COUDENBERG SOUND BOX FEST: Ictus & Delle Donne Consort
COUDENBERG SOUND BOX FEST 24
UNITED IN DIVERSITY: A Consort of Different Genres
Sunday 15 December 18.30 ETERNAL RETURN – Between attraction and repulsion
• Ictus: Eva Reiter - viola da gamba & Geert de Bièvre - cello (BE)
• Delle Donne Consort: Frederike Van Lindt, Lieve De Sadeleer, Kinga Ludvai, Serena Agosto - recorders) (BE)
Music by L. Berio, J. de Sainte-Colombe, J. de Prez, E. Reiter, C. de Rore et al.
The Ictus duo between composer and violist Eva Reiter and cellist Geert De Bièvre, presents a programme of musical contrasts, albeit with great discretion and intimacy. The ostensible contrast between the two instruments, the modern cello and the viola da gamba, gives energy to the concert. By feigning to oppose modern and ancient, Berio and Sainte-Colombe, nostalgia and innovation, the cello and the gamba da viola, this concert pays subtle homage to an eternal desire of music, and its most ancient and universal function: the art of the half-said.
The Belgian ensemble Delle Donne Consort presents a polyphonic love story with a toxic twist, exploring diverse 16th-century love themes from the Italian Renaissance, embodied in the Neapolitan Villanelles and their unique influence on Western music. The romantic tale begins with a passionate yet naive attraction, abruptly disrupted by unexpected repulsion. This shift triggers a range of emotions, from serious doubts and tragic love stories to sparkling pastoral scenes and true love.
Practical information
Doors: 18:00. End foreseen around 21:00.
ADDRESS: Coudenberg Palace, Place Royale 10, 1000 Brussels
TICKETS: €20 / €10 (-26) per concert
TEAM:
- Music Curator CSBF: Dr Matteo Gemolo
- Administrative Assistant CSBF: Justyna Novakovic
- Director Coudenberg Palace: Frédérique Honoré
WITH THE SUPPORT OF:
- Ville de Bruxelles
- Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Musiq3
- Loterie Nationale
- Urban
- Visit Brussels
- the European Festivals Association
- La Classica
- La Boîte à Musique
