2010-11-28

Microtonalities

During this concert, the Fokker organ will be part of a new seven-member ensemble for microtonal music, called Ensemble SCALA, formerly the Huygens-Fokker Ensemble. The instrumentation comprises Fokker organ, 31-tone guitar, viola, flute, clarinet, master keyboards, and percussion. All the musicians are specialists in microtonal music, and in this configuration they will explore the boundaries of the colourful 31-tone tuning of the Fokker organ. A wide range of new sounds will be presented, with newly composed works that sometimes combine composed music with a form of improvisation, alongside existing music from the 16th and 17th centuries. The programme includes works by René Samson, Steffen Krebber, Ned McGowan, John Bull, and Nicola Vicentino.

Programme

René Samson (1948) – 31 steps to heaven (2010) premiere

John Dowland (ca. 1563-1626) / Jacob van Eyck (ca. 1590-1657) – Pavaen Lacrimae

John Bull (ca. 1562-1628) – Fantasia

Steffen Krebber (1976) – Zerscheinen (2010) premiere

Steffen Krebber – zimzum (2010)

Nicola Vicentino (1511- ca. 1575) – Musica prisca caput (1555)

Gioanpietro del Buono (ca. 1641-1657)– Sonata V sopra Ave Maris Stella, Fuga Cromatica (1641)

Ned McGowan (1970) – Solar Neon (2010) premiere

Support

This concert is made possible with support from: the Dutch Performing Arts Fund+, the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the SNS REAAL Fund, and the Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ.

Fokker organ concert

Sunday 28 November 2010, 11:00 a.m.
Admission fee €13.00 (€10.50 reduced price)

Small Hall, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam

Performers

Ensemble SCALA: Raymond Honing, flute / Michel Marang, clarinet / Manuel Visser, viola / Stefan Gerritsen, 31-tone guitar / Keiko Shichijo, piano & keyboards / Ere Lievonen, Fokker organ / Adam Jeffrey, percussion