PROGRAMS
1° LET’s DANCE (quartet)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Oana Zamfir-Cocea, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Kegelstatt Trio K. 498
Johan Halvorsen (1864-1935) Passacaglia for violin and viola after G.F. Handel’s Passacaglia from the Suite No. 7 in g minor
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Suite l’Histoire du soldat
Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994) Chega de Saudade (arr. for quartet by Jelle Tassyns)
Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960) Jamaican Rumba (arr. for quartet by Jelle Tassyns)
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) ‘Braziliera’ uit Scaramouche (arr. for quartet by Jelle Tassyns)
2° RÊVERIE (quintet)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1935) Rêverie Orientale for clarinet and string quartet
Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877 - 1960) String Quartet Nr 3 Op. 33
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Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Clarinet Quintet in b minor Op. 115
3° PROFOUND (quintet)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Wies de Boevé, double bass
Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806) Divertimento in C Major (violin, cello, double bass)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) KV Ang. 170 No. 3 Clarinet Quartet (arr. André from the trio KV496 in F Major)
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Giacomo Rossini (1792 - 1868) Duetto (cello, double bass)
Giacomo Rossini (1792 - 1868) Theme and variations (arr. Jelle Tassyns for clarinet, double bass and string trio)
Giovanni Bottesini (1823 - 1889) Duet for clarinet and double bass (arr. Jelle Tassyns for clarinet, double bass and string trio)
4° DIVINE (sextet)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Premysl Vojta, french horn
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Oana Zamfir-Cocea, piano
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) Sextet (2000)
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Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) Sextet in C Major Op. 37
5° TRAPEZE (sextet)
“A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a ceiling support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances.
Trapeze acts may be static, spinning (rigged from a single point), swinging or flying, and may be performed solo, double, triple or as a group act.”
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Juri Valentin, oboe
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Wies de Boevé, double bass
Oana Zamfir-Cocea, piano
Erik Satie (1866 - 1925) Parade (arr. Jelle Tassyns for sextet & tape)
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Suite l’Histoire du soldat (clarinet, violin and piano)
Jeroen D’Hoe (1968 - ) Crazy Carousel (arr. for sextet)
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Sergeij Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Quintet* op 39 (clarinet, oboe, violin, viola, double bass)
* closely related to Prokofiev's ballet, Trapèze
Guillaume Connesson (1970 - ) Sixtuor
6° IMPRESSIONS (septet)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Jill Jeschek, flute
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Agnès Clément, harp
Claude Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (arr. septet Jelle Tassyns)
Wim Henderickx (1962) Lagrimas (septet)
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Introduction et allegro (septet)
Claude Debussy 2 Danses (version for harp & string quartet)
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Première rhapsodie pour clarinette et ensemble (arr. septet Jelle Tassyns)
7° ETERNITY (octet)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
Premysl Vojta, french horn
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Wies de Boevé, double bass
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Duo for cello and bassoon K.292
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Octet in F Major D.803
8° REFLECTION (octet)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
Premysl Vojta, french horn
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Wies de Boevé, double bass
Jörg Widmann (° 1973) Octet
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Octet in F Major D.803
9° REVELATION (octet)
“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.” Ludwig van Beethoven
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
Premysl Vojta, french horn
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Wies de Boevé, double bass
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Horn Quintet E-flat Major KV407
Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826) Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major Op. 34
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Septet in E-flat Major Op. 20
10° THEY HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH
- three musical portaits of three famous women from greek mythology, composed by three contemporary female composers
dedicated to Charlotte Wajnberg & CAROUSEL Chamber Music Ensemble
Premier 2021: Festival Vlaanderen Mechelen, Liedfest Antwerp & Wonderfeel Festival
Charlotte Wajnberg, soprano
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Raphaëlla Danksagmüller, duduk
Osama Abdulrasol, qanun
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Nathalie Haynes, writer/stand-up comedian/narrator
"Never belonged" | Aftab Darvishi
"Medea" | Annelies Van Parys
"Penelope" | Calliope Tsoupaki
Libretti: Gaea Schoeters
11° SACRED (dixtuor)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Premysl Vojta, horn
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Wies de Boevé, double bass
Oana Zamfir-Cocea & Yannick Van de Velde, piano
Pavel Efremov, accordeon
Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896) Symphony Nr. 7 in E Major (version for chamber ensemble from 1921)
12° BREATH OF LIFE in memoriam Wim Henderickx (1962 - 2022)
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Premysl Vojta, horn
Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
Jill Jeschek, flute
Juri Vallentin, oboe
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Samuel Nemtanu, violin
Mihai Cocea, viola
Louis Rodde, cello
Wies de Boevé, double bass
Oana Zamfir-Cocea, piano
Agnès Clément, harp
Benjamin Haemhouts, conductor
Jelle Tassyns / Arco Music, electronics
Wim Henderickx (1962 - 2022) 2 NOCTURNES (1994) for flute, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass
Juri Vallentin (1990) breath.respiro for solo oboe and electronics / Juri Vallentin, oboe
Giacinto Scelsi (1905 - 1988) KO-THA, 3 Dances of Shiva for double bass, Nr. 1 / Wies de Boevé, double-bass
Wim Henderickx (1962 - 2022) SUTRA, basset clarinet concerto with electronics (arr. by the composer for ensemble) / Annelien Van Wauwe, basset clarinet & CAROUSEL
I Pranayama: the breath of life
II Dhyana: meditation
III Dharana: mind concentration
IV Samadhi: intense spiritual union
13° AURORA the northern lights
BREEZE Winds
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Jill Jeschek, flute
Juri Vallentin, oboe
Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
Přemysl Vojta, horn
Paul Biessmann, video artist
Björk (1965-) Ouverture
Kaija Saariaho (1952 - 2023) ’Duft’ for solo clarinet (2012)
Peteris Vasks (1946-) Wind Quintet No. 1 ‘Music for Fleeting Birds’
Björk (1965-) Pneumonia
Kaja Bjornvedt (1981- ) ‘Ut’ for alto flute & electronics
Anders Hilborg (1954 - ) Six Pieces for Wind Quintet
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Björk (1965 - ) Jóga
Kalevi Aho (1949 - ) Five mythical images for solo oboe: Melete, Tahaleia
Carl Nielsen (1865 – 1931) Wind Quintet op. 43
14° SPARK
BREEZE Winds
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Jill Jeschek, flute
Juri Vallentin, oboe
Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
Přemysl Vojta, horn
Paloma Kouider, piano
Karol Beffa (1973 - ) Blow Up (for piano, clarinet, oboe, flute and bassoon)
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) Clarinet Sonata
Jean Françaix (1912 - 1997) Divertimento for Horn and piano
Guillaume Connesson (1970 - ) Techno Parade (for flute, clarinet and piano)
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Albert Roussel (1869 - 1937) Divertissement Op. 6 for wind quintet and piano
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 for wind quintet, excerpts
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) Sextet for Piano and Winds, Op.100
15° EASYBREEZY
BREEZE Winds
Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet
Juri Vallentin, oboe
Marceau Lefèvre, bassoon
Přemysl Vojta, horn
NN, piano (suggestion: Danae Dörken)
Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro for Horn and piano A flat Major op. 70
Robert Schumann Fantasy Pieces for clarinet and piano op. 73
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quintet for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano Eflat Major KV 452
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Robert Schumann Three Romances for oboe and piano op. 94
Ludwig Van Beethoven Quintet for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano Eflat Major op. 16