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Eupen · 11–13 March 2022

Belgian Music Days 2022

The third edition took place in Eupen, in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, in collaboration with the OstBelgien Festival and the Alter Schlachthof. Concerts were held in the Kühlraum, the Halle and the Kesselraum of the Alter Schlachthof, and in St. Nicholas Church (Église St-Nicolas).

Belgian Music Days — Festival 11–13 March 2022, Eupen

Throughout the festival

En continu · doorlopend · kontinuierlich

Two installations by FeBeME-BeFEM

Tower (Tour / Toren / Turm): Guirlande I/O – I/O Muziekketting
With Paul Adriaenssens, collectif André Curieux (Gaëtan Arhuero, Gildas Bouchaud & Thibault Madeline), Stéphanie Laforce, Kristof Lauwers, Daniel Perez Hajdu, Jean-Louis Poliart, Donika Rudi, Todor Todoroff, Annette Vande Gorne, Raphaël Vens & Dirk Veulemans.

Entrance gallery (Galerie d’entrée / Ingangsgalerij / Eingangsgalerie): LeParlophone
Stéphanie Laforce, 2021, with Laurent Delforge, Raphaël Vens, Kristof Lauwers, Roeland Luyten, Thibault Madeline, Jean-Louis Poliart, Donika Rudi, Todor Todoroff, Dirk Veulemans, Les boucles absurdes.

11.03.2022

Friday · Freitag
19:00

Electroacoustic concert by Musiques & Recherches

Alter Schlachthof, Kühlraum

  • Joost Van Kerkhoven Création premiere · 6’00
  • Léo Kupper In Nomine 20’00
  • Ingrid Drese Création premiere · 16’00
  • Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans Paysages 8’00
20:00

Electroacoustic concert FeBeME-BeFEM + ComAV

Alter Schlachthof, Kühlraum

Interpretation / spatialisation: Edward Dekeyser

  • Stéphanie Laforce IF TAXUS mixed electroacoustic piece for voice, flute and bendir · premiere · 6’00
  • Donika Rudi Lament of the Earth premiere · 8’00
  • Raoul De Smet Ipemerij 1976 · 4’29
  • Bruno Letort Desert Songs 2015, revisited version · 9’32
  • George De Decker Coro Versa Est In Luctum 2017 – remix 2022 for BMD · 13’00
21:00

Jazz concert: Peter Hertmans Quintet

Alter Schlachthof, Halle

Peter Hertmans (guitar) · Daniel Stokart (saxophone) · Theo de Jong (bass) · Lionel Beuvens (drums)

Merci Philip (Peter Hertmans) · Nairam (Philip Catherine) · One for Richie · Tritone Song · The Chosen One · Peace · Winter Blues · Something You Said · The Piano Room (all Peter Hertmans)

12.03.2022

Saturday · Samstag
16:00

Trio Erämaa

Alter Schlachthof, Kühlraum

Three views on the poetry of Corinne Hoex by three young Belgian composers: Ellen Jacobs, Stefan Hejdrowski and François Couvreur. Soprano: Noriko Yakushiji.

17:30

Het Collectief

Alter Schlachthof, Halle

  • Albert Huybrechts (1899–1938) Chant funèbre 1926
  • Jean-Luc Fafchamps (°1960) Neurosuite III (Incoronazione – elettrochoc) 1998
  • Guillaume Lekeu (1870–1894) Piano Quartet 1893–94 · Dans un emportement douloureux, Très animé, Lent et passionné
19:00

Arsys — saxophone quartet

Alter Schlachthof, Kühlraum

  • Gwenaël Grisi under construction
  • Nicolas Bacri Sonata a Quattro, Quasi Variazioni, Op. 142b
  • Roland Coryn …BS…. Unfolded [Kandinsky-Etüde 9]
  • Frederik Neyrinck Saxofoonkwartet, Op. 31
20:30

Quatuor MP4

Alter Schlachthof, Halle

  • Wim Henderickx Quartet no. 2, In deep silence III 2003
  • Pierre Slinckx M#1 2019

13.03.2022

Sunday · Sonntag
11:00

Ronald Van Spaendonk, clarinet & Julie Delbart, piano

Alter Schlachthof, Kühlraum

  • Léon Stekke (1904–1970) Impressions de cinéma
  • Frédéric Devreese (1929–2020) Suite Benvenuta 1. Dream · 2. Habanera · 3. Waltz · 4. Tango
  • Frederik Van Rossum (1939) Petite Pièce 3:27
  • Michel Lysight (1958) Sonata Allegro – Un poco più lento – Tempo I · Molto liberamente – Andante · Allegro ben ritmato – Malinconico e molto rubato – Tempo I – Allegro
12:15

Organ concert: Michael Schneider

St. Nicholas Church (Église St-Nicolas), Eupen

  • Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens Sonate n°1 “Pontificale”
  • Alphonse Mailly Pâques fleuris
  • Joseph Callaerts Toccata op. 29
  • Flor Peeters Adagio “Suite modale” op. 43
  • Paul Pankert Fusion
  • Joseph Jongen Sonata eroïca op. 94
14:00

Musikakademie + MATRIX

Alter Schlachthof, Kühlraum

  • Gerhard Sporken creatie nieuw werk premiere of a new work
  • Presentation of the educational score edition No(w) Brass: Hans Reul in conversation with composer Gerhard Sporken and Rebecca Diependaele (MATRIX)
15:30

TRIO 03

Alter Schlachthof, Kühlraum

  • M. Charue The Monkey’s Pulsation
  • A. Tsilogiannis Melopoia
  • D. Janssens (Paysages – Études) I
  • F. Fiorini Glowing Hearts of the Deep White Nympheas
17:00

Centre Henri Pousseur & Nadar

Alter Schlachthof, Halle

  • Thierry De Mey Light Music
  • Stefan Prins Generation Kill – Offspring #1
18:30

Desguin Kwartet

Alter Schlachthof, Kühlraum

  • Peter Benoit (1834–1901) String Quartet in D, op. 10 Allegro. Anima e fuoco · Scherzando. Presto · Larghetto · Allegro. Anima
  • Joseph Ryelandt (1870–1965) String Quartet no. 2 in F, op. 36 Allegro moderato · Andante · Allegro con fuoco · Allegretto
  • Joseph Ryelandt Adagio for string quartet in F sharp, op. 13
  • Guillaume Lekeu (1870–1894) Molto adagio sempre cantante doloroso
  • Mathias Coppens (1988) String Quartet no. 2 ‘Desguin’
20:00

STYX Triptychon

Alter Schlachthof, Halle

  • Paul Pankert Garden of earthly delights
  • Christian Klinkenberg The legionnaires
  • Wolfgang Delnui t.b.a.

Teaser

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