Tue 15 Jan – Sun 20 Jan 2019 BACH ACADEMY BRUGES Heaven on earth © Rune Guneriussen Rune © Dear music lover Festival summary TUE 15 JAN 2019 SAT 19 JAN 2019 SUN 20 JAN 2019 20.00 Chamber music hall 11.00 and 14.00 11.00 Chamber music hall In this New Year’s month, I’m Idiosyncratic OLV-van-Blindekenskapel Sponte Sua exceptionally happy to welcome you homage to Bach Catalina Vicens Bach, Hotteterre & once again to the Bach Academy, Lecture-performance (Ammer)Bach on organ Telemann in Bruges’ Concertgebouw! For me by ECCE p. 10 p. 18 starting the year with some light- p. 4 hearted comedy and a dip into Cole 14.00 Concert hall 14.30 Concert hall Porter’s Great American Songbook WED 16 JAN 2019 Hildebrandt Consort & Ensemble Marsyas was both a delightful challenge and a WORLD PREMIERE Ignace Bossuyt Heavenly dialogues fascinating discovery. But returning Bach Close-up (in Dutch) COMMISSIONED BY CONCERTGEBOUW p. 19 to Bach and delving into his inner p. 11 world, which I do two or three times a 20.30 KAAP | De Werf 16.30 Chamber music hall season, is always a balm for the soul Ernst Reijseger & 16.30 Chamber music hall © Michiel Hendryckx Cecilia Bernardini and an immense musical pleasure. Erik Bosgraaf Andreas Brantelid Biber. Rosary Sonatas We all know that Bach’s heaven Bach from both sides Bach. Cello Suites p. 21 did not lie on earth, but his art did Berlin’s performance on Saturday evening i.c.w. KAAP p. 12 make that much-sung yearning for of Bach’s concertos for three and four 19.15 Chamber music hall the hereafter almost superfluous. harpsichords. They are without doubt one of THU 17 JAN 2019 19.15 Chamber music hall Introduction by Ignace the best Baroque orchestras of the moment. WORLD PREMIERE Introduction by Ignace Bossuyt (in Dutch) CO-PRODUCTION Bossuyt (in Dutch) In this edition, the persuasiveness of As curator, it is my honour and pleasure – 20.00 Concert hall Bach’s cantatas has once again inspired 19.15 Magdalenazaal SUMMARY FOREWORD together of course with Jeroen Vanacker 20.00 Concert hall Introduction by Steven Collegium us and challenged us to wander unfamiliar and his enthusiastic team – to present Akademie für Alte Vocale Gent paths alongside traditional concert De Belder (in Dutch) you with all of this beauty! Nothing is Musik Berlin O ewiges Feuer performances. Collegium Vocale Gent, as vital as that scintillating interaction Bach. Harpsichord p. 22 for instance, opens the weekend with the 20.00 Magdalenazaal between music, performers and a concertos world premiere of Lebenslicht, a silent film genuinely interested audience! And in Flowers (we are) p. 14 by young director Clara Pons: a poignant those magical moments in which heaven Claire Croizé / ECCE family drama, in which Bach’s live music and earth come together lies perhaps i.c.w. Cultuurcentrum Brugge 22.30 Chamber music hall plays the unmistakable leading role. Bach’s the ineffable essence that connects us. p. 6 Your applause is given librettos thus acquire a deeper, more CONTINUUM Bach. Riddle canons additional colour by the universal character and a relevance that FRI 18 JAN 2019 p. 17 flowers of Bloemblad. transcends their original religious basis. Your devoted cantor, WORLD PREMIERE In cooperation with our Two important aims of the Academy are CO-PRODUCTION — Philippe Herreweghe festival partner to offer context and to provide young 20.00 Concert hall talent(s) with a platform. Ensembles such Collegium Vocale Gent as Scotland’s Marsyas Ensemble and our & Clara Pons own Hildebrandt Consort delve deeper into Lebenslicht The programme and the organisation of Bach Academy the vocal works. Top talents such as Danish p. 7 Bruges are the result of a close collaboration between cellist Andreas Brantelid, violinist Cecilia Collegium Vocale Gent and Concertgebouw Brugge, Bernardini and organist Catalina Vicens 22.00 Chamber music hall under the curatorshop of Philippe Herreweghe. bring us pure instrumental work, by Bach Winter guests and his contemporaries. Another highlight is A heart full of music (in Dutch) Concertgebouw Brugge is part of REMA-EEMN, most definitely the Akademie für Alte Musik p. 4 European Early Music Network. — 2 — — 3 — Context summary TUE 15 JAN 2019 FRI 18 JAN 2019 SAT 19 & SUN 20 JAN 2019 20.00 Chamber music hall 10.30-17.00 11.00 Belfry Idiosyncratic Chamber music hall Bach on carillon homage to Bach Heaven on earth Wim Berteloot Lecture-performance Listening course (in Dutch) Bruges carillonneur plays by ECCE By way of introduction to works by Bach and others ECCE choreographer Claire the concerts of the Bach on the 18th-century Croizé and her artistic Academy, Ignace Bossuyt carillon. team give us a glimpse into takes us through Bach’s Willem Créman (1895-1970) the creative kitchen of their oeuvre. Special attention Reminiscing J.S. Bach latest production: is paid to the relationship Flowers (we are). between heaven and earth Johann Sebastian Bach i.c.w. Cultuurcentrum in Bach’s cantatas. (1685-1750) Cello Suite nr.1, BWV1010 Brugge i.c.w. Davidsfonds (arr. Peter Bremer) Academie Preludium from Lute Suite, Free with a ticket for BWV997 (arr. Bernard Flowers (we are) LECTURE & DISCUSSION Winsemius) Prelude for lute, BWV998 (arr. Frank Deleu) LECTURE & DISCUSSION FRI 18 JAN 2019 Siciliano from Flute Sonata, BWV1031 (arr. Peter Bremer) 22.00 Chamber music hall WED 16 JAN 2019 Winter guests Wim Berteloot (1967) 16.00-19.00 Miniatures on B.A.C.H. (selection) A heart full of music Toccata / Menuetto / Inventio / (in Dutch) Preludium / Fugato HEAVEN ON EARTH THU 17 JAN 2019 After the premiere Johann Sebastian Bach of the unique film 10.30-13.30 Sinfonia/Arioso from Concert hall project Lebenslicht, Harpsichord Concerto, Open rehearsals conductor Philippe BWV1056 (arr. Brecht Berteloot) Herreweghe joins filmmaker Allegro from Violin Concerto, Collegium Vocale Gent BWV1041 (Koen Cosaert) During their open Clara Pons and interviewer Air from Suite, BWV1068 rehearsals, Collegium Olav Grondelaers on the (arr. Leen ‘t Hart) Vocale Gent and Philippe interview couch for a cosy Herreweghe give us a peek chat about the relationship PERMANENT EXHIBITION behind the scenes. We get between man and music. Foyer parterre to witness what is often Eyes on Bach Free with a Bach Academy a very personal artistic Exhibition by Johan Huys Bruges 2019 concert ticket growth process. In a number of richly LECTURE & DISCUSSION illustrated panels, you’ll Free with a Bach Academy learn more about the life, Bruges 2019 concert ticket career and work of the celebrated Thomaskantor. VOCAL The majority of the keyboards played during Free with a Bach Academy this festival comes from Bruges 2019 concert ticket the collection of François Translation: Stephen Smith Ryelandt-Chembaleros. — 4 — — 5 — THU 17 JAN 2019 FRI 18 JAN 2019 Flowers (we are) Collegium Vocale Gent Claire Croizé / ECCE & Clara Pons Lebenslicht 19.15 introduction by Steven De Belder Bach, flowers and bridges 20.00 Concert hall Bernd Seliger: trainee (in Dutch) Flowers (we are) is Claire Croizé’s first — Paul Millot: editor 20.00 Magdalenazaal (see p. 31) collaboration with a contemporary Collegium Vocale Gent: choir & orchestra Lucien Keller: VFX — composer: Matteo Fargion. For this dance see p. 26 Lionel Devuyst: colorist Claire Croizé: concept performance to live music, they draw their Philippe Herreweghe: conductor Loup Brenta: postproduction Emmi Väisänen, Claire Godsmark & inspiration from the great master of the Dorothee Mields: soprano Cobalt Films: facility Gorka Gurrutxaga: dance Baroque: Johann Sebastian Bach. Excerpts Alex Potter: alto Sabrina Terrin: executive producer Johann Sebastian Bach & Matteo from the preludes of his Wohltemperirtes Thomas Hobbs: tenor Bert Schreurs - Collegium Vocale Gent; Fargion: music Clavier, transcriptions of his chorales Peter Kooij: bass Tomas Leyers - Minds Meet: producer Matteo Fargion & Francesca Fargion: for four hands, and new compositions Special thanks to Tinne Embrechts, Dimitri piano provide the musical fabric. Fargion and Actors: Van der Vieren, Antoinette Schraepen, Etienne Guilloteau: dramaturgy his daughter Francesca perform the Sara De Bosschere: mother Hermine Verbiest, Johan Heleven, Maria Anne-Catherine Kunz: costume design music and three dancers bring it to life. Josse De Pauw: grandfather Maurissen, Marleen Elbers Hans Meijer: light design As in her earlier performances EVOL and Valentijn Dhaenens: father — HERO, Croizé adds a poetic touch to this Dexter Van der Vieren: son Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) ECCE vzw: production playful Bach homage with excerpts from • Sinfonia, BWV21/1 Concertgebouw Brugge, wpZimmer, the poems of Rainer Maria Rilke. This Clara Pons: film director • Aria Ich wünsche mir den Tod, BWV57/3 17 JAN 2019 18 JAN 2019 Kunstencentrum BUDA, Kaaitheater: contemporary tribute is simultaneously Jens Van Durme: music dramaturgy • Aria Vergib mir Jesus meine coproduction a heartfelt call to build bridges between Collegium Vocale Gent: production Sünden, BWV48/6 In cooperation with Workspacebrussels different personalities, between different Concertgebouw Brugge: coproduction • Chorale Ich elender Mensch, BWV48/1 and STUK generations, between old and new music With the support of the Belgian National • Duet Den Tod niemand Special thanks to Herman Sorgeloos and between text, music and dance. Lottery zwingen könnt, BWV4/3 — • Recitative Siehe, ich stehe Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Film crew: vor der Tür, BWV61/4 Selection from Das wohltemperirte Clara Pons: director • Chorale Ich bitte dich, Herr Clavier, BWV846-869