Cantique des cantiques
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Thu 1 Oct 202620:15 - 21:30Grote Zaal
Program
19.15 / Foyerdeck 1 / Pre-concert talk
By Huib Ramaer
20.15 / Grote Zaal / Main program
Rob Zuidam The Great Alone
Sven-David Sandström Four Songs of Love
Daniel-Lesur Le cantique des cantiques
Credits
Nederlands Kamerkoor
Sofi Jeannin conductor
Lidy Blijdorp cello
Te-Ping Teng percussion
With Daniel-Lesur’s Le cantique des cantiques, the Nederlands Kamerkoor (Netherlands Chamber Choir), led by Swedish conductor Sofi Jeannin, presents a cornerstone of 20th-century choral repertoire. Based on the biblical Song of Songs, the work features two figures singing of their love and longing while praising each other’s beauty. More than just a story, this timeless work is a poetic exploration of longing and fulfilment, of being apart and reuniting.
The evening opens with The Great Alone, a major new choral work for percussion and cello, specially composed for this programme by Dutch composer Rob Zuidam. Drawing on a variety of sources, he delves into the feeling of deep cosmic loneliness, sparked by Enrico Fermi’s haunting question: ‘But where is everybody?’. This evening will transport you from the deepest loneliness to the celebration of symbiotic love between two people.
This concert will be broadcast live by NTR on NPO Klassiek
