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.
Organic Movements
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

