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Programme Avanti!
Avanti! which in the mean time has turned into a classic at the Ghent Festival of Flanders, is organised on 26 September from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This musical cycling tour was sold out in no time last year and attracted over 3,500 sports enthusiasts and music lovers. Avanti! leads you along a 25 km route through the superb landscape of the Three Leie Rivers. The participants enjoy the 15 mini-concerts in abbeys, farmhouses, castles, quaint cafés or in the open air. Classical, modern, world music or jazz: they cater for every taste. Moreover, each concert is repeated three times so that every one can complete the tour at his own pace. SOLD OUT
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Marockin' Brass - Farm Beelaert - Drongen
11.15 am / 12 pm / 12.45 pm
Marockin’ Brass’s music is the result of a deep love and a precise analysis of (North)African rhythms. Hang in there for some steaming gnawa or sweaty shaabi funk accompanied by some red hot brass that will blow the sand out of your ears.
Luc Mishalle: musical direction, soprano and tenor saxophone – Arno Bakker: sousaphone – Jean-Paul Estievenart: trumpet – Véronique Delmelle: alto and baritone saxophone – Cezariusz Gadzina: soprano and alto saxophone – Babs Jobo: tama – Mohamed El Ouazghari: tbe – Badr Darras: bendir – Rida Stitou: krakeb
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The longest orchestra in the world - Top Luchterenstraat -Drongen
continuous between 12 pm and 1 pm
Ghent Flanders Festival loves to stray away from the beaten track. This edition of Avanti wishes to analyse to what extent an orchestra can be dispersed over a longer distance. Not as a bunch, mind you, but rather in a linear fashion. The famous Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu once remarked that a melody needs to cut its way through the orchestra. The longest orchestra in the world wishes to illustrate this journey. You are invited to cycle past this unique orchestra for an equally unique musical experience.
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Touac - Haflinger farm (stable) - Drongen
11.45 am / 12.30 pm / 1.15 pm
Renée Bekkers and Pieternel Berkers, two accordion nymphs from The Netherlands, are extremely gifted ladies bent on exploring new horizons for accordion music. Their amazing ensemble playing turns every Toeac concert into a unique experience.
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Two street operas - Haflinger Farm (terrace) - Drongen
11.45 am / 12.30 pm / 1.15 pm
Composers Boudewijn Buckinx and Frank Nuyts took on the challenge to write two extremely short street operas. This has resulted in two compositions for a couple of singers and a handful of musicians whose major advantage is that they can be performed anywhere. These two gems looked just like the perfect repertoire for Avanti.
Singers: Cathy Van Roy (soprano) and Benoît Deleersnyder (baritone) - Gwendolyn De Smet: violin – Marjolein Gerets: bassoon – Niels Hap: clarinet - Director: Maja Jantar - Production: MiramirO, Leuven in scène, Theater op de Markt – Dommelhof
In collaboration with vzw Hardscore
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Mit4spiel5 - Merendree Rectory
12.30 pm / 1.15 pm / 2 pm
The German band Mit4Spiel5 was the 2009 winner of Jazz Hoeilaart. Their groovy sounds, technical mastery and sheer enthusiasm are no doubt the main ingredients of their success.
Martin Meixner: Hammond, Moog – Fabiano Pereira: guitar – Stefan Koschitzki: saxophone, flute, ewi – Jan-Philipp Wiesmann: drums
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Zefiro Torna - Merendree Church
12.45 pm / 1.30 pm / 2.15 pm
The Zefiro Torna ensemble is composed of the finest old-music and traditional performances that create a wonderfully musical blend. Their “Tears of joy” programme is centred on dance music and songs from the early 17th-century England of Elizabeth I and the Stuarts. They manage to strike a delightful balance between sheer beauty, titillation and a groovy feel.
Cécile Kempenaers: soprano – Aurélie Dorzée: violin, vocals – Jurgen De Bruyn: Renaissance lute, archlute, baroque guitar, vocals – Philippe Malfeyt: Renaissance lute, cittern, theorbo, percussion, baroque guitar
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José Parrondo and Alexander Gavilan - Het verdronken eiland - Merendree
12.45 pm / 1.30 pm / 2.15 pm
Flamenco singer José Parrondo was born in Carmona, near Seville. Originally trained as a blacksmith, his spirit of hard work and manual labour was instrumental in training his voice to provide a mirror image of Andalusia’s racing pulse. For this stupefying “recital de cante flamenco”, José Parrondo will be accompanied by Alexander Gavilan on guitar.
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Sandip Ghosh - Lieve Lambrecht Gallery - Merendree
2.15 pm / 3 pm / 3.45 pm
Sandip Ghosh from Kolkata is one of the most gifted talents on the tabla, an oriental percussion instrument.
He has played with household names like Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia and living legend Pt. Anindo Chatterjee. For his Avanti appearance, he will be assisted by Mohammad Akeliell Adina on pump organ.
People arriving a little early for this performance are welcome to visit the gallery’s garden where Lieve Lambrecht exhibits a diverse collection of sculptures. This gallery specialises in Belgian art created after 1945. From early May to the end of September, this gallery displays top creations by the sculptors George Grard and Félix Roulin.
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Omer Klein - Dreefkasteel - Vinderhoute
3.30 pm / 4.15 pm / 5 pm
“Everything he plays is exotic but accessible, and while listening to him you feel that you are alive.” This praise from Jazz Times magazine accurately sums up what the Israel-born pianist/composer Omer Klein is all about. His jazz music blends influences from classical music with Arabic and North-African cultures. Don’t miss this performance by one of the world’s most promising jazz talents!
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Spectra Ensemble - Vinderhoute Church
3.30 pm / 4.15 pm / 5 pm
Within ten years, the Ghent-based Spectra Ensemble has become one of the leading ensembles for 20th- and 21st-century music. One of the highlights of the World New Music Days in Australia last May, they perform the intimate and immensely beautiful “Musica con cantus firmus triste” by Lucien Goethals and “Rats & Rabbits” by Frank Nuyts.
Filip Rathé: conductor – Jan Vercruysse: flute – Kris Deprey: clarinet – Frank Van Eycken: percussion – Pieter Jansen: violin – Bram Bossier: viola – Lieven Baert: cello
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Claire Chevallier - Blanc Fixe - Drongen
4.45 pm / 5.30 pm / 6.15 pm
It was during a master class given by Jos van Immerseel that French pianist Claire Chevallier discovered her fascination for the fortepiano. Today, she is considered one of the leading specialists of this instrument. For Avanti, she decided to pay homage to Chopin by devoting her entire programme to him.
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Roeland Hendrikx and string trio - Neogothic Chapel - Drongen
5.00 pm / 5.45 pm / 6.30 pm
Together with three sublime musicians, among them Alexei Mochkov (concertmaster of the Belgian National Orchestra), top soloist Roeland Hendrikx will perform Mozart’s enchanting Clarinet Quartet KV 317d (Allegro moderato, Andante, Rondo/allegro and Allegro vivace) and Kokai’s Clarinet Quartet (Sonatine, Scherzino, Canzonetta, Finaletto).
Alexei Mochkov (violin) - Tony Nys (viola) - Justus Grimm (cello) - Roeland Hendrikx (clarinet)
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Joel Frederiksen with Phoenix Ensemble Munich - Drongen Church
5.45 pm / 6.30 pm
Joel Frederiksen’s intoxicating bass voice leaves nobody indifferent. Together with his Phoenix Ensemble Munich, he has a knack for bewitching his audience with a musical story. This concert is centred on the “Orpheus, I Am” programme. The bewitching power of the mythological singer-poet is brought to you via music by Hume, Caccini and Dowland, to name but a few.
Joel Frederiksen: bass, lute and musical direction - Axel Wolf: lute, theorbo, traverso - Domen Marincic: viola da gamba
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