Synopsis: In 1943, 48 Japanese Prisoners of War were killed in Featherston, New Zealand, after an incident from cross-cultural confusion and miscommunication. All events surrounding the incident were kept secret until well after the war had finished: the Prisoner-of-War camp’s existence was hidden from the New Zealand public, and the official military report on the […]
The Messe de Nostre Dame, a polyphonic four voices mass, is one of the greatest masterpieces of medieval music. The Kyrie is built around a famous melody (a –so called- cantus firmus) of the tenth-century with title Cunctipotens genitor.
Bent Sørensen, one of the most frequently performed contemporary Scandinavian composers, has taken the title, ‘Looking on Darkness’, from Shakespeare’s Sonnet No 27. The thematic and intellectually clearly constructed form in which the inherent emotion is centrally placed, and which characterizes the sonnet, also forms the basis of Sørensen’s composition. After a long day’s work
The title literally means “Apparition of Franz Schubert between the waves”. It’s a poetical and evocative piece. The accordions create an acoustic landscape from which short distant delicate glimpses of melodies timidly emerge until the final, an homage to the great Austrian composer. Listen on Youtube
13/06/2015, PESARO (ITA) Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena 21h Classical contemporary accordion concert with the “Italian accordion academy“: “Il Fiore delle Mille e una nota 4”. Works by Andriessen, Bach, Gismonti, Takahashi, Jacomucci, Dowland, Prokofiev, De Pablo
Interview with Frode Haltli Part I: Introduction to the Scandinavian culture and society Part II: From the contemporary to the traditional music and back Part III: Ellegaard and Nordheim, accordion meets Norway Part IV: A personal experience, New Scandinavian music for accordion Part V: Maja S. K. Ratkje – ‘Gagaku Variations’, Ich bin ein Japaner!
Georg Friedrich Händel – Lascia ch’io pianga (aria from “Rinaldo” HWV7b) Georg Friedrich Händel – Ouverture Suite II in D from Water music HWV 349 (for two accordions) Nino Rota – Parla più piano (from “The Godfather”) Dimitri Shostakovich – Valse n.2 (from “Jazz Suite”) Luis Bacalov – Il Postino (from “The Postman”)
20/05/2015, AMSTERDAM (NED) Splendor Amsterdam 20h30, Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116 – 1011 LX Amsterdam | 020 – 845 33 45 Classical contemporary accordion concert with the “Italian accordion academy“: “Il Fiore delle Mille e una nota 4”. Works by Andrissen, Bach, Gismonti, Takahashi, Jacomucci, Dowland, Prokofiev, De Pablo
01/05/2015, CHATEAU DE BOIS-LE-COMTE (BINCHE) (BEL) Private concert With Luca Pignata and Barbara Ardenois (acc.) World music, Jazz standards, Tango, traditional Schottish, Yiddish, Kletzmer, Belgian folk
29/04/2015, GENT (BEL) 20:00 – Buurtcentrum Macharius, Tarbotstraat 61a, free entrance With Luca Pignata and Barbara Ardenois (acc.) Music by Bach, Pagliarani, Vivaldi, Gubaidulina, Ravel, Grieg
26/04/2015, RETRANCHEMENT (NED) 11h, Dorpsstraat 16 Retranchement With Luca Pignata and Barbara Ardenois (acc.) Music by Bach, Sciarrino, Pagliarani, Händel, Zolotarjof, Gubaidulina, Ravel, Vivaldi, Grieg, Zorn
04/04/2015, DEINZE (BEL) Private concert With Luca Pignata and Barbara Ardenois (acc.) Classical music: transcriptions from Bach, Vivaldi, Händel, Ravel, Shostakovich; Zolotarjof, traditional Kletzmer and Schottish
03/04/2015, DEINZE (BEL) Private concert With Luca Pignata and Barbara Ardenois (acc.) World music, Jazz standards, Tango, traditional Schottish, Yiddish, Kletzmer, Belgian folk
19/03/2015, GENT (BEL) De Horizon Dienstcentra, 15:00 With Barbara Ardenois, Luca Pignata History and organology of the instrument, from the baroque to the contemporary music, the figure of Mogens Ellegaard, some folk genres, the relative instruments, the production of the sound, extended tecniques. Solo/duo performance
26/02/2015, PESCARA (ITA) Conservatorio Luisa D’Annunzio, viale Muzii 5, ore 21:00 Solist concert with the Orchestra of the “Conservatory Luisa D’Annunzio of Pescara” conducted by M° Raffaele Napoli. “Symphonic Fantasy And Allegro Op.20” of the Danish composer Ole Schmidt. foto
16/12/2014, BRUXELLES (BEL) Multiple Choice (Barbara Ardenois, Luca Pignata) is selected for the final of the Supernova 2014 contest that will take place the 16th of December at the Bozar in Bruxelles. Bozar, center for fine arts, Bruxelles
14/12/2014, AVELGEM (BEL) 11th accordion festival Avelgem, 15:15 Barbara Ardenois, Luca Pignata (Multiple Choice): “The Rite of the Birth” for two accordions, recorded sounds and digital synthesizer. Original music, Stravinsky, Bach, Zorn, Wallin, Sørensen. Complete program of the festival
14/11/2014, ANZEGEM (BEL) Multiple Choice (Barbara Ardenois, Luca Pignata): accordions, live electronics, concrete sounds 20:00, Beukenhof Anzegem (WV) The Rite of Birth: original music; Bach, John Zorn, Rolf Wallin, Stravinsky
13/11/2014, ZWEVEGEM (BEL) With Barbara Ardenois, Luca Pignata History and organology of the instrument, from the baroque to the contemporary music, the figure of Mogens Ellegaard, some folk genres, the relative instruments, the production of the sound, extended tecniques.
12/09/2014, BEERNEM (BEL) Philip Defrancq, tenor; Luca Pignata, accordion 20:00, Atelier Perignem, Beernem Atlas #1. Music by Annelies Van Parys (3 Haiku’s). In the same evening performance by Duobaan. more: movie