2010-10-10

Organic Movements

During this concert, organist Ere Lievonen will perform a number of new 31-tone works. Among others, the Flemish composer Bert Van Herck and the Dutch composer Christina Oorebeek were commissioned to write new pieces for the Fokker organ. In addition, an older work (2002) by Sander Germanus for this microtonal instrument will receive its premiere, performed entirely via laptop. Early music will also feature in the programme, with early Baroque compositions by the little-known but forward-looking composers Ascanio Mayone, Giovanni Maria Trabaci, and Tarquinio Merula, whose music is particularly well served by the meantone tuning of the unique Fokker organ.

Programme

Ascanio Mayone (ca.1565-1627) – Toccata Quinta per il Cimbalo Cromatico (1609)

François Gabriel Madden (1985) – Fantasie (2010) premiere

Giovanni Maria Trabaci (ca.1575-1647) – Canzona franzesa settima cromatica (1603)

Bert van Herck (1971) – Formes Fluides (2009-2010, premiere)

Tarquinio Merula (1594/95-1665) – Capriccio cromatico

Sander Germanus (1972) – Organic Movements (2002-2003) premiere

Christina Oorebeek (1944) – Serpentine (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 10 October 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

Ere Lievonen, Fokker organ