “Reeks van kleine klankstukken”

J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in F minor, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Steffen Krebber (1976) – zimzum (2010)

Henk Badings – 6. Perpetum Mobile, from “Reeks van kleine klankstukken”

J.S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Rose Dodd – Kleurenspelletjes (2014/2015) premiere

Henk Badings – 8. Pastorale, from “Reeks van kleine klankstukken”

Programma (Orgelpark, 02.15 p.m.)

Krists Auznieks (1992) – Mechanical Expectations (2013)
(The Busy Drone)

Wouter Snoei (1977) – Bij heldere hemel (2015) premiere
(Fokker organ & Sauer organ, controlled by Wouter Snoei and laptop)

Sebastian Dumitrescu (1989) – Lament for Scriabin (2015) premiere
(Masato Suzuki, Van Straten organ / Ere Lievonen, Fokker organ)

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) – Un poco andante
(Ere Lievonen, Sauer organ through the internet)

Toshio Hosokawa (1955) – Cloudscape (2000)
(Masato Suzuki, Sauer organ)

Felix Kubin (1969) – Trust Me Waltz Me (2012)
(Sauer organ performed by laptop)

Masato Suzuki & Ere Lievonen – Improvisation sur les tierces
(Masato Suzuki, Verschueren organ / Ere Lievonen, Fokker organ)

Pedro José Blanco (c.1750–1811) – Concerto II in G for 2 organs
(Masato Suzuki – Van Leeuwen organ / Ere Lievonen, Sauer organ)

Support

This programme was made possible with the support of: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Gemeente Amsterdam (stadsdeel Oost), Het Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (Petronella Andriessen Fonds) and Dr. Hofstee Stichting.

Also the SNS REAAL Fonds – renamed Fonds 21 (renovation Fokker organ), Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (renovation Fokker organ), Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ and Huygens-Fokker Foundation.

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