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

Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805) String Quintet with double bass in F major Op. 39 2 G338

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