Miroirs
Utopia Ensemble & Benjamien Lycke
Description
In Miroirs, Utopia transforms music and images from 16th-century so-called ‘pictorial motets’ to contemporary versions. Pictorial motets are 16th-century engravings depicting a religious group of statues holding a legible polyphonic score of a motet. Moreover, they are religious pamphlets to be viewed and understood in the context of the Counter-Reformation.
Ten years ago, because of their cultural-historical value and their rarity, these pictorial motets were added to the Flemish Community's masterpiece list. The music by master composers such as Orlandus Lassus and Andreas Pevernage is hereby included. In this programme, the old pictorial motets are reflected in the creation of new compositions and contemporary images by Benjamien Lycke, who is both composer and videographer.
Programme
- Engravings and motets from the 16th century reflected in contemporary images and music
Performers
Utopia Ensemble
- Michaela Riener, mezzo-soprano
- Bart Uvyn, countertenor
- Adriaan De Koster, tenor
- Lieven Termont, bariton
- Guillaume Olry, bass
- Bart Rodyns, organ
- Benjamien Lycke, projection
Biography
Utopia Ensemble
- Utopia Ensemble is a five-voice ensemble specialised in Flemish polyphony
- Was founded in 2015
- Takes its name from Thomas More's book of the same name, which was partly written in Antwerp
- Likes to combine ancient polyphony with contemporary music and culture
- Has been a guest at numerous festivals both at home and abroad
- Released four CDs, of which the one with Morales' lamentations in particular was internationally acclaimed
Practical
Location
- Sint-Corneliuskerk Machelen-aan-de-Leie
Gildestraat 12
9870 Zulte
Timing
- The performance takes place on Friday, September 13th
- Start time: 20:00
