This edition of Tenso Days took place from 15 – 17 May 2015.
Take a look at the highlights.
Tenso Days is an international choir festival aimed at a large and general audience of music lovers – a showcase of the very best of chamber choir performances. In October 2014, Tenso Days took place in Riga, Latvia.
Programme overview
download the programme/time table as pdf
concerts
Friday 15 May 20:15 | Saint Rumbold’s Cathedral – Cappella Amsterdam (Daniel Reuss)
Francophonie
Ton de Leeuw – Prière
Daan Manneke – Psalm 121 Je lève mes yeux
Daan Manneke – – Psalm 122 Je suis dans la joie
Ton de Leeuw – Car nos vignes sont en fleur
Ton de Leeuw – Elégie pour les villes détruites
Laurent Durupt – …souffler sur quelques lueurs… (world premiere)
Ton de Leeuw – A cette heure du jour
Saturday 16 May 20:15 | Saint Rumbold’s Cathedral – Helsingin kamarikuoro (Nils Schweckendiek)
Finland for beginners
Kalevi Aho – Kolme laulua Mawlana Rumin runoihin
Beat Furrer – Enigma I-IV, VI
Lotta Wennäkoski – Ommel
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Die erste Elegie
Saturday 16 May 22:00 | Cultural Centre Mechelen – Ensemble Musicatreize (Roland Hayrabedian)
A musical voyage of rediscovery
Philippe Schoeller – Ardor (poèmes d’Apollinaire)
Guy Reibel – Calliphones
Alexandros Markeas – Dionysos, le vin, le sang
Sunday 17 May 16:15 | Saint’s Rumbold’s Cathedral –
Visioni ed Estasi by Wim Henderickx (world premiere) performed by various choirs amongst which Cappella Amsterdam, Helsingin kamarikuoro and Ensemble Musicatreize.
other activities
Tenso Young Composers Workshop 2015, round #1, with Ensemble Musicatreize, James Wood and Leo Samama
Friday 15 May 2015 15:00 and Sunday 17 May 10:00 | Cultural Centre Mechelen
Tenso Masterclass for Conductors 2015, with Helsingin kamarikuoro, Cappella Amsterdam and conductors Daniel Reuss and Fredrik Malmberg
Saturday 16 May 13:30 and Sunday 17 May 2015 10:00 | Cultural Centre Mechelen
workshop for amateur singers with Roland Hayrabedian and Musicatreize
Saturday 16 May 14:30 | Cultural Centre Mechelen
Unique co-operation
For this edition, the renowned Belgian composer Wim Henderickx has been invited to write a new work for many voices: he will set up a unique co-operation between Tenso members Cappella Amsterdam, Musicatreize and Helsingin kamarikuoro, and a number of amateur choirs from Mechelen. Henderickx was delighted to take on this assignment and immediately saw the possibilities of Mechelen’s majestic Saint Rumbold’s Cathedral. (Photo: Miel Peters)
and more… talks with Wim Henderickx and Alexandros Markeas, and more…
For the latest programme information, reservations and ticketing, please check the Tenso Days Mechelen website.